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Reddit has a fairly comprehensive app list, and users can find other apps by searching for "Chromecast" in the iOS or Google Play stores. Now that you know which services Chromecast supports, just travel to a supported content provider's website, and start broadcasting media.

If you prefer to broadcast content from your Android or iOS device, just download the service's app to your smartphone instead you will also have to install the free Chromecast app. Each supported app will have a Broadcast button that you can press to send content directly from the service to your TV. Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software.

He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology. If there are multiple apps that could satisfy your query, you'll be presented with a row of possibilities.

Otherwise, if there is one app but it is incompatible, the Assistant will apologetically inform you so instead of presenting you with alternatives. Are you feeling lucky?

Once you've landed on a compatible app, click the "Install" button to proceed. The Play Store will do its thing and, once it's done, you'll get an Open button to jump right into the app. You can also search for apps to install via the Play Store on your desktop browser.

Once you find an app, hit the Install button, then click into the drop-down menu to see if the Chromecast is among the compatible devices. If it is, select it and click the Continue button to proceed with the remote install. If not for the Assistant for voice search, I would advocate this approach as the primary method for installing apps on your Chromecast.

It's interface is simplistically designed, just like the Chromecast itself, so it's only a matter of seconds from when you find a funny video until it's broadcast on your big screen. Not only is it a pretty great cable alternative, but it's a darn good Chromecast app, too. YouTube is free to download on both iOS and Android. Once upon a time, we might've recommended that you download Rdio as your go-to Chromecast music streaming app.

Unfortunately, however, the music streaming gods saw fit to cast Rdio into the abyss and, for awhile, the world was audio-less.

But that was before we discovered Slacker Radio — the hip radio alternative that arguably does a better job finding music that you're going to like while sprinkling in little factoids about the songs and playlists you select.

Set your stream to Kbps in the settings, sit back, relax and enjoy your new favorite streaming app. Let there be sound. Google Play Music is the ultimate player for anyone heavily invested in the Mountain View company's audio store. Able to stream tunes from your library as well as from a massive catalog of on-demand music, Google one-ups the competition by adding Chromecast support to its iOS and Android Google Play Music apps.

We've sung Plex's praises before: the media center app takes TV shows and movies stored on your PC and streams them conveniently to your phone. Plex's best trick, however, is that it can send this stream to your Chromecast, effectively giving you a set-top box with access to any movie or TV show you can possibly imagine. As well as its own Spotify Connect, the world's biggest streaming service also allows you to use Google's Chromecast to play music either through your stereo or TV.

If you opt for the latter then you'll see your currently playing track displayed on screen, but we imagine most people will opt to play Spotify through a Chromecast Audio to get their stereo streaming-connected. With an increasing number of streaming speakers on the market now supporting Spotify Connect you might not need to plug in a Chromecast, but this is a great option for anyone looking to upgrade an old stereo.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, being so big and so bright the channel offers a free app that works with Chromecast. On it you'll find new episodes of the Doctor and Looper, as well as need-to-know news stories. Of course if you don't have your handset handy you can always stream from your laptop or tablet to the big screen, too. AllCast offers an all-in-one way to take movies, music and pictures from your small screen and shoot it to your dongle.

The free version slots in a few annoying ads and limits video length to a few minutes, but for frugal streamers it's the easiest, most effective method to taking your content from your mobile device to the big screen. AllCast is available on iOS and Android. Only the free version is available in the UK. At this point we've covered the best ways to share movies, music, TV shows and photos with Chromecast, but what if you want to show off some good ol' web pages?

For that your best bet is Chrome. Like using a web browser on a desktop, the mobile versions of Google Chrome essentially mirror your screen, letting everyone around see what you're seeing on your phone. Twitch is a gamer's paradise. With thousands of streams going on around the clock, there's always a new game to watch or streamer to laugh at.

Best of all, because Twitch's app is Chromecast-enabled, the party doesn't have to stop on your small screen. Whether you're an eSports fan, a retro enthusiast or just want to watch someone beat Super Mario World in under 27 minutes With Spotify Connect being included in an increasing amount of speakers, Tidal users were starting to feel slightly left out when it came to getting their music streaming to speakers around the house. Thankfully a recent update to the service now means that Tidal users can enjoy lossless CD-quality music around the house, which continues to leave Spotify in the dust in terms of pure music quality.

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