Saturday, November 15, 2014
Chrome Cast Apps
Firefox and Chrome both have the built in ability to cast any video (that is compatible with your phone) through the chrome cast. This makes the chrome cast a much more useful device than simply allowing the built in video apps (you tube, Netflix, etc), opening up the wide world of online videos to the chrome cast. So far I've had great results casting videos using both browsers, but it doesn't work with flash videos.
A classic episode of the Simpson playing through Firefox
Es File Explorer Chromecast Plugin
The Es File explorer has a chrome cast Plugin that allows any video or image on your Android to be cast onto the chrome cast. Previously I used an app called local cast to achieve this, but having the functionality built into the file browser makes things a lot more efficient.
I recommend downloading the Chromecast store for android which gives you access to a wide range of apps specifically made for the chrome cast and those that have chrome cast support such as the ones mentioned in this post. Thankfully the Chromecast does seem to be getting support by Android applications and these useful implementations tlof functionality I have mentioned here. Hopefully this continues further and is implemented into more and more apps down the line.
The chromecast in action via the Es File explorer chromecast plugin casting a home video from my phone
The photo of an image I showed in my previous post, again casting through the ES file explorer
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