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Chrome Gets Built-In Cast Option

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Chrome Gets Built-In Cast Option

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Heads up, Chrome users: Google is making the Cast functionality more accessible.

Chrome 51 includes a built-in Cast option, which lets you easily play content on your Chromecast-enabled device from your browser. This means you no longer need to install the Cast toolbar(Opens in a new window) icon.

Note that if you previously installed the Cast toolbar icon, there’s no need to remove it. It will still work as intended, providing quick access to the Cast functionality.

Chrome built-in CastTo try out the new built-in cast option, click the Chrome Tools menu in the top right corner of your Chrome browser window, then click the “Cast…” option. This functionality is also available when you right click a page’s tab.

Chrome 51 also includes a handy feature that lets you mirror the contents of a Chrome tab into a Hangout. Check out this page(Opens in a new window) for instructions.

These new features comes after Google last month added Cast functionality to every Fiber TV box. To try it out, just connect your compatible mobile device or laptop to your Fiber TV Wi-Fi, then tap the Cast button from the app you’re using to send what you’re looking at to your TV. Best of all—you won’t need to worry about hooking up any additional equipment or a confusing setup process.

Meanwhile, Chromecast ($29.98 at Walmart)(Opens in a new window) is making some serious headway as of late. According to a recent report from IHS, sales of the little media streaming stick overtook that of Apple TV ($144.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) in the first quarter.

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