#GOOGLE CHROMECAST SETUP HOTEL UPDATE#
#GOOGLE CHROMECAST SETUP HOTEL SOFTWARE#

Unless you live in a population-dense area like a college dorm or apartment complex you really donвЂ™t need to double check the identity of your Chromecast, but if you desire to do so you can look at the screen of your HDTV and the name of the Chromecast on the setup screen in the app to confirm theyвЂ™re the same unit (you can see in the two screenshots above that both read Chromecast5108). There youвЂ™ll find your new Chromecast ready for set up. With the app installed, launch the app and select the вЂњDevicesвЂќ tab at the top of the screen. If you donвЂ™t already have the Chromecast app installed on your smartphone or tablet, now is a great time to do so. Unpack your Chromecast, plug it in, and youвЂ™re treated to clear step-by-step instructions. The setup process hasnвЂ™t changed much since the original Chromecast but itвЂ™s way more polished now.

#GOOGLE CHROMECAST SETUP HOTEL SOFTWARE#

The old Chromecast is compatible with the new software and will keep working just as well as it always has. If itвЂ™s in your budget to replace your Chromecast with the new one, weвЂ™d certainly recommend doing so: it really is a faster and smoother experience. Just like the old Chromecast the new Chromecast costs $35 (with an occasional sale here or there). If you already have a Chromecast youвЂ™re likely curious if itвЂ™s worth upgrading to the new model.

#GOOGLE CHROMECAST SETUP HOTEL UPDATE#

The new Chromecast app will actually keep you coming back with features like the вЂњFast PlayвЂќ prediction algorithm that pre-caches content it predicts you will want to watch across the services you use like Netflix and YouTube so you always get a snappy and ready to go playback experience.Д«etter yet, the Chromecast app now serves as a unified search platform for the video services you use itвЂ™s never been easier to find exactly what you want to watch on the Chromecast than it is now with the new and updated software.ДЇinally, although it has yet to prove as popular as the traditional Chromecast, the new Chromecast update rolls out an audio-only Chromecast designed to link your streaming music services to your stereo. The old Chromecast app was pretty elementary and, while it got the job done, it existed pretty much to set up the Chromecast for the first time and find apps to use with it.

In addition to other small hardware changes under the hood the biggest change is brand new control software that radically extends the usefulness of the Chromecast. For those who have had headaches with the 2.4GHz band itвЂ™s a welcome relief to both get a faster connection and the ability to move to a less congested band. Speaking of signal strength the new Chromecast features an updated Wi-Fi radio that finally supports 5GHz networks via 802.11ac wireless.

The new design builds a flexible extender right into the unit and ensures people use the feature (whether they need it or not). The original Chromecast had a seldom used extender (that we received more than a few emails about over the years ) designed specifically to both improve the Wi-Fi signal and protect the HDMI jack. This is a great change as it makes it easier to position the Chromecast behind your HDTV and it better protects the Chromecast from damage.

The rigid HDMI-stick form factor is gone now and has been replaced with a flexible cable attached to a disk-shaped device. The most obvious change with the Chromecast is the form factor.

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