Files by Google already allows the delivery of local content through your mobile to the TV as a great novelty of this app, which is really a file manager.
Logically for be able to send that local content we are going to need that either our TV is "smart" or that we have a Chromecast or another type of stick like Amazon's connected.
How to stream content from your mobile with Files by Google
Since the last update, Files from Google already havee the ability to send content or stream from the one you have locally. That is, any file that you have stored on your mobile can be "broadcast" to the television, as long as you have a Chromecast or another type of dongle in the style; as is Amazon's own.
It was about time that Google allowed us to do this from any of its apps, because if we take into account, we have always had to relegate in others, like the great VLC, to broadcast local content that we have on our mobiles; and that thanks to the increasing storage space they allow us to store a lot of movies, series and more.
This functionality has been around since beta in September, but from today you can access it by updating Google Files from the Google Play Store. So you can cast local content:
- Let's go to file browsing section of the app.
- We select any category.
- Remember that you have to be on the same Wi-Fi network than your Chromecast.
- When this is the case, you will see the "broadcast" icon and that we know from many other apps such as Netflix, HBO, YouTube ...
One of the best features of this ability to cast Google Files content is that it can do it without the need for a data or Wi-Fi connection. That is, as long as you are on the same WiFi and the content is local, the data will not fly. An interesting news for when you go on vacation and in the house of a family member they do not have internet, but they do have a screen with an HDMI connection to connect the Chromecast that you carry in your suitcase.
As is often the case with many other apps that allow content to be broadcast, you have the interface with the reproduction to have the most basic controls.
If you still haven't received the latest update to Files from Google, download it from here:
Google files: APK
But what else can I do with Google Files?
One of the best advantages of Files by Google, already installed by more than 100 million usersIs that manages the files of our mobile to tell us those that remain. In other words, it will be your assistant to clean the terminal of unnecessary files and it even has a peer-to-peer file sharing function.
The truth is a very useful app for that family member You may not have much idea of ​​moving around with your phone and you need an application that tells you what to do. Google Files will indicate that it can be deleted and will give as much information as possible so that it is clear that it is lost with the action to be carried out.
Also allows search files in a very fast way, and the ability to make a backup copy of the data we have on the mobile in order to make more space in the limited internal memory that the phone may have.
But of all that Google Files offers, it is with smart recommendations and that, as we have said, it can be very good for those who go from messing around with the mobile. They only need more space so that WhatsApp continues to work after the damn message that there is no memory in the terminal.
An interesting novelty that we can now broadcast local content from an official Google app through your Chromecast or similar device. Do not miss the opportunity, and so you can get rid of another app for those needs of streaming content.
