How to transfer Android games to TV using Chromecast

Google Chromecast is a great tool you can do a lot of things with it and the price is relatively low. Although there are games exclusively for Chromecast, you can also play regular Android games on it quite easily.

Doing this is simple by using the built-in feature of many Android phones, which is the screen mirroring feature.

This device is integrated in many Android phones, but not all Android phones. Pixel, Nexus and other original Android phones will feature screen mirroring as part of the basic operating system experience, but Samsung Galaxy devices do not have this option.

How to transfer device screen from the original Android

If you're using an Android device, project the device screen simply by dragging the Quick Settings panel and clicking on the icon. Drag the notification bar to display the Quick Settings panel. You may have to drag the second time to show the whole.

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Find the " Cast " icon. If you don't see it here, you may have to swipe through the second screen. If not in the second screen, you must edit the Quick Settings panel to add it.

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Once you find it, touch the icon, then select the transmitter.

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And it will connect immediately. To disconnect, simply press the Cast icon again and select " Disconnect ".

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How to use screen mirroring on non-rooted devices

If you are using a non-rooted Android device like a Samsung Galaxy phone or an LG phone, you will have to go the other way. The easiest thing to do here is to use the Google Home application, you need to install it because it is required to set up Chromecast. First, install and launch the application.

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From there, open the menu and touch the " Cast Screen / Audio " button. This will open the screen mirroring menu and on the " not optimized " notification appears, tap " OK ".

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Touch the ' Cast Screen / Audio ' button, then select the streaming device.

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To disconnect, re-open the Home application (or touch the Casting notification) and select " Disconnect ."

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What to do when connected?

Now you are projecting the screen of the device, just start a game and start playing. Everything that happens on your device will also show up on the TV.

For simple content such as displaying the main screen or viewing images, screen mirroring works well, but also game performance? In this test, projection at the latency is very low, much less than expected, but there are a few factors to consider here.

First, if your device has problems running a game, the transmission will not be better, so you should not transfer the game to the TV. But if your device works well, everything is great.

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Second, consider Wi-Fi connection. Since all this happens via Wi-Fi, you will need a good router, and therefore, a strong connection. For example, if you are using an old 802.11b router, it may not provide the best experience. Modern routers can all work well today.

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