In reality, they are two different things. Casting: When you cast content from your phone to your Roku TV, you are only casting the content from one app to a native Roku app.
You can then control the playback of that content from your mobile device. You also have the option to turn off your phone, but you still can watch and control the media on your Roku TV. Mirroring: Mirroring means you actually display the entire Android phone or tablet screen on your Roku TV. So, for example, you can play games on your Android device, while your friends watch the gameplay on your Roku television.
You can also show other streaming apps that are not native to Roku on that TV. However, once you shut off or disconnect your Android device from your Roku, the screen will go back to the regular Roku home screen. Read more : Best screen mirroring apps for Android. Roku used to have a native Twitch app, but it stopped offering it over a year ago.
Now, if you want to watch all the great Twitch content on Roku, you must either have kept that old app stored on your device or screen mirror the Android app to your Roku TV. Recently, Roku pulled the dedicated Spectrum TV app from its download store. Dow 30 35, Nasdaq 15, Russell 2, Crude Oil Gold 1, Silver CMC Crypto 1, FTSE 7, Nikkei 29, Read full article. January 29, , PM. Recommended Stories. Motley Fool. American City Business Journals.
Yahoo Finance Video. Yahoo Finance. Investor's Business Daily. The Independent. However, you can also use your phone or tablet as a controller, as you can see in the screenshot above. You can pause, play, modify subtitles and so forth, which is a little easier on a touchscreen than on a remote.
This part of the process is totally optional, but it's worth playing with. While your phone or tablet will disconnect automatically once you close the Roku app or shut down your mobile device, you can also disconnect manually. Simply hit the "cast" button one more time, and select the disconnect option. With this information, you should now know how to cast Netflix or YouTube from a phone to your Roku. If you've never tried it before, now is as good a time as any.
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. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.
To learn how to cast Netflix and YouTube content to Roku, all you need is a smartphone or tablet, a Roku, an Internet connection and a few minutes. Marshall Honorof.
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