Cast Web Videos
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- view network connections
- pair with Bluetooth devices
- allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
- connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
- full network access
- run at startup
- draw over other apps
- control vibration
- prevent device from sleeping
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App summary
πCast Videos from Web Browser, or Phone to Smart TVs.
π€Compatible Streaming Devices:
Roku Express and Roku Streaming Stick
Chromecast 1, 2, and Ultra HD 4K
Fire TV and Fire Stick
Apple TV Airplay (4th gen) tvOS 10.2+
DLNA receivers
Xbox One, Xbox 360
Google Cast receivers
Smart TVs with DLNA built-in including: LG, Panasonic, TCL, Phillips, Sony Bravia, Sharp, Samsung, and many others. Please check your TV's user manual.
πΊ ***Remote feature is only for Roku streaming devices. Like all other Android remote app of this kind, it requires the Roku to already have access to the same WIFI network as phone.
πΏThis app works best with Roku and is optimized for it, but it also works with Google Chromecast, and Google Cast receivers. Users may experience limited functionalities with other casting receivers.
Play From Sources:
- Phone Files
- Browser Websites
- Cast to TV, video, music, or photos
- Cast web videos found online from websites
- Stream to TV from local files on phone to Chromecast or compatible devices
- Only 2 items in queue at a time
- Only 1 bookmark at a time
- Play history
- Searching of videos on any websites
- Block popups per website
β½*Free features are ads-supported.
π Pro Premium Features:
- Removes advertisements
- Subtitles (only Chromecast)
- Custom themes
- More than 2 videos in queue
- More than 1 bookmarks
- Set home page
π¬Cast videos or music from Web Browser to TV.
Also cast local movies and musics found on your phone/tablet to TV with compatible streaming devices.
βΉοΈUsage Steps:
1. Use the app's browser to navigate to a website.
2. The browser will try to find any playable video/audio on that site.
3. Then play it locally on the Phone/Tablet, or cast to TV with Chromecast or one of the compatible streaming receivers.
Supported Formats:
MP4 movie
MKV files
MP3 music
JPG, PNG images
HTML5 video
HLS Live Streaming
4K and HD where available
Limitations of Some Streaming Receivers
Apple TV AirPlay: Battery Optimization must be disabled for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and up, local cast of audio and photo not supported. MKV files not supported. Some urls formats not supported.
Fire TV: some video formats not supported.
Roku Sticks: no video resuming/scrubbing, no audio streaming, some file formats not supported.
The following streaming devices and Smart TVs are in BETA support, so please do not expect them to work as good as Chromecast: DLNA devices, Android TV, Xbox One & 360, WebOS, Netcast
This app does not modify, download, or transcode the video sources. It only sends the original source to your streaming receivers. The app does not hosts any content. Therefore the compatibility and availability of the videos are dependent on the source websites themselves.
-This app only casts from websites that uses public format. Proprietary video formats will not cast to TV.
User reviews
- Easy to use for casting videos from the phone to TV.
- Works well with smart TVs and casting devices like Roku and Chromecast.
- Allows background playback while using other apps.
- Good playback quality with minimal buffering.
- Occasional screen mirroring capabilities.
- Bugs and crashes frequently reported.
- Issues with finding devices and loading certain links.
- Inconsistent performance; works well sometimes but not all the time.
- Audio sync issues with Bluetooth.
- Privacy concerns regarding data collection.
- User-friendly once learned.
- Connection issues with devices.
- Playback quality can vary.
- Frequent crashes or bugs.
- Overall potential if stabilized.
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