Cast to TV - Screen Mirroring

Review by eFreeware

Cast to TV is a free Android app from the developer Video Player & Cast to TV, and it exists to solve one recurring annoyance: getting what is on your phone onto a television. The pitch is straightforward. You pick a video, a photo slideshow or a song, send it to a compatible screen, and control playback from the handset in your hand.

What makes it worth a second look is the breadth of the target list. The app works with Sony, Samsung and LG televisions, Apple TV, Fire TV, Xbox, PlayStation 4, a web browser and a PC. That is a wider net than most casting tools bother to throw, and it means the app is not tied to a single brand ecosystem.

The app has been installed more than a million times and holds a 4.0 average from 19,716 ratings, which suggests a working tool with a normal spread of opinions rather than a niche curiosity. It was released in February 2023 and received an update in September 2026 that added HD mirroring and web mirroring, so the feature set is still being extended.

Who tends to get the most from it

The clearest fit is someone with a mixed household of screens. If your living room has a Samsung television, the bedroom has a Fire TV stick and the spare room has an older LG set, a single app that addresses all of them is more convenient than juggling several brand-specific tools. The same applies if you travel between homes or rental places where you cannot predict the television.

It also suits people whose media lives on the phone rather than in a streaming subscription. Downloaded films, camera roll photos and locally stored music are all things this app is built to push to a larger display, and the photo slideshow option in particular is aimed at the moment when you want to show a group what you have been up to.

Gamers get a mention too. The developer describes mirroring as a way to play mobile games on the television for a more immersive feel, which is a reasonable use of screen mirroring if your phone and network cooperate. Beyond that, the app works best for anyone who prefers controlling playback from a phone rather than hunting for a remote.

Casting media and controlling the television

The core of the app is media casting. You can send movies, web video and photo slideshows to the target screen, and the developer lists music as well. Once something is playing, the phone becomes the remote: pause, fast forward, volume adjustment and subtitle control are all handled from the app, and there is a keyboard option for typing search terms on the television.

Playlists are part of the package, with shuffle, loop and repeat modes available, which matters if you are queuing up several videos or an evening of music rather than a single file. A play history is kept as well, so returning to something you watched before does not require remembering where it came from.

There is also a built-in HD video player, so the app can handle local playback on the phone itself rather than only acting as a bridge to another screen. That combination makes it a reasonable default for someone who wants one place to open a video file, watch it on the handset, or send it to the television.

Screen mirroring and the built-in browser

Screen mirroring is the second pillar. Rather than sending a single file, the app reproduces what is on your phone display on the television in real time. The developer frames this around showing photos and videos to friends and family, and around playing mobile games on the bigger screen. The September 2026 update added HD mirroring for higher-quality output and web mirroring, which extends the same idea to what you are viewing in a browser.

The browser itself is a notable inclusion. It lets you cast web video to the television, and it carries bookmarks, playback history and selectable resolutions. Pop-up and ad blocking inside the browser is offered as a way to keep unwanted interruptions out of the viewing session, which is a thoughtful touch for anyone who streams from sites that are heavy on overlays.

Between casting, mirroring and browsing, the app covers three different routes to the same goal. Which one you end up using will depend on whether your content is a file, a live screen or a web page, and having all three in one place saves installing separate tools for each.

Price, ads and purchases

Cast to TV is free to download, and in-app purchases are available.

How it compares with the alternatives

The obvious comparison is with the casting features already built into phones and televisions. Those work well inside one brand's ecosystem, but they tend to be less helpful when the phone and the television come from different manufacturers, which is exactly the gap this app is trying to fill. Its value is in the range of devices it addresses rather than in doing something the built-in options cannot do at all.

A second alternative is a dedicated media player app. Those tend to be stronger on file format support and library management, and weaker on pushing content to a television. Cast to TV leans the other way: it is a bridge first, with a player attached, so it makes sense for someone whose priority is the television rather than the phone screen.

Physical solutions are the third option, and they are the most reliable when they work. A cable removes any dependence on your network, but it also tethers you to the television and requires the right adapter. A wireless app like this one trades that certainty for convenience, and for most people the trade is worth making.

A capable bridge for mixed-device households

Cast to TV is a sensible install for anyone who regularly wants phone content on a television and cannot rely on the built-in casting of a single brand. The combination of media casting, real-time screen mirroring, a browser for web video and a local HD player covers most of the situations where you would reach for this sort of tool, and the device list is broad enough to be useful in a home with mismatched hardware.

The caveats are the ones that come with the category. It is free, and wireless casting always depends on your phone, your television and your network agreeing with each other. The 4.0 average from a large number of ratings suggests that for most people it does agree, but it is not a guarantee.

If your viewing is mostly subscription streaming through official apps, the built-in options on your devices will usually be simpler. If your viewing is your own files, your camera roll and the occasional web video, this app is built for exactly that, and the September 2026 additions to mirroring suggest it is still being developed rather than left as it was.

What's new in version 1.7.8.4

✨ Enables HD Mirroring for high-quality display 🌐 Enables Web Mirroring to mirror device screen to TV browser 🚀 UI and user experience optimized