Google Chromecast 是一种流行的流媒体加密狗(popular streaming dongle)，它可以通过一种简单且经济的方式将智能手机、平板电脑或计算机中的内容无线传输到电视上。
除了将Netflix(Netflix)、Hulu、Spotify、HBO等内容从您的移动设备和计算机(device and computer)流式传输到电视之外，您还可以做很多事情。我们的Google Chromecast 工作原理( How Does Google Chromecast Work)指南详细说明了该设备的功能。
这款看似简单、超便携的即插即用设备(plug and play device)有一些不为人知的小技巧。
以下是您可能不知道的一些隐藏的Chromecast提示和技巧的汇总，它们可以使投射更加神奇。(Chromecast)
您不知道的 Chromecast 提示和技巧(Chromecast Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know)
1.启用访客模式
2. 做演示
3. 玩很多游戏
4. 用你的声音投射视频
5.从电视上的安全摄像头流式传输实时信息(Stream)
6.在电视上观看Amazon Prime Video
7.创建一个铸造队列
8.铸造丛
9. 插入耳机
10.与他人分享VR耳机视图(Share VR)
11. 随时随地投射
12. 打开电视
13. 获得免费电影和其他福利
启用访客模式(Enable Guest Mode)
如果您家中有客人，无论您是举办家庭聚会(family reunion)还是聚会，您都可以让他们将自己喜欢的音乐或电视节目(music or TV shows)投射到您的电视上，而无需提供您的WiFi 密码(WiFi password)。
为此，请转到Chromecast设置并启用访客模式(Guest Mode)。这样，任何拥有Google Cast Ready 应用(Google Cast Ready app)的人都可以投射到屏幕上，前提是他们的设备上提供了该选项，并且他们距离Chromecast 设备(Chromecast device)25 英尺以内。如果没有，他们可以将电视上显示的四位数PIN(PIN displayed)手动输入到手机、平板电脑或计算机上的应用程序设置中。
进行演示(Make Presentations)
Chromecast可让您将演示文稿同步到任何电视，这样无论您是在办公室还是在家，都可以提高演示技巧。只需(Just)将加密狗插入电视，在兼容设备上加载Google 幻灯片演示文稿(Google Slides presentation)，然后单击演示文稿(Present)右上角的演示。
选择在另一个(Present)屏幕上演示，选择您的Chromecast 设备(Chromecast device)，然后开始演示。
玩很多游戏(Play Plenty Of Games)
需要一些有趣的家庭时光(family time)，或者只是想将您最喜欢的游戏投射到更大的屏幕上(cast your favorite game to a larger screen)？您可以使用Chromecast做到这一点。Google Play有 100 多款适用于Chromecast的游戏，但如果您是Nintendo 粉丝(Nintendo fan)，您可以下载NES 模拟器(NES emulator)CastNES，享受一段怀旧之旅(memory lane)。
将游戏下载(Download)到您的移动设备，并在电视上运行游戏时，将设备用作控制器，轻松在电视上玩游戏。
下载、安装并打开与 Chromecast 兼容的游戏后，找到并点按Cast 徽标(Cast logo)即可开始在电视上进行流式传输。如果您有多人游戏，则可以将多部手机用作游戏手柄。
使用您的声音投射视频(Cast Videos Using Your Voice)
您可以使用语音投射来自Netflix、YouTube和其他支持的流媒体服务的音乐，以及来自Google 照片帐户的照片。(Google Photos account)如果您有Google Home 扬声器(Google Home speaker)，您可以将内容投放到您家中的其他 Chromecast，只要它易于说和记住即可。
例如，您可以说“OK，Google，play Eat。祈祷(Pray)。爱(Love)。在（Chromecast 名称(Chromecast name)）”或“嗨，Google ，在（Chromecast 名称(Chromecast name)）上播放 My Family Reunion ”。
注意(Note)：对于Netflix 和 HBO(Netflix and HBO)，您需要先关联您的帐户，然后才能使用语音。
从电视上的安全摄像头流式传输实时信息(Stream Live Feeds From Security Cameras On Your TV)
如果您有Nest 安全摄像头(Nest Security camera)，您可以使用Google Home通过Chromecast查看来自安全摄像头的实时信息。只需在(Just)Google Home 应用(Google Home app and control)中添加设备并使用语音进行控制。
例如，您可以说“OK，Google ，在 ( Chromecast ) 上显示相机名称(camera name)) ”，它就会显示实时供稿。
在电视上观看亚马逊 Prime 视频(Watch Amazon Prime Video On Your TV)
最后，使用其他设备在电视上观看Amazon Prime 视频的苦苦挣扎已经结束！(Amazon Prime Video)亚马逊和谷歌达成协议( Amazon and Google reached an agreement)，Prime Video 被添加到(Prime Video get)Chromecast支持的应用程序列表中。
您现在可以通过打开应用程序并点击演员图标来流式传输(cast icon)Amazon Prime Video ，以在电视上观看您喜欢的内容。
创建一个投射队列(Create a Casting Queue)
是否曾经想观看YouTube视频，而无需在每次观看下一个视频时不断拿起手机或平板电脑？Chromecast允许您通过将内容投射到电视上并选择要观看的视频 来欣赏YouTube 上的内容。(YouTube)
点击第一个视频后，您可以点击要观看的后续视频，然后选择添加到队列(Add to Queue)而不是点击播放(Play)。要查看您的队列，只需点击屏幕底部的“正在播放”。(Now Playing)
注意(Note)：无法对队列中的视频重新排序。您只能添加到稍后观看列表(Watch Later list)或完全删除它们。
铸造丛(Cast Plex)
Plex是一款媒体管理应用程序(management app)，可让您组织和流式传输电影、照片和音乐等媒体，以便您可以通过移动设备、电视等观看它们。Google允许您投射Plex，因为Chromecast 不(Chromecast doesn)支持本地媒体播放。
为此，请注册 Plex( sign up for Plex)，下载并打开其应用程序，然后将您想要观看的内容发送到Chromecast。
插入耳机(Plug In Your Headphones)
并非每个人都喜欢与您相同的内容，这就是为什么Chromecast允许您将视频从任何兼容设备投射到电视上，并将音频保留在设备上。只需(Just)点击“现在播放”屏幕上的“将(Now Play)音频路由到电话(Route Audio to Phone)”选项，插入耳机并开始收听。
您还可以下载用于 Chromecast 的 LocalCast 以( LocalCast for Chromecast)在电视上观看内容，而不会打扰同一房间内的其他人。
与他人共享 VR 耳机视图(Share VR headset Views With Others)
如果您有Google Daydream View VR 头戴(Google Daydream View VR headset)设备并想与他人分享您在佩戴 google 时看到或体验的内容，您可以使用Chromecast和头戴设备将内容投射到电视上。只需(Just)确保Chromecast 和 Daydream View 耳机(Chromecast and Daydream View headset)上的手机与您的Google Home 应用(Google Home app)在同一个WiFi 网络(WiFi network)上即可。
打开 Google Home，点按Cast并选择要将 VR 图像发送到的Chromecast 。将您的手机插入耳机，其他人(headset and others)将（几乎）看到您的体验。
注意(Note)：只要您拥有最新的 Oculus 应用版本，您就可以使用Gear VR投射您的视图。
随时随地投射(Cast On The Go)
Google Chromecast是一款超便携设备，这意味着您可以随身携带它去任何地方度假或出差(vacation or business travel)。如果您不喜欢度假酒店中令人印象深刻的(vacation hotel)电缆选择(cable selection)，您可以使用Chromecast、笔记本电脑、路由器或以太网电缆(router or Ethernet cable)来传输您喜欢的内容。
只需将笔记本电脑插入酒店房间的(hotel room)以太网插孔(Ethernet jack)，或插入路由器，设置无线网络(wireless network)并连接Chromecast即可开始流式传输。
打开电视电源(Power On Your TV)
另一个有用的Chromecast 提示(Chromecast tip)：只要支持HDMI-CEC ，您就可以使用(HDMI-CEC)Chromecast 设备(Chromecast device)打开电视。从电视的设置菜单中启用此选项，只要电视关闭，Chromecast就会在您使用手机或计算机(phone or computer)投射内容时打开它。
但是，HDMI-CEC的条款因制造商而异，因此请查看制造商的网站或手册，以便了解如何使其运行。此外，您需要从其他来源（而不是电视）为Chromecast供电，因为当您的电视关闭时， (Chromecast)USB 端口(USB port)的电源将被切断。
获得免费电影和其他福利(Get Free Movies & Other Perks)
除了点播最新、最热门的电视节目外，拥有Chromecast还带来了诸如获得免费电影和点播电视等(TV on-demand)好处。谷歌在(Google)Chromecast 优惠( Chromecast Offers)页面上以非常优惠的价格和其他优惠奖励其用户。在这里，您可以查看当前可用的优惠以及您可以在其他Google设备上获得的超值优惠。
您还可以通过在Google Cast 应用程序(Google Cast App)中搜索来找到可访问的内容。它会向您显示当前正在流式传输您想要观看的电影或电视(movie or TV)节目的支持 Chromecast 的应用程序，以及可让您直接访问服务或下载可让您到达那里的应用程序的按钮。
生活是一条溪流(Life Is a Stream)
您的Chromecast 设备(Chromecast device)可以为您做的不仅仅是从YouTube 或 Netflix流式传输(YouTube or Netflix)音乐和电影(music and movies)。尝试(Try)这 13 个Chromecast提示和技巧中的任何一个，以获得更神奇的体验。如果您使用Chromecast有其他很酷的用途，我们很乐意听取您的建议。在下面的评论中与我们分享。
13 Cool Things You Can Do With Google Chromecast
Google Chromecast is a popular streaming dongle that makes for an easy and affordable way of throwing content from your smartphone, tablet, or computer to your television wirelessly.
There’s so much you can do with it than just streaming Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, HBO and more from your mobile device and computer, to your TV. Our guide on How Does Google Chromecast Work explains more about what the device can do.
The seemingly simple, ultraportable plug and play device has a few tricks up its sleeve that aren’t immediately apparent.
Here’s a roundup of some of the hidden Chromecast tips and tricks you may not know that can make casting more magical.
Chromecast Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know
1. Enable Guest Mode
2. Make presentations
3. Play plenty of games
4. Cast videos using your voice
5. Stream live feeds from security cameras on your TV
6. Watch Amazon Prime Video on your TV
7. Create a casting queue
8. Cast Plex
9. Plug in your headphones
10. Share VR headset view with others
11. Cast on the go
12. Power on your TV
13. Get free movies and other perks
Enable Guest Mode
If you have guests over at your home, whether you’re hosting a family reunion, or have a party, you can let them cast their favorite music or TV shows onto your TV, without giving out your WiFi password.
To do this, go to the Chromecast settings and enable Guest Mode. This way, anyone with a Google Cast Ready app can cast to a screen provided the option is available on their device and they’re within 25 feet of the Chromecast device. If not, they can manually enter the four-digit PIN displayed on the TV to the app settings on their phones, tablets, or computers.
Make Presentations
Chromecast lets you sync your presentation to any TV so you can beef up your presentation skills whether you’re at the office or at home. Just plug the dongle into your TV, load your Google Slides presentation on a compatible device and then click Present at the upper right side of your presentation.
Select Present on another screen, select your Chromecast device, and start your presentation.
Play Plenty Of Games
Need some fun family time together or just want to cast your favorite game to a larger screen? You can do that with Chromecast. Google Play has more than 100 games for Chromecast, but if you’re a Nintendo fan, you can download CastNES, the NES emulator and enjoy a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Download the games to your mobile device and easily play them on your TV by using the device as a controller while you run the game on your TV.
Once you download, install and open a Chromecast-compatible game, find and tap the Cast logo to start streaming it on your TV. If you have multiplayer games, you can use multiple phones as your gamepads.
Cast Videos Using Your Voice
You can cast music from Netflix, YouTube, and other supported streaming services, plus photos from your Google Photos account using your voice. If you have a Google Home speaker, you can throw content to other Chromecasts around your home, as long as it’s easy to say and remember.
For example, you can say “OK, Google, play Eat. Pray. Love. on (Chromecast name)” or “Hi, Google, play My Family Reunion on (Chromecast name)”.
Note: For Netflix and HBO, you’ll be required to link your accounts first before you can use your voice.
Stream Live Feeds From Security Cameras On Your TV
If you have a Nest Security camera, you can use Google Home to view the live feed from your security cameras via your Chromecast. Just add the device in the Google Home app and control using your voice.
For example, you can say “OK, Google, show camera name) on (Chromecast)”, and it’ll display the live feed.
Watch Amazon Prime Video On Your TV
Finally, the years of struggling to watch Amazon Prime Video on your TV using another device are over! Amazon and Google reached an agreement, which saw Prime Video get added to the list of supported apps for Chromecast.
You can now stream Amazon Prime Video by opening up the app and tapping on the cast icon to watch your favorite content on your TV.
Create a Casting Queue
Ever wanted to watch YouTube videos without constantly picking up your phone or tablet each time you want to watch the next video? Chromecast allows you to enjoy your content on YouTube by casting the content on your TV and selecting the videos you want to watch.
Once you tap on the first video, you can tap on subsequent videos you want to watch and then select Add to Queue instead of tapping Play. To view your queue, just tap Now Playing at the lower end of your screen.
Note: There’s no way of reordering videos in your queue. You can only add to your Watch Later list or remove them altogether.
Cast Plex
Plex is a media management app that lets you organize and stream media such as movies, photos and music so you can watch them from your mobile devices, TVs and more. Google allows you to cast Plex because Chromecast doesn’t support local media playback.
To do this, sign up for Plex, download and open its app, and then send the content you want to watch to Chromecast.
Plug In Your Headphones
Not everyone likes the same content that you do, which is why Chromecast allows you to cast videos to your TV from any compatible device, and keep the audio on the device. Just tap the Route Audio to Phone option on the Now Play screen, plug in your headphones and start listening.
You can also download LocalCast for Chromecast to watch something on your TV without disturbing others in the same room.
Share VR headset Views With Others
If you have a Google Daydream View VR headset and want to share with others what you’re seeing or experiencing while wearing the googles, you can use your Chromecast and the headset to cast the content on a TV. Just make sure the phone on your Chromecast and Daydream View headset are on the same WiFi network with your Google Home app.
Open Google Home, tap Cast and select the Chromecast you want to send the VR images to. Plug your phone into the headset and others will see (virtually) what you’re experiencing.
Note: You can cast your view with a Gear VR as long as you have the latest Oculus app version.
Cast On The Go
Google Chromecast is an ultraportable device, which means you can go with it anywhere on vacation or business travel. If you don’t like the underwhelming cable selection at your vacation hotel, you can use your Chromecast, laptop, and router or Ethernet cable and stream your favorite content.
Just plug your laptop into the Ethernet jack in the hotel room, or plug your router, set up a wireless network and connect your Chromecast to start streaming.
Power On Your TV
Another useful Chromecast tip: You can turn on your TV using a Chromecast device as long as it supports HDMI-CEC. From your TV’s settings menu, enable this option and anytime your TV is off, Chromecast will power it on when you’re using your phone or computer to cast something.
However, HDMI-CEC takes on different terms depending on the manufacturer, so check with your manufacturer’s website or manual so you can know how to get it running. Plus, you’ll need to power the Chromecast from a different source, not your TV, because power to the USB port will be cut off when your TV is off.
Get Free Movies & Other Perks
Besides showing the latest and hottest TV shows on demand, owning a Chromecast also brings benefits such as getting free movies and TV on-demand. Google rewards its users with pretty great deals and other perks on the Chromecast Offers page. Here, you can see what offers are available currently plus great deals you can get on other Google devices.
You can also find accessible content by searching for it in the Google Cast App. It’ll show you the Chromecast-enabled apps that are currently streaming the movie or TV show you want to watch, plus buttons that let you go straight to the service or download the app that’ll get you there.
Life Is a Stream
There’s so much your Chromecast device can do for you than just streaming music and movies from YouTube or Netflix. Try any of these 13 Chromecast tips and tricks for a more magical experience. If you have other cool things you’ve used your Chromecast for, we’d love to hear your recommendations. Share them with us in a comment below.
