**Tip 1: Using Instagram and Facebook to Customize Your Backdrop**
The first tip is to use Instagram and Facebook to customize your backdrop pictures. To do this, you need to go to the Google Home app and select "Devices" at the top right corner of the screen. Then, click on "Personalized Background and More", and select Facebook as one of the options. Next, connect your Facebook account and choose which photos you want to display on your Chromecast device's backdrop. In this case, the author chooses to display their profile pictures and Instagram photos.
This feature allows you to personalize your Chromecast device with your favorite photos from Facebook or other sources. You can also adjust the speed at which the photos appear on screen, as well as add weather settings or featured photos from Google. By customizing your backdrop, you can make your Chromecast device more visually appealing and create a unique experience for viewers.
**Tip 2: Exploring the Offers Tab in the Google Home App**
The second tip is to explore the offers tab in the Google Home app. To do this, go into the Google Home app and click on the "Settings" option at the top left corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the "Offers" section and select it. This will show you a list of available offers that you can take advantage of with your Chromecast device.
The author mentions several examples of offers that are currently available, including six months of YouTube Premium for free (a $10 value per month), three months of HBO GO for free, a 75% discount on a three-month rental of premium Spotify, and 90 days of Google Play Music for free. These offers can be a great way to get more value out of your Chromecast device and enhance your viewing experience.
**Tip 3: Mirroring Your Computer Screen to the Chromecast**
The third tip is to mirror your computer screen to the Chromecast using a special extension in Google Chrome. To do this, first install the Google Cast extension on your computer by going to the Google Chrome app, clicking on "Apps", and searching for "Chromecast". Once installed, click on the three dots at the top right corner of the Chrome browser window and select "Chrome cast" from the dropdown menu.
This will allow you to mirror what is on your computer screen to the Chromecast device. The author notes that this feature is great when you want to show others something on your computer, but it's not available for all websites or videos. Additionally, if you're using YouTube, you can simply click on the "Cast" button and select "Chromecast" to send the video to your TV.
**Tip 4: Casting Videos from YouTube**
The fourth tip is to cast videos from YouTube to your Chromecast device. To do this, go to the YouTube app on your phone or computer, find a video that you want to share with others, and click on the three dots at the top right corner of the screen. Then, select "Cast" from the dropdown menu.
If the video is available for casting to your Chromecast device, it will appear as an option in the list of available devices. Simply select your Chromecast device from the list and click on "Cast" again to send the video to your TV. The author notes that this feature allows you to easily share videos with others without having to worry about complicated setup or technical issues.
**Tip 5: Playing Google Play Music through the Chromecast Fireplace**
The final tip is to play Google Play Music through the Chromecast Fireplace visualizer. To do this, first go to the Google Play Music app on your phone and create a playlist that you want to listen to. Then, go into the Google Home app and click on "Settings" at the top left corner of the screen.
In the Settings menu, scroll down to the "Labs" section and select it. This will allow you to enable the Chromecast Fireplace visualizer feature, which displays a fireplace in the background while playing music through your Chromecast device. The author notes that this feature is great for creating a cozy atmosphere while listening to music or watching videos on your TV.
The author concludes by thanking viewers for watching the video and encourages them to check out other YouTube channels, including Jimmy as Promo and DJ iWeb, which offer additional tips and content related to Chromecast usage.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eneverybody welcome back to tech with Bret thank you so much for joining me today today we're going to talk about five tips that you can use on a chromecast to get the most out of it make sure you stick to the end of the video so that you can see how to make this awesome fireplace on your chromecast for all of you that are new thank you so much for joining me and for those who have shared my facebook posts and like my Instagram photos thank you so much I really appreciate you having you here it really helps me out so the first thing that we're going to do on the chromecast is we are going to show you how to cast your actual screen to the chromecast device so all you need to do is go into the Google home and app in the settings so you're going to click the top left corner so say there is an app that doesn't allow you to cast to the chromecast is what you can do is you can actually mirror your full display so it will show up on the TV and you can share that app with the rest of the room so all you need to do is go into the Google home app and click cats screen and audio then you will see the chromecast devices locally the will that you can cast you so here I'm going to select chromecast this will then mirror what I am seeing on my phone up on to the TV the next step that you need to do is go to the application you want to use so here I'm going to open Instagram and check out my post or right here I have great posts from DJ iWeb talking about the latest table wheels so make sure you check him out so that's tip one tip number two is what we're going to do is show you how to make your backdrop pictures show up as your favorite photos from facebook or your google photos so you need to go into the Google home app and you need to go to up here in the top right corner and select devices and here you'll see it says personalized background and more so you want to select that and then here you have options for google photos or facebook so I'm going to select Facebook and then it wants me to connect that and then I select Facebook is on and then I can choose what photos I want to show up so I'm going to select my profile pictures and Instagram photos and now so now all of those are show up on the background of my chromecast device on the backdrop you can also go in and change the custom speed so here if you want your pictures to show up faster you or slower you can adjust it there you can also add weather settings here and maybe some featured photos from Google as well tip number three is the chromecast offers so if you go into the Google home app and click the settings you will see an offers tab you want to select that and it will show you what offers are available here it says that I can get six months of YouTube read for free is what that is is that is YouTube without any of the commercials free for six months that's $10 value a month pretty awesome deal right there next here you have three months of HBO GO for free that you can try with the chromecast app here you also have a 75% off a rental three months of premium Spotify for a buck a live NBA League Pass for a hundred and seventy dollars or 90 days of google play music for free which is really awesome tip number four allows you to mirror your computer screen to your chromecast is how you get that started is you need to have google chrome install on your computer the next step is to go into the apps section here in Google Chrome and go to the web store and then you search chromecast here you'll find cup the Google cast option and you are going to add that to Chrome and is what this is is it is an extension that allows you to cast your screen right to the chromecast so now here at the top right you'll see that this little cast icon has appeared so all you need to do is select that and then agree to the terms and you choose your chromecast and that will allow you to mirror what is on your computer screen right on to the TV this is great when you have a website that you want to show others or there's a video that does not allow you to chromecast on the computer you can go here one of the great things is is you can go to youtube and say I want to check out my buddy's new video Jimmy is promo so I can just go to his YouTube channel and right here he's got his latest video about for Pokemon trainers so here I'm going to check out Jimmy as promos latest video from my computer and it actually gives me the chromecast option right here it's saying do I want to play now because it knows I'm already casting and it's going to send that right to the TV chromecast tip number five you're going to want ahead to play google comm /music once you're there you're going to click the Settings in the top left hand corner you want to scroll down and go to settings so what we're going to do is turn on a special feature in the labs section so if I go down and find labs here you're going to see chromecast fireplace visualizer so when I turn that on it now allows my computer or even my phone when I cashed in my chromecast from that account it's going to play that fireplace in the background so once we've enabled that on the computer all we need to do is go to our phone to the Google Play Music app okay so now all you have to do in the app is turn on cats to your chromecast and then play whatever Christmas album you want and it will send it to the TV and you'll have your fireplace in the bracket background hey everybody thanks for sticking with me to the end of this video if you haven't yet please check out my last video that's all about how to cast from other applications your pictures and your videos right from your phone if you're watching this on a mobile device please turn it vertical hit that subscribe button and also check out two other awesome YouTube channels we have Jimmy as promo as well as DJ iWeb who have some really great content and until next time happy streamingeverybody welcome back to tech with Bret thank you so much for joining me today today we're going to talk about five tips that you can use on a chromecast to get the most out of it make sure you stick to the end of the video so that you can see how to make this awesome fireplace on your chromecast for all of you that are new thank you so much for joining me and for those who have shared my facebook posts and like my Instagram photos thank you so much I really appreciate you having you here it really helps me out so the first thing that we're going to do on the chromecast is we are going to show you how to cast your actual screen to the chromecast device so all you need to do is go into the Google home and app in the settings so you're going to click the top left corner so say there is an app that doesn't allow you to cast to the chromecast is what you can do is you can actually mirror your full display so it will show up on the TV and you can share that app with the rest of the room so all you need to do is go into the Google home app and click cats screen and audio then you will see the chromecast devices locally the will that you can cast you so here I'm going to select chromecast this will then mirror what I am seeing on my phone up on to the TV the next step that you need to do is go to the application you want to use so here I'm going to open Instagram and check out my post or right here I have great posts from DJ iWeb talking about the latest table wheels so make sure you check him out so that's tip one tip number two is what we're going to do is show you how to make your backdrop pictures show up as your favorite photos from facebook or your google photos so you need to go into the Google home app and you need to go to up here in the top right corner and select devices and here you'll see it says personalized background and more so you want to select that and then here you have options for google photos or facebook so I'm going to select Facebook and then it wants me to connect that and then I select Facebook is on and then I can choose what photos I want to show up so I'm going to select my profile pictures and Instagram photos and now so now all of those are show up on the background of my chromecast device on the backdrop you can also go in and change the custom speed so here if you want your pictures to show up faster you or slower you can adjust it there you can also add weather settings here and maybe some featured photos from Google as well tip number three is the chromecast offers so if you go into the Google home app and click the settings you will see an offers tab you want to select that and it will show you what offers are available here it says that I can get six months of YouTube read for free is what that is is that is YouTube without any of the commercials free for six months that's $10 value a month pretty awesome deal right there next here you have three months of HBO GO for free that you can try with the chromecast app here you also have a 75% off a rental three months of premium Spotify for a buck a live NBA League Pass for a hundred and seventy dollars or 90 days of google play music for free which is really awesome tip number four allows you to mirror your computer screen to your chromecast is how you get that started is you need to have google chrome install on your computer the next step is to go into the apps section here in Google Chrome and go to the web store and then you search chromecast here you'll find cup the Google cast option and you are going to add that to Chrome and is what this is is it is an extension that allows you to cast your screen right to the chromecast so now here at the top right you'll see that this little cast icon has appeared so all you need to do is select that and then agree to the terms and you choose your chromecast and that will allow you to mirror what is on your computer screen right on to the TV this is great when you have a website that you want to show others or there's a video that does not allow you to chromecast on the computer you can go here one of the great things is is you can go to youtube and say I want to check out my buddy's new video Jimmy is promo so I can just go to his YouTube channel and right here he's got his latest video about for Pokemon trainers so here I'm going to check out Jimmy as promos latest video from my computer and it actually gives me the chromecast option right here it's saying do I want to play now because it knows I'm already casting and it's going to send that right to the TV chromecast tip number five you're going to want ahead to play google comm /music once you're there you're going to click the Settings in the top left hand corner you want to scroll down and go to settings so what we're going to do is turn on a special feature in the labs section so if I go down and find labs here you're going to see chromecast fireplace visualizer so when I turn that on it now allows my computer or even my phone when I cashed in my chromecast from that account it's going to play that fireplace in the background so once we've enabled that on the computer all we need to do is go to our phone to the Google Play Music app okay so now all you have to do in the app is turn on cats to your chromecast and then play whatever Christmas album you want and it will send it to the TV and you'll have your fireplace in the bracket background hey everybody thanks for sticking with me to the end of this video if you haven't yet please check out my last video that's all about how to cast from other applications your pictures and your videos right from your phone if you're watching this on a mobile device please turn it vertical hit that subscribe button and also check out two other awesome YouTube channels we have Jimmy as promo as well as DJ iWeb who have some really great content and until next time happy streaming\n"
