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How to use Google Chromecast from your iPad to stream media to a TV or display

Written by Steven John edited by John Lynch
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It's easy to use Google Chromecast on your iPad. Shutterstock
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Chromecast is the difference between your TV becoming a relic, or your TV serving as a platform for all your favorite shows, movies, and music. 

If your television has an HDMI port and you have an iPad, you are ready to stream all sorts of media to the TV. All you need is a Chromecast dongle and a few minutes of free time to set everything up.

In order to Chromecast from an iPad, you need a Google account and the Google Home app. Once you have downloaded Google Home from the App Store, connect your Chromecast dongle to a power source and plug it into the HDMI port on your TV. 

Before we go further, make sure your TV screen is tuned to that HDMI port – hours have been wasted by toggling to the wrong TV input.

Check out the products mentioned in this article:

iPad (From $329.99 at Best Buy)

Google Chromecast (For $35 at Best Buy)

How to Chromecast from your iPad

1. Launch the Google Home app on your iPad and tap Devices in the top right corner.

2. Follow the on-screen steps to initially set up your Chromecast device.

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Set up Chromecast from your iPad.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Check to make sure that the same code displays on both your iPad and TV screen, then hit Yes.

4. Name your Chromecast (usually choosing a name that refers to its physical location is best) and set privacy options as you'd like.

5. Connect the Chromecast device to Wi-Fi, making sure you are connecting it to the same network as your iPad.

Once you enter the Wi-Fi password, you should be all set.

Open an app like Netflix on your iPad and start a show. In the top left corner, you will see the Chromecast icon.  

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Tap the Chromecast icon to stream Netflix to a TV from your iPad.  Steven John/Business Insider

Tap the Chromecast icon and select your Chromecast device to start your casting journey.

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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.