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How to cast content on Amazon Prime Video from an Android to your smart TV

Written by Steven John
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You can cast Amazon Prime movies and shows from your Android to your smart TV, Roku, or Google Chromecast. Faizal Ramli/Shutterstock
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An Android phone or tablet can do many things, like browse the web, send texts and emails, and stream your favorite shows and movies from the Amazon Prime Video app. 

While your Android phone or tablet might have a great high definition display, let's face it — movies and shows are still better on a bigger screen.

So instead of hunching over your Android as you try to enjoy "The Man in the High Castle," cast those Prime shows to your TV and sit back and enjoy in proper style.

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How to cast Amazon Prime Video from your Android

1. Open the Prime Video app on your Android device and switch on your smart TV, or a device like Chromecast or Roku. Make sure your devices are all connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

2. Tap the cast icon at the bottom-right corner of your screen to connect your Android to your smart TV or streaming device. Select the device or TV from the available devices list.

How to cast Amazon Prime from Android
Your Android device can cast Prime videos to a smart TV or to a device like Google Chromecast.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Choose the movie or show that you want to watch and it will begin streaming on your selected device.

How to cast Amazon Prime from Android
Make sure your Android and smart TV or streaming device are using the same Wi-Fi or the connection will not work.  Steven John/Business Insider

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.