Smart Cast: Cast Videos, Photos and Music from Android to Your TV
Cast videos, photos, music and web pages to your TV.
About this app
Smart Cast finds Google Cast receivers on your Wi-Fi network and lets you cast videos, photos, music and web pages from your phone, control playback from a remote and keep a history of what you cast. Local media is streamed from your phone to the receiver you choose and stays on your network. The app is free and supported by ads.
Features
- Finds Cast receivers on your network
- Casts local videos, photos and music
- Casts web pages and direct media links
- Remote, history and favourite devices
What you can cast and control
Smart Cast finds the Cast receivers on your network and sends the media you choose to the one you pick, so you can watch or listen on a bigger screen.
- Cast receivers on your network
- TVs and streaming devices that support Google Cast, found automatically, with favourites and a default device.
- Videos, photos and music
- Local videos, photo queues and slideshows, and music queues with shuffle and repeat, streamed from your phone to the receiver.
- Web pages and media links
- Cast a web page or a direct media link that you enter or find in the built-in browser.
- Remote and playback controls
- Play, pause, skip, volume and mute from an expanded player, a mini player and a remote screen.
- History and diagnostics
- A casting and device history you can clear, plus checks and troubleshooting guides when a receiver will not connect.
How to cast from your Android phone to a TV
You can start casting in a few taps once your phone and receiver are on the same network.
- Connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as your TV or streaming device.
- Open Smart Cast and wait for your receiver to appear under Devices, then tap it to connect.
- Open Media, then choose a video, photo, music track or web page to cast.
- Use the player or the remote to pause, skip or change the volume.
- If the receiver does not appear, run the diagnostics or follow the troubleshooting guide.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cast videos from my Android phone to my TV?
Put your phone and TV on the same Wi-Fi network, open Smart Cast, connect to your receiver under Devices and pick a video in Media. The video is streamed from your phone to the receiver while it plays.
Which devices does Smart Cast work with?
It works with receivers that support Google Cast. What each receiver can do, such as its controls and supported file types, depends on the device.
Can I mirror my phone screen?
Google Cast receivers do not accept screen mirroring from apps other than the system's own, so the app shows mirroring as unavailable for them and points you to Android's cast panel. Protected content may appear blank when mirrored.
Does Smart Cast upload my videos and photos?
No. Local media is streamed over your own network to the receiver you cast to, only while it plays. The app does not upload it to a server, and your casting history stays on your phone.
Why can't Smart Cast find my TV?
Check that both devices are on the same network, that your router allows devices to see each other and that the TV is on. The diagnostics screen and troubleshooting guides help find which step fails.
Is Smart Cast free?
The app is free and supported by ads, with consent choices where the law requires them.
