You Can Now Mirror Your Android Screen To A Chromecast Connected TV

You can now mirror your Android screen to a Chromecast connected TV

BY Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them....

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Published 9 Jul 2014

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At I/O, Google announced that it will soon be allowing users to natively cast the screen of their Android device to their TVs via a Chromecast. Today, the company has started rolling out the feature for all Android and Chromecast users.

The feature will work on a selected few Android devices mentioned below but they must be running Android 4.4.1 or higher.

Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 7 (2013)
Nexus 10
HTC One (M7)
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Note 10
LG G Pro 2
LG G2
LG G3

Users should notice a new Cast Screen tile in Quick Settings, which they can use to beam the device screen as well as the audio to their TV screens. Alternatively, they can also use the Chromecast app, which has been updated today with the option to Cast Screen to any connected Chromecasts.

Right now, the feature is in beta so expect a few glitches. In my quick test using the Nexus 7, the mirroring was fine but the scrolling was a bit choppy. If you don’t see the feature on your Android device right away, don’t worry as Google says the roll out will take a few days to complete.