Playing videos on my phone on my TV instead

[Meso]

I am uncertain if this is the proper forum for my question but this is where Google directed me.

The submission form requires that I pick a product that I do not have so I chose Chromecast (1st Gen).

I have  Pixel 4a, a TV with an HDMI hookup but no Wi-Fi, and an HDMI cable. That is all the hardware I have. I do not have access to a Wi-Fi network.  My cell service is with Verizon.

I have been trying to figure out if there is a way to play videos, movies and such, on my TV by connecting it to my Pixel 4a without a home network, without Wi-Fi and without using my phone's hotspot. I know that with an iPhone and an HDMI adapter it is possible to play movies on my TV that have been downloaded to the iPhone or stream to them. I simply plug the iPhone into the adapter on one end and the HDMI cable to the TV on the other. Easy-peasy. I don't know if there is a similar setup for my Pixel 4a.

Every explanation I have found about playing things on my TV from my Pixel 4a has left me either confused, with more questions than I started, or both. What is the easiest way for me to do what I want?

Thanks.

[Byteguy]

You definitely won't be able to use a Chromecast device to do this.  Chromecasts require a WiFi network with full internet access.

There is a dedicated Pixel Phone community.   They have a Help Center that talks about using a dock to do what you want.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2865484

Ask for further help in that Pixel Phone forum.

Good luck.

[Meso · Accepted solution]

Thanks so much for your suggestion!

[JenniferV]

Hey there,

I appreciate your help here, Byteguy!

Meso, I agree with our Product Expert. If you don't have a Chromecast device and only have a Pixel phone, it will be best to reach out to our friends from the Pixel Community to further assist you. They're the best team to reach out with.

Let us know if you have other questions and concerns otherwise, we'll be locking this thread after 24 hours.

Thanks,

Jennifer