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Bysubmittingyouremail,youagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy. KevinParrish IfyouwanttostreamcontenttoyourTVwithoutanexpensiveset-topbox,Google’sChromecastisanawesomeoption! YoucanevencontrolplaybackwithyouriPhone.We’llwalkyouthroughthesetup. ChromecastisareceiverthatstreamsmediatoyourTV.Itdoesn’tincludeonboardappslikeAppleTVorRoku.Instead,youjusttaptheCastbuttoninanysupportingapponyouriPhone,andGooglestreamsthatcontenttoyourChromecastdevice. TheChromecastresemblesaminiatureUFOtetheredtoyourTVbyashortHDMIcable.Theincludedpowersupplyconnectstothemicro-USBportonthedevice.Thestandardmodel ($35atthiswriting)supports1080pcontentat60Hz,whiletheUltramodel ispricier($69atthiswriting)butsupports4Kcontentwithahighdynamicrange. Aspartoftheinstallationprocess,youconnecttheChromecastdevicetoGoogleAssistant.Thisway,youcanuseverbalcommandstoaccessandstreamcontent.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Hey,Google.PlaythelatestepisodeofStrangerThingsonthelivingroomTV.” GoogleAssistantwillthencastthatepisodetotheChromecastdeviceconnectedtoyourTV.However,besuretocorrectlyidentifytheChromecastdevice(“livingroomTV”inthisexample),soGoogleAssistantunderstandsandcaststothecorrectdestination. HerearesomeoftheservicesthatarecompatiblewithGoogleAssistant: Music: YouTubeMusic GooglePlayMusic Pandora Spotify Deezer SiriusXM StreamingApps,Videos,andPhotos: Netflix HBONow CBS Viki YouTubeKids StarzDirect SlingTV GooglePhotos PrepareYourDevices PlugtheChromecastdongleintoyourTV’sHDMIport,andthenplugitspowersupplyintoanelectricaloutlet.You’llseeamessageonyourTVwithinstructionstogettheGoogleHomeapp. DownloadandinstalltheGoogleHomeappfromtheAppStore.Next,openiPhone’sControlCenter.IfyouriPhonehasaHomebutton,youcandothisbyswipingupfromthebottomedge; ifyouhaveanewerhandset,swipedownfromtheupper-rightcorner.Also,makesureBluetoothisactivated(theiconshouldbeblue). Ifyoudon’twanttouseBluetooth,tap“NoThanks”whentheChromecastpromptsyoutoenableit.You’llthenneedtoconnectdirectlytotheChromecastviaWi-Fi.Todoso,opentheSettingsapponyouriPhone,taptheWi-Fioption,andthenselectyourChromecastdevicefromthelist. SetUpChromecast TosetupyourChromecast,opentheGoogleHomeapponyouriPhone.Nearthetop,youshouldseeaprompttoinstallonedetecteddevice;tapittocontinue.Ifyoudon’tseeaprompt,movetowithinafewfeetoftheChromecastandseeifitshowsup. Ifthepromptstilldoesn’tappear,double-checkthattheChromecastispoweredonandshowingamessageonyourtelevision.YoucanalsorestarttheapporyouriPhoneandseeifthatsolvestheissue. Selectahome(orcreateanewone)onthefollowingscreen,andthentap“Next.”TheHomewillthenscanfordevices. SelectyourChromecastdeviceintheresults,andthentap“Next.” VerifythecodeyouseeonyouriPhonematchesthecodedisplayedonyourTV;ifitdoes,tap“Yes.” Onthefollowingscreen,you’reaskedifyouwanttohelpGoogleimprovetheChromecastexperience;tap“Yes,I’mIn,”or“NoThanks.”Youalsohavetotap“IAgree”toacceptGoogle’sDeviceArbitrationAgreement. Fromthere,selecttheroominwhichyourChromecastresides,andthentap“Next.”Thiskeepsallyourdevicesorganized,especiallyifyouusesmartbulbs,locks,speakers,multipleChromecastdevices,andsooninyourhome. Afteryouselectaroom,choosetheWi-FinetworktowhichyouwanttheChromecasttoconnect,andthentap“Next.”AsChromecastattemptstoconnect,youmightbeaskedtotypeapassword.Afterthedeviceconnects,you’repromptedtolinkthedevicewithyourGoogleaccount.Tap“Continue”toproceed. ThefollowingscreensdealwithGoogleAssistant.You’llinitiallyseeinformationaboutGoogle’spartners,services,privacy,guests,andYouTuberecommendations.Afterthat,you’reaskedtograntGoogleAssistantaccesstoallthecontactsonyourlinkeddevices. Thenextstepistoaddyourradio,video,andTVservicestoGoogleAssistant.Manuallysignintoeachservicetolinkthem,andthentap“Next.”Ifyou’dratherlinktheseserviceslater,justtap“NotNow.” Attheendoftheprocess,youseeasummary,includingwheretheChromecastresides,theassociatedWi-Finetwork,andyourlinkedservices.Ifeverythinglooksright,tap“Next.”GoogleHomeofferssampletutorialclips,butyoucanskiptheseifyouwant. Finally,notethenameassignedtoyourChromecastdeviceinGoogleHome.Inourexample,theapplabeledit“LivingRoomTV”becauseit’sinstalledunderthe“LivingRoom”group. Tocreateanewname,tapthedeviceintheGoogleHomeapp.Onthenextscreen,tapthegeariconintheupper-rightcorner.Tapthedevice’scurrentnameonthefollowingscreentorenameit. ManuallyAddChromecast Ifyoudidn’tseeapromptintheGoogleHomeapptoaddtheChromecastdevice,taptheplussign(+)inthetop-leftcorner. Onthefollowingscreen,tap“SetUpDevice”inthe“AddtoHome”section. Tap“SetUpNewDevices”onthefollowingscreen. Onthenextscreen,selectthehomeinwhichthedeviceresidesandtap“Next.”Fromhere,followtheinstructionscoveredaboveinthe“SetUpChromecast”section. 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