How to automatically chrome-cast a website or a tab

Question

Is there a way to automatically google cast a chrome tab or a specific website everytime I visit the website URL ?

Any command or function or script or bat file ?

Solution 1

You need another device,

Android Mini PC MK802

Install app "autorun" and put chrome in this.

Solution 2

No, you can't and even if you could, it is strongly recommended not to do that; user has to initiate the process and select a target explicitly. Here is two simple scenarios that can totally go wrong:

• What if there are multiple devices on the same network? How does it know which one to choose?
• Imagine your family is in front of the TV in living room, and you are in your bedroom and open that web page, all of sudden it starts casting to your living room.

Comments

[user3320648]

Hi, I am using this for a professional project and has nothing to do with kids websites. I would like to call mypage.com/index.html and automatically 1 specific chromecast device will start casting it, or even if there is a command to start up chrome with chromecast running for device1 there should be an autostart option someplace....

[Ali Naddaf]

Note that if you do that, you will be in violation of Google Cast SDK Terms of Service agreements, item 3.4.8 (developers.google.com/cast/docs/terms) so try to avoid that.

[Price]

I think Google should provide a separate business licence that allows the businesses to control their cast screens without manual intervention. There is no user input required in this scenario. Does Google want to restrict the usage of Chromecast to just private living rooms?

[CommonsWare]

@Price: "There is no user input required in this scenario" -- then do not use a device that requires some amount of user input. There are countless devices that can plug into a TV, ranging from TV-dedicated devices (e.g., Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, various HDMI sticks available on eBay, Alibaba, etc.) to ordinary phones/tablets with HDMI/MHL/SlimPort output. Any of those will run an OS (mostly Android), for which you can create full apps that can do lots of things "without manual intervention".

[Price]

@CommonsWare, thanks for suggesting these alternatives! Is it possible to automatically start an app on any of these devices and play content from an Android app running on another phone that is on the same WiFi network?

[Price]

FYI, this controller Android app is not going to be used by ordinary users, only by admins.

[CommonsWare]

@Price: In general, yes. That being said, your inquiries are getting off-topic for this question and answer. If you have further concerns in this area, I suggest that you ask a separate Stack Overflow question where you explain what your objectives are and ask about how to set up the pair of apps (one on the TV-connected device, one on the phone) to achieve those objectives.

[Serguzest]

This is actually a really good option. Chromecasts, on the whole, are not meant to be used to automatically open a webpage... (Even though they'd be awesome at it)