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Your phone can cast its screen without youtube being part of it. Its not as smooth as you have to orientate your phone to landscape to match with your tv but it works without the need for a built in cast button.

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Rud_1UP@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s not casting dude, you are describing screen mirroring, which is a completely different kind of experience. Why tf would you even do mirroring if you can simply cast. This is a really strange reply.

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- Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Because they cant cast, as they described.
  
  Incidentally i know the difference between casting and screen mirroring. I also know the words are almost interchangabke and depending on the make of your phone the screen mirror will actually be called mirror-casting or screen casting.
  
  I also clearly stated some of the differences in experience in my comment.
  
  Also screen mirroring is, in my opinion, superior to casting because i dont have to open a different session to cast when switching app. Eg if i play a video feom youtube and then swap to a streaming service like netflix. Or maybe i want to view twitch. I dont have to stop casting one and start the other.
  
  I accept there are advantages to both. But its app specific. Like in youtube i can csst and then leave the app and continue using my phone. But the experience is different in other apps.
  
  So no… not a strange reply.
  
  A helpful and considered reply…
  
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Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Miracast isn’t supported on a lot of Android devices. Google naturally removed it in favor of their own Chromecast solution

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- Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Is that just on pixel phones? Im pretty sure thats just pixels. Miracsst is possible via some third party apps.
  
  My lg tv allows screen casting via the lgtv app for example. Would that work on a pixel?
  
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  - Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s been a while since I looked into it. Last I did it literally required a kernel module or something else kernel level to work, and some manufacturers re-add it but others don’t. I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s now possible from userland, but ya never know
    
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