![]() ![]() The ability to play your own media files through a Chromecast can become especially handy if you, like this reader, want to enjoy them while traveling.Ī Chromecast can't connect to most hotel WiFi networks because they don't use standard WiFi passwords and instead require you to log in through a Web page that the Chromecast can't read. It worked fine, although one video I'd taken with my phone played sideways. ![]() I tried the free Android version of Plex, an app that Roku users have long relied on to enjoy their music, videos and photo files on Roku players that, like the Chromecast, are sold primarily as Internet-media devices. The hard part there may be choosing one among the many available for Android and iOS Google's site lists dozens of music and photo/video apps, although it doesn't break down which ones specifically stream local files versus connecting you to a music, photo or video site. ![]() How to use chromecast on laptop install#On a phone or tablet, you need to install an app that can stream stored files to a Chromecast. The upcoming 3.0 version of the open-source VLC video player, recommended here before for such tasks as playing random video formats and DVDs purchased overseas, will add Chromecast support. Sometime soon, you should get a more straightforward option that's also free. ![]()
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