But, the use case for it is not for video and gaming.

Do i need wifi to screen mirror with chromecast. On your device, select your chromecast. Intensive video and movement will lag and stutter. Best case is for both the laptop and cc to be on ethernet since that will be the fastest and most stable connection.

Unlike the chromecast, miracast doesn’t require an internet connection. If you have an android that runs android kitkat 4.4.2 or later, you can just mirror what's on your android phone directly to the chromecast. Yes, you can cast your entire screen.

If that's not an option, then make sure both are close to the router and is. Open the google home app. Turn on the tv and plug in your chromecast.

Enable hotspot in your primary phone (the one you want to do the screen mirroring) and configure. How to mirror your smartphone to chromecast: The catch is that you’ll need two smartphones (iphones and/or android phones both.

Open the google home app on your smartphone. First time you will need a second device to setup your chromecast: It's for simply showing presentations, pictures, etc.

It can turn your tv into smart tv like amazon fire stick and roku. Typical, it needs wifi for. No, chromecast does not need wifi in order to work, you can use a cell phone as a hotspot instead.