Hidden Tips and Tricks For Your GOOGLE CHROMECAST! -- Part 1

Hidden Tips and Tricks For Your GOOGLE CHROMECAST! -- Part 1

The new Google Chromecast with Google TV is an incredible streaming device, but there's so much more we can do with this new streamer from Google. We can take the device much further and get better and better results out of it. This is because it has the new Google TV (or the older Android TV) interface on it, and this means we can do great things!

Today I'm going to show you a number of things you can buy, and a number of things you can add to this device. Plus, I'll show you how to get the Google Play Store on the new Google Chromecast, and show you how to start loading on other apps. We'll start the sideloading process, but that will be saved for Part 2 of our hidden tips and #tricks or #hacks with the new #Google #Chromecast.

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Chapters:
00:00 The New Google Chromecast
00:45 Get to the Chromecast Settings Quickly
01:10 Remap YouTube and Netflix Buttons
01:45 Get Play Store Apps on Your Google Chromecast (Method 1)
02:25 Control the Chromecast With a Keyboard and Mouse
03:00 Other Remotes You Can Use
04:30 Using headphones, earbuds, and smart speakers with the Chromecast
05:34 You can still Cast, but what happens when you do?
06:00 Screen mirror to Chromecast with Android and iOS
06:55 Cast from your PC (with Chrome Browser)
07:40 Google Ambient Mode is Best Here
08:10 How to Voice Control your Google Chromecast Volume
08:50 How to customize the Chromecast interface
10:00 How do Google Profiles work on the Chromecast?
10:30 Lock down the Chromecast for children
11:00 Change to a PIN purchase protection method
11:30 How to get to the Play Store on the Google Chormecast (Method 2)
12:10 Plex and VLC allow you to play local media content on your Chromecast
13:00 Get all your Nest Cams or Wyze Cams on one screen on Chromecast
13:40 Get an ethernet adapter instead of using WiFi

Thanks for watching, and Don't Hate, Automate.

Brian

[AutomateYourLife]

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Extra Resources:


Chapters:
00:00 The New Google Chromecast
00:45 Get to the Chromecast Settings Quickly
01:10 Remap YouTube and Netflix Buttons
01:45 Get Play Store Apps on Your Google Chromecast (Method 1)
02:25 Control the Chromecast With a Keyboard and Mouse
03:00 Other Remotes You Can Use
04:30 Using headphones, earbuds, and smart speakers with the Chromecast
05:34 You can still Cast, but what happens when you do?
06:00 Screen mirror to Chromecast with Android and iOS
06:55 Cast from your PC (with Chrome Browser)
07:40 Google Ambient Mode is Best Here
08:10 How to Voice Control your Google Chromecast Volume
08:50 How to customize the Chromecast interface
10:00 How do Google Profiles work on the Chromecast?
10:30 Lock down the Chromecast for children
11:00 Change to a PIN purchase protection method
11:30 How to get to the Play Store on the Google Chormecast (Method 2)
12:10 Plex and VLC allow you to play local media content on your Chromecast
13:00 Get all your Nest Cams or Wyze Cams on one screen on Chromecast
13:40 Get an ethernet adapter instead of using WiFi

[tbidinr]

Wow, you're good! So much useful tips, thank you!

[piyaji]

Always looking forward to your videos . Thanks

[faengelm]

Very well done! I really like the timestamps in the description so I can go back to the parts I wanted.

[ernestmac]

Youtube stopped recommending your channel quite a while ago; glad to see your still making videos, and I notice your confadence and dillivery on camera have improved. Keep up the great work.

[ScreenMirroringApp]

Nice! Thank you very much for sharing our app TV Mirror for Chromecast with your audience.

[andydavies]

Awesome video (as always Brian) - the new Chromecast is really a totally different product to the original one, they really should have just called it Google TV.

Looking forward to seeing all the extra things you can do, I am an iPhone guy myself so some standard android tricks may be obvious to others but great to dip a toe in another ecosystem with the Google TV. The link to a NAS/DLNA is especially helpful, we haven't all got time to setup and maintain a Plex Server!

[OurCatioHome]

Thank you for sharing; this was very helpful info!

[praneetsriram]

I used my chrome cast to see this video
I got the notification and I immediately
"Ok google play automate your life on youtube in tv"

Now I know lot more about chrome cast

[andyvandinh]

Great video! I'll probably get one. I'm wondering if there is an audio sync option? Thanks

[c.r.]

Is there a way to add more streaming apps/channels to the live TV guide? I am only able to stream Pluto by default. Thanks 🙏

[SidneyM]

Awesome vid ! Btw, I noticed that I could no longer issue a ‘rewind’ voice command to the new Chromecast if the video is being played on a Netflix or prime video app. However, if I cast the movie to the Chromecast, it can execute a rewind via voice command. Any work around on this limitation? Hope you have found some way to do this when watching via the installed app. Thank you and please keep making these awesome videos!

[MrSuperFly]

Great video! I also wanted to know is there any way you can get a Nest Doorbell notification on the Chromecast Google TV? Like it shows on the Nest Home Hub, ie you can see the stream of the Doorbell as soon as someone rings the doorbell.

[zacharylee]

Definitely adding this Chromecast to my Christmas List and I can't Wait 😁

[teslamodelxdaniel]

Brian, have you had any experience with the Samsung Family Hub refrigerator? The reviews look good. I am currently looking at the 28 cu ft model. Thanks

[lance]

Please keep us updated on the Nest audio being a cinema theater pairing to the Chromecast.

[jasonstott]

Weirdly enough, when you select audio receiver sound setting whilst setting up the Chromecast, it doeant give an option for LG receivers, despite having them listed for tv's, which was quite frustrating but otherwise I'm incredibly happy with this little device, I'm like a kid here!

[chrisbain]

hi lately i have brought a new 55 inch smart tv and yestday spent all day trying to get the built in chrome cast to work propley i tryed casting a movies website from my laptop while playing a film but theres 10 second lag between video and sound and even moving mouse pointer even you tube using chrome browser still doing same but if i go on you tube cast the video there uses the you tube app on my smart tv its fine so cant solve this please can someone help with this please

[dennissantander]

Is there any way to take screenshot of media currently playing? Button Mapper has not worked for me...

[triceb]

Thanks for such an informative video! Do you know if it's possible to use Google Drive on this? I have movies saved in Drive that I want to be able to watch on the tv screen