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lkwizzy's avatar
lkwizzy
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Watching a Dropbox video from Iphone to Chromecast

IS there a way for me to watch a dropbox video from iphone to Chromecast?
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  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    5 years ago

    Hi there lkwizzy, thanks for reaching out to us here!

     

    From what I could find, the Dropbox app isn't one of the currently supported apps for Chromecast. You can check out some more info on the supported apps from here.

     

    Perhaps you can try opening the video from the Chrome browser on your phone and Cast the tab? The steps to do this are outlined here.

     

    Let me know if this helps!

Daphne's avatar
Daphne
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
5 years ago

Hi there lkwizzy, thanks for reaching out to us here!

 

From what I could find, the Dropbox app isn't one of the currently supported apps for Chromecast. You can check out some more info on the supported apps from here.

 

Perhaps you can try opening the video from the Chrome browser on your phone and Cast the tab? The steps to do this are outlined here.

 

Let me know if this helps!

  • jnor's avatar
    jnor
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Me and my family want to move from Google Photo/Drive to Dropbox.
    We have been waiting at least two years for this feature. We all use Chromecast from the Google Photo app a lot.

    Does Dropbox have any roadmap for getting this supported ?
    Regards J

     

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      2 years ago

      Hey jnor, thanks for joining the discussion here.

       

      I just wanted to mention that I found this idea which echoes your query here.

       

      Feel free to take a look and upvote it to show your interest as well.

      • jnor's avatar
        jnor
        Helpful | Level 5
        2 years ago

        Thank you, I have upvoted the idea as you have suggested.
        I'm not holding my breath here, but hope to one day finally get this feature.

        I'm a bit concerned if all new "standard" innovations take this long to get into Dropbox 🙂

  • LEGODamashii's avatar
    LEGODamashii
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago
    There does not seem to be a way to cast a tab from the Chrome app on iOS (from an iPhone). The instructions you linked to will only work for the PC (or possibly Mac) version of Chrome.
    Please consider adding casting functionality to Dropbox.
    Thank you!
    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      2 years ago

      Hey there LEGODamashii, thanks for your feedback on this.

       

      You can also take a look at this idea and upvote it to show your interest in this functionality. 

       

      Cheers!

    • jnor's avatar
      jnor
      Helpful | Level 5
      6 months ago

      Any news on chromecast support? This is my yearly check if I can switch yet…..

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