How To Use Chromecast Using Mobile Hotspot
One is using a single chromecast device with a functional wi fi router.
How to use chromecast using mobile hotspot. Here are the steps to set up chromecast together with connectify hotspot. Here s how you can use a chromecast with a mobile hotspot. In all other cases however hotspot will use 2 4 ghz and will work perfectly with the chromecast. 1 start a hotspot. Once setup connect the primary device where you are going to setup chromecast to the mobile hotspot ap and the tv.
Drag down the top bar of your phone and tap the hotspot icon. 1 how to use chromecast without wireless wifi router is to factory reset chromecast by holding button for 7 seconds. A personal hotspot is not officially supported by chromecast so there is no guarantee whether if and how it will work with your device. Google chromecast is a tool that allows you to share whatever is on your phone or other devices to your tv screen. The hotspot user interface will show a warning and the chromecast will not be able to find the network.
2 select a phone to setup as a hotspot a. See set up essentials for chromecast. Create a mobile hotpot ap using the secondary device. Using the chromecast connect that to the network name represented by the hotspot device and enter the password. There are two ways to connect chromecast to your mobile hotspot.
2 setup the chromecast power it on. The chromecast and cast device should now be connected to the hotspot device s network. Create a new wifi hotspot with same network name and password as we have used in the step 1 above basically this should e same as the credentials you used while setting up your chromecast initially using the mobile hotspot 5. Using the cast device turn on the wi fi and connect to the network name represented by the hotspot device and enter the password. However to connect you may need the internet and if you don t have a wi fi connection available you will need to use a mobile hotspot.
Setup the chromecast as normal with the primary device and since the setup is once off you don t necessarily need to use the secondary device after inital setup. Remember a chromecast requires the internet so you need to have an active 3g or 4g connection shared with the wifi hotspot for it to work.