Google ChromeCast - Screen Mirror

Good News! (It should work with every Android 4.4)

If you have a Nexus, Samsung Galaxy or a LG G you can know have the Screen Cast feature announced on the Google I/O Event.

First check if you have a compatible device, here's the list:

• Nexus 4
• Nexus 5
• Nexus 7 (2013)
• Nexus 10
• LG G3
• LG G2
• LG G Pro 2
• HTC One M7 & M8
• Samsung Galaxy S4
• Samsung Galaxy S5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Check for updates on your Chromecast app, you should have the 1.7 version for this feature.

If you don't here's the apk you can install chromecast.app-1.7.4.apk

The Cast Screen option should be available on the app.

If you have a Nexus device, you have this options available on Settings->Display->Cast Screen and also available on the Drop Down Menu (QuickSettings).

If it doesn't work try to hard reset your CC by pressing and holding you CC button.

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For every other device try editing the file /system/build.prop , and change the ro.product.device to =hammerdead restart it and see if it works.

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Google Chromecast - IOS

After testing the Chromecast (CC) with my iphone the truth is that if you only have IOS devices the Chromecast isn't for you.

Even if you Iphone is jailbroken you can't use the full potencial of the CC.

There some apps that are compatible with the CCon the App Store , the one that works really well is the You Tube app , that works flawlessly.

If you are looking to stream local stored videos on your iphone or ipad the best app for that is the Real Player Cloud , it can even play media from the cloud and best of all its free.

Since the main purpose for buying the Chromecast was to watch movies and tv shows , i'm sorry to said that (until now) there's no way to stream XBMC from you IOS device to the Chromecast.

The solution i found was to use Movie Box and Real Player Cloud together.

Movie Box is and app  (only available through cydia) that allows you to stream and download movies and tv shows directly from the web and if you are running some XBMC distro, you can stream Movie Box using Air Play.

The app is not compatible with the CC, so the workaround i found was to download the media using Movie Box and using Ifile to move it to the Real Player app Folder, it's not really a stream but at least you can view the downloaded media (you probably can you iFunBox for this to).

Here are the source and destination for this to work.

Movie Box download folder /var/mobile/Library/Artworks

RealPlayer media folder /var/mobile/Applications/"you need to find the folder"/Documents

After that the media file you downloaded from Movie Box should be available on Real Player and now you can stream it to your TV using Chromecast.

• List of IOS apps with support for ChromeCast

             http://www.chromewatching.com/ios-apps/

Google Chromecast - Start

Finally my Google Chromecast has arrived!

What is a Chromecast?
A Chromecast it's a device that you connect to your TV (or any device with a HDMI in) and it allows you to stream content from your smartphone.

So why did i bought a Chromecast?
I already have a Raspberry Pi with XBMC that i use it for every multimedia purpose, such has playing movies and tv shows from my local server, streaming content from the web (movies,tv shows, sport events) and even using it for airplay on my IOS devices.
The problem is that i have 3 TVs and 1 Video Projector around the house and only one TV is really "Smart". Walking around the house with the Raspberry Pi, the USB cable, the USB charger, the HDMI cable and the Ethernet cable is not very convenient.
So the Chromecast was the perfect solution.

First impressions.

Nice small box with everything in it, Chromecast, USB Cable , USB Charger (5v 2A) and Google also included a HDMI extention, so if you only have a HDMI back port you can still put the TV against the wall without the ChromeCast getting in the way.

Setting it UP.

It was really easy to set up, just connect it to you TV and connect the USB cable to the USB charger and turn you TV on.(You can connect the USB cable to an available port on your TV, it should work if the USB port on your TV has enough Amps(around 750mha) for the CC, in my case it worked in every TV)

Just download the Chromecast app from Google Play or the App Store if you have an Android or IOS device if you are on your computer just use your Chrome browser and access http://www.google.com/chromecast/setup. (Sorry i don't have any Windows Mobile Phone)

Now follow the steps adding the Chromecast to your network, changing its name and your ready to Go!


Next:
Using it with Android Devices (Nexus 7)
Using it with IOS Devices (Iphone5 Ipad Mini Retina JB)
Using it with Chorme Browser