How To Use Chromecast Guest Mode
This process will enable the guest mode feature on your chromecast device.
How to use chromecast guest mode. Select the menu for the chromecast itself. Open the google home app. Scroll down to device settings then tap guest mode. Open the google home app and make sure you re signed in with the google account you used to set up your chromecast. Use guest mode on chromecast using guest mode on an iphone or android phone is simple.
The next step is to connect your guests devices to the chromecast guest mode. Tap on the devices button in the top right corner of the app. That is where guest mode comes in. Click on the guest mode. Open the google home app on your smartphone or tablet.
Your phone or tablet needs to be connected to the same wi fi network as your chromecast. Write down or memorize a 4 digit pin seen on the screen. Select the toggle switch to turn guest mode on. Select devices in the top right corner. Ask your guests to open youtube or any chromecast enabled app on their mobile device and then tap on the cast icon which will make its appearance at the top of the screen.
That simply means you do not have to know the password of the wifi network to stream any video. Android senders guest mode for android uses a combination of wifi ble and audio tokens to identify nearby chromecast devices. To activate the guest mode on the chromecast get a smartphone connected to the wi fi network where the chromecast is present and install the app on its google home available for android and ios. To cast to chromecast from a device you usually have to connect to the same network the chromecast is on. However chromecast offers a guest mode that enables a wi fi and bluetooth beacon your guests can use to cast to it even if they re not on your network.
Your phone or tablet needs to be connected to the same network as your chromecast while you set up.