Media players with Google Cast (Chromecast) support
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— built-in capability to send videos, music, photos, and browser tabs to the TV via a media player over Wi-Fi, without cables and flash drives. An important feature is that in many apps, the phone acts as a remote control: you select a clip or movie, "cast" it to the media player, and then playback continues on the TV while you use your smartphone to pause, rewind, and switch content. Compared to simple screen mirroring, Google Cast (Chromecast) is usually more stable and convenient for streaming because the phone can be used for other purposes at that time. Unlike Miracast, it often works better with Google services and the Chrome browser, but it requires a proper Wi-Fi connection and a single network for devices. Typical use cases include quickly playing YouTube for children on the TV, "casting" a movie from an online cinema to the big screen, showing guests an album from Google Photos, displaying a Chrome tab with a website or instructions, and launching a presentation from Google Drive/Slides at a meeting without a laptop and HDMI.