How to turn your Android phone into your Chromecast free

Google recently released in the US very cool device Chromecast, which allows you to stream on television image and sound from any Android-devices, or from any computer with Google Chrome. Buy it at us is not easy, and therefore suggest that you do it yourself with the help of his smartphone on Android and the free program CheapCast.

First install on your smartphone CheapCast - it is completely free.

In addition to the program, you will need:

• Cmartfon on Android;
• a control device (e.g., another device on Android, iOS device or laptop);
• TV with a free HDMI port;
• micro HDMI cable, if your phone has a similar output;
• MHL adapter if you do not have HDMI output.

The principle of operation CheapCast is very simple - it allows you to stream from one Android-device screen image to the other, on which the program is installed. It looks like this:

CheapCast works as a background service, and anyone who is next to you can send video interrupting what you're doing on your device. Service can be disabled in the notification area.

If you have a smartphone with support for HDMI, there are no problems with the connection to the TV, you will not - just use a micro HDMI → HDMI cable. If HDMI is not on the phone, use the micro USB → HDMI adapter, which is called the MHL adapter. Here's how it works:

Today, Chromecast does not support a lot of programs: Netflix, YouTube, Play Movies and Play Music.