You can edit the name later by clicking the ‘Settings’ button at the top right. During testing, I was able to run it with both a Google Business Apps account, and an ordinary Gmail account.ĭownload the app, and launch it. Name the device so you can identify it when you cast to it, and click ‘Save’. It is called Google Cast for Education and its meant, primarily, to be used in the classroom.Īccording to the description for Google Cast for Education, you need a Google Apps for Education account to run it. The good news is, for all good intentions, Google has released an app that lets you turn your PC into a Chromecast receiver. Google quickly plugged that exploit and it is no longer possible to develop an app like that. The initial versions of the Chromecast firmware had a small exploit that allowed developers to modify it and run it such that an ordinary PC could be transformed into a Chromecast receiver.
Just imagine being able to stream Netflix to your otherwise ordinary TV from your phone. The $30 device lets you get more use out of a monitor and a television set without needing a cable set-top box.
Chromecast is a very affordable way to turn a normal TV into a smart TV.