Cast mobile files with Chromecast or AirPlay
Send supported photos, videos, or audio to a TV from the mobile app, use Chromecast controls, and troubleshoot a missing TV or AirPlay option.
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Open a supported file in the mobile app to send it to a Chromecast device. On iPhone, the same menu offers AirPlay for supported video and audio. Keep the phone online and connect it and the receiving device to the same Wi-Fi.
Steps: cast to Chromecast
- Turn on the TV or Chromecast device.
- In dosya, open the photo, video, or audio file.
- Open the file viewer’s More menu and select Cast to TV.
- In Cast to, select the device name. Allow local-network access if your phone asks for it.
- Wait for the connection and check that the selected file appears or plays on the TV.
Chromecast retrieves the cloud file directly. Saving a copy on your phone does not make Chromecast playback available without an internet connection.
The supported file extensions include MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM, and MKV video; MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, OGA, and Opus audio; and JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and BMP images. A listed extension does not guarantee that every TV can decode the media inside it.
Control or stop Chromecast playback
Reopen More and select Casting to followed by the device name. Choose TV controls to open playback, seeking, and volume controls. Choose Stop casting to stop playback on the TV, then play the file on your phone if needed.
While connected, opening another supported file in the viewer sends that file to the TV. Check what you are opening if other people are watching the screen.
Use AirPlay on iPhone
- Open the supported video or audio file. For audio, start playback on the phone first.
- Select More → Cast to TV → AirPlay.
- Choose the receiving device in the system AirPlay picker.
- Use the system AirPlay controls to change the output or return playback to the phone.
AirPlay is available for audio and video the iPhone’s regular player can play. Photos do not have an AirPlay action here. If dosya cannot open the picker, its message directs you to Control Center to open AirPlay there.
If the TV or action is missing
No TVs found. Confirm the TV is on and both devices use the same Wi-Fi. On iPhone, check that dosya has local-network permission in the phone’s settings. Close and reopen Cast to TV to search again.
Cast to TV is missing. Check that the phone is online and the file type is supported. View-only files cannot be cast. Unlock a password-protected file before trying. Chromecast also requires a supported app version and, on Android, Google Play services. AirPlay is only offered on iPhone for supported audio or video.
Couldn’t connect to the TV. Check that the TV is on and retry selecting it. Couldn’t send this file to the TV means the file could not be loaded; try again and check whether the receiver supports that media format.
Expected result
The chosen file appears on the selected receiver. Chromecast playback responds to TV controls, and Stop casting ends that playback.
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