![]() It’s great, but a little inconvenient on your phone where you have to pause the video to read it. ![]() One great thing about Amazon Prime Video is its “X-Ray” feature on many shows and movies, which gives you real-time information and trivia about what you’re watching – like the names of actors in a scene, or the song that’s playing. You don’t need to stay on the app screen while watching – you can switch to other apps any time you like – but Amazon’s cleverly added a handy feature in their app which makes it worth keeping on screen. If you’re using a Chromecast Ultra, you’ll also be able to stream in HDR (High Dynamic Range) for shows that support it, as many of Prime Video’s own productions do (obviously, you’ll also need a TV with HDR support most 4K TVs do). On your TV screen, the Prime Video app will load, and you’ll see “Ready to Cast” appear (along with a promise that “it’s going to be awesome!”)Īnd just like that, you’re ready to stream! Play anything you like from the app as you usually would, and it will load and play on your TV via Chromecast. You should see the name you gave your Chromecast listed there, so go ahead and tap it. Tap the icon, and a “Cast to Device” menu will pop up. ![]() Instead, it’s overlaid near the bottom right in a grey circle, so it’s easy to miss if you’re not expecting to find it there. Note that unlike most apps with Chromecast support, this icon – the familiar rectangular “cast” shape – is not in a top corner of the screen. Chromecast is easy to use, but it’s not like a regular streaming device – it has no controls, no on-screen menus and no remote control? So how do you get it all set up to watch Prime Video? Read on!Īs soon as you load the app, it will scan your home network to see if there’s a Chromecast on it, and if it finds one, a small Chromecast menu button will be added to the app screen. That means that the millions of people who make use of one of the most affordable and versatile streaming devices on the market can now add Prime Video to their streaming menu.īut for those new to Chromecast and Prime Video, getting it all set up to stream can be a little bit confusing. That was thanks to a long-running argument between the two giant companies (also the reason that the Fire TV Stick hasn’t had a proper YouTube app until this month!).īut the two giants have made friends with each other again, and it’s the customers that are the winners – because Chromecast support has finally come to Amazon Prime Video’s iOS and Android apps. While the service was available on all kinds of platforms, from smart TVs to streaming devices (including Amazon’s own Fire TV Stick), if you wanted to stream on your trusty Google Chromecast you were out of luck – there was no support. Everything you need to know for streaming Amazon Prime on Chromecastīut there’s been one thing that’s annoyed Prime Video users for years. Whether you’re streaming one of its acclaimed original shows – such as Good Omens, the award-winning Marvelous Mrs Maisel or The Grand Tour – or digging deep into classic movies and TV, at less than five bucks a month for a Prime membership it’s an absolute bargain. ![]() Its library of movies, TV shows, documentaries and more has been steadily growing into one of the largest collections. Since its long-awaited Australian launch at the end of 2016, Amazon Prime Video has been one of the best-value streaming options out there.
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