

You can’t, for example, stream video from your phone to your TV if you’re sat on the bus. It’s important to note that both the Android phone and the Raspberry Pi need to be on the same network for this to work. Unfortunately, there is no reliable iPhone alternative for this. You’ll find Raspicast in the Google Play app store. As long as your Pi is connected to the HDMI input on your TV or display, you’ll be able to view the media on your phone. This is a free app that connects to your Raspberry Pi and streams data to it. Get started by installing Raspicast on your Android device. You won’t be able to use the Cast button on Android, but YouTube videos, pictures, audio and images from your smartphone can be streamed to your TV.

Yes: you can use your Raspberry Pi just like a Chromecast. Well, if you have a mobile device you don’t mind using for managing your media, you could use this to cast a video to your TV. But what if you’re happier to leave it running Raspbian as the main operating system? You can even install Kodi on it for managing media offline and online. You probably already know that you can use your Raspberry Pi as a media center.
