topic Re: Casting to a Firestick? in Streaming

Casting to a Firestick?

Cjsbad — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:15:17 GMT

My TV doesn't have Chromecast built in or no Chromecast exterior unit. I am able to Cast Youtube to my TV through my Firestick with no problems. When I attempt to do same with Chromecast I cannot. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Re: Casting to a Firestick?

Cathal_S — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:21:34 GMT

Hi Cjsbad,

YouTube on the firestick is a cast enabled app.

Could you please explain more about what this question...

"When I attempt to do same with Chromecast I cannot"?

Re: Casting to a Firestick?

Byteguy — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:12:14 GMT

Firesticks don't support Google Casting.

YouTube is different. Your YouTube app on your phone is talking to the YouTube app on your Firestick. That's why it's working and why it's ONLY working for YouTube. It won't work for any other app on your phone. That ability for YouTube to talk to itself is an old thing that came out before casting and is a neat trick, but it can be confusing.

If you want to do regular Casting, you have to have a Chromecast device. Not a FireStick.

You should contact Amazon Support for further questions about your FireStick.

Re: Casting to a Firestick?

Jeran — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:57:40 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Casting to a Firestick?

Jeran — Thu, 05 May 2022 22:10:27 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

Just checking up,
Jeran