Guide: Casting Your iPhone 6S or iOS 9 Device with a Chromecast

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How to Chromecast from iPhone 6s/6?

Written by Kaylee Wood | Last update: April 28, 2020

Now, since Chromecast has get iOS devices on board, offering many things for Chromecast from iPhone 6s/6: chromecast iPhone photos, chromecast iPhone apps, chromecast iPhone screen… Comparing Chromecast with AirPlay , you must be excited to set up your Chromecast 2 using your iPhone iOS 9/8. Here’s a how to guide on using Chromecast iPhone and what we found about this fascinating cheap dougle.

How to Chromecast from iPhone to TV?

Though iPhone now supports Chromecast, chrome browsers on iOS devices are not yet supported. Remember, iPhone iOS apps with in-built casting feature can be steamed via Chromecast.

1. To Chromecast iPhone/iPad files, the first thing is to know about Google cast supported media formats;

Image formats:
BMP/GIF/JPEG/PNG/WEBP
Images have a display size limitation of 720p (1280x720)
Audio format: AAC/MP3/WAV
Audio codec:
HE-AAC/LC-AAC/MP3/Vorbis/WAV (LPCM)/FLAC
Video format: MP4/WebM
Video codec:
• H.264 High Profile Level 4.1 (the processor can decode up to 720/60 or 1080/30)
• VP8
For detailed reference of Chromecast supported media formats, you can refer to the official site: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media . If your file format does not meet the requirement above, you can get professional converter software to convert the file accordingly.

2. Connect Chromecast with your TV;

Follow the installation guide of Chromecast: Plug the Chromecast 2 to HDTV trough HDMI port and connect the USB for charging.

3. Open the Chromecast supported app on iPhone/iPad;

You can find tons of Chromecast supported iPhone apps in the apple app store which will allow you to Chromecast iPhone photos via Google Slide/Google photo app, Chromecast iPhone music through Pandora/Google music play, Chromecast iPhone videos from Netflix etc. you’ll instantly recognize the cast icon on those iOS/Android apps.

Note: Make sure that your Chromecast and iOS devices for streaming are connected the same WiFi network. Sometimes you may need to reboot your iPad/iPhone, Chromecast or WiFi router to get a stable connection. It may take several minutes for detecting devices and then achieve casting.

4. Click the cast icon for Chromecast files;

How to Mirror iPhone to Mac with This AirPlay Mirror Server Tutorial

Step 1: Download Windows version of this free iPhone-to-PC “Chromecast” software on your PC, then launch it.

Note: To achieve “Chromecast” from iPhone to Windows, make sure that your Window 10/8 PC and iPhone be connected the same WiFi network.

Step 2: Swipe up from the bottom of your iPhone screen to view the control center

Step 3: Click AirPlay and select your Windows PC as the target receiver.

Note: The AirPlay button will go red if Windows 8 AirPlay Apple TV is successfully enabled.

Step 4: Play the video/music on your iPhone for Chromecast to windows.

Note: you can turn on the mirroring function to mirror the iPhone screen to Windows PC. A recording button is also provided for you to get a high res screen recording.

Sidenote: Before “Chromecast” from your iPhone to Windows PC, also make sure your videos are in formats supported by AirPlay (videos in MP4, M4V, MOV and music in MP3, M4A and AAC), otherwise, you may need a professional DVD video converter software for Mac OS or for Windows PC to convert your files first.

Chromecast iPhone Gaining Credits

Release of Your iPhone during iPhone Casting

After Chromecast videos, etc. the iPhone is not used anymore for the duration, meaning no battery consumption. Chromecast will take over the stream from iPhone, thus, the content will not be streamed from provider to iPhone and then to TV. The iPhone just gives the Chromecast the address of the content for playing on TV.

Spotify App Now Supports Chromecast from iPhone

As predicted, Chromecast is really working on expanding its third-party app supporters in a way to take advantage of its open feature to catch up with Apple TV rapidly, providing more apps for Chromecast from iPhone –Spotify/Netflix/YouTube/HBO and so on.

Updated Chromcast iPhone/iPad App New Features Missing

When you apply your iPhone iOS9/8 as the Chromecast remote controller, you may as well find some disappointments. The new features Google promised in updated Chromecast app for iOS are not there even though Apple app store posts to be so. The two parties are both responsible for this lack, but surely, this update will be worked out soon as many iOS customers are complaining. This iPhone Chromecast app will work as the previous Chromecast generation always has, but without Content search, voice search, and the new ‘What’s on,’ ‘Devices’ and ‘Get Apps’ options.

You can now transmit data files via Chromecast from iPhone/iPad, Android and computers to the receiver –HDTV. 5KPlayer, though unable to directly connect to Chromecast for data transmission, its built-in AirPlay function can be acted as the complementary of Chromecast –streaming from iPhone to computer, computers to computers, and computer to HDTV, which sets both computer and TV as the data receiver. More importantly, 5KPlayer makes 4K/8K streaming possible to level up the streaming quality to a new standard, surpassing both Apple TV 4 streaming from iPhone and iPhone to Chromecast.

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