Your TV needs AirPlay for this route
Use an Apple TV or an AirPlay-compatible television on the same Wi-Fi as the iPhone or iPad. A Chromecast-only receiver cannot receive this mode, even if the same TV works from desktop Chrome. A television supporting both systems can use its AirPlay feature.
Google explicitly excludes Chrome on iOS from its Web Sender SDK. Installing Chrome on an iPhone does not supply the Android Cast bridge. This guide uses Safari and Apple’s system Screen Mirroring instead. It is not a direct AirPlay video URL or a promise that every smart TV is compatible.
Open the player, choose the TV, then press Play
- Open Cast to Your TV in Safari and choose a file from the device’s file or photo picker.
- Wait for inspection and preparation, then tap Screen mirroring.
- Open Control Centre and select Screen Mirroring.
- Choose the Apple TV or AirPlay-compatible TV. Enter its passcode on the phone if the system asks.
- Return to Safari and tap Play on this iPhone when the player is ready.
The last Play tap matters: preparation can finish while playback is still paused. Follow Apple’s Screen Mirroring instructions if Control Centre looks different on your device.
Use the controls in the visible player
Use the local player to pause, seek or choose available subtitles. Images display as stills; PDF controls change the rendered page. The whole visible display, including the player controls, can appear on the TV. It is different from a television independently fetching and playing a film.
Choose an audio track or preparation quality from Settings before opening the player when needed. Add captions through Subtitles → Add subtitle file, then select the track. See the subtitle guide for supported text files and styling limits, and the PDF guide for page preparation.
Check preparation separately from mirroring
Local video needs a browser with a usable ManagedMediaSource or MediaSource implementation and compatible decoding or conversion support. The app checks capabilities rather than promising that every iOS version and codec will work. A successful photo display does not establish video or audio support.
WebKit describes Managed Media Source on iPhone, but platform API availability alone does not verify the complete phone-to-TV route. Large compatible files can be read incrementally; unsupported conversion and subtitle burn-in retain their separate limits. Use the large-file guide if preparation rejects a film.
Keep Safari visible, and stop in Control Centre
Keep this tab open, Safari visible and the phone unlocked throughout playback. Switching apps, locking the screen or losing Wi-Fi can interrupt the local player or mirroring. The website cannot see which AirPlay TV you selected or confirm that the TV is connected; local playing time counts even if system mirroring is not active.
Pause or close the local player when finished, then open Control Centre → Screen Mirroring → Stop Mirroring to end the system connection. The file is not uploaded to our service. Check the picture and sound on the TV before starting a longer film; see missing-audio checks if the TV picture has no sound.
Ready when you are
Start with your file.
Open the player, choose one file, then use the casting option for your device. Any preparation stays on your device.
Open Cast to Your TV