How To Use Chromecast With Cellular Data

Does anyone have any suggestions for making this work.

How to use chromecast with cellular data. The first way is if you are using it to watch videos from streaming services like netflix stan or youtube on your phone or tablet. You just need another device for setup another phone tablet or laptop then you can cast from the phone using its own hotspot feature. Tl dr i m wondering how to screen mirror from iphone to my chromecast using cellular data. A chromecast consumes data in two ways. The whole time you are watching your chromecast will be streaming the content using your wi fi network and this will use your data.

Insert the usb port into the back of the chromecast. I bough a chromecast today because i was under the impression i could wirelessly screen mirror to it without using wifi but so far i ve been unable to do so. In the device screen tap the cog at the top right. To start boot up the home app on your mobile. The deal with setting up the chromecast is you need to use your phone s wifi chip to connect directly to the chromecast which means your hotspot ssid will not be active.

Using the google home app on your phone select the cast option to connect to your chromecast device. If not plug the device charger into it instead. It s the app you downloaded during the chromecast setup and its icon is a rainbow colored house. To mirror an android device open the chromecast app on it the chromecast app is now known as google home tap on the burger menu in the top left corner this looks like three lines together. First make sure the chromecast is able to plug into the device you want to cast to.

If you are using the usb port to charge the device connect the usb cable to the device. Connect the chromecast to the hotspot using your smartphone and then connect the device you want to use with the chromecast such as your tablet laptop or even the smartphone. Once you re in select the television you want to set up guest mode.