Summary
- Samsung phones don’t come with Google Cast built-in, but there is a workaround to enable Google Cast mirroring on Galaxy devices.
- Samsung has made it harder to access the hidden Smart View developer options menu, but there are still two methods to enable Cast support.
- You can use the SystemUI Tuner app or connect your phone to a PC and run an ADB command to access Smart View’s hidden developer menu and enable Google Cast.
With Google Cast, it only takes a few clicks to mirror your smartphone screen or stream content from your phone to a large Cast-enabled TV screen. Except for Samsung, the best Android phones have Google Cast built-in. The world’s largest Android maker supports Miracast-based Smart View on its phones instead of Google’s streaming standard. There was a workaround to enable Google Cast mirroring on Samsung phones. This trick no longer works, but an alternative method is now available that you can use to enjoy Google Cast support on your Galaxy device.
Samsung has been working on adding Google Cast support to Smart View for some time. This will allow you to mirror your Galaxy phone’s screen or app content to a compatible TV. Previously, you could access hidden Smart View developer options to enable support for Google’s streaming standard. But with recent versions of the Smart View app, Samsung has made the hidden Smart View developer options menu harder to access.
As has been brought to the attention of Android Guru Mishaal Rahman, you can still access this menu and enjoy Google Cast on your Samsung phone. There are two ways to achieve this: through the SystemUI Tuner app or by connecting your phone to a PC and running an ADB command. Both methods are simple and do not require root access to work.
The first method is the simplest because it does not require access to a PC. Open the SystemUI Tuner app; From the System drop-down list on the left, select Locked screen. From there, tap Lock screen shortcuts, followed by the left or right shortcut. Now, search for Smart View and select “Activity DeveloperOption”.
If you don’t mind using ADB, connect your phone to your PC and run the following ADB command: “adb shell” settings put system lock_application_shortcut ‘1;http://com.samsung.android.smartmirroring/.settings. DeveloperOptionActivity ;1;null;'”.
In either case, your Galaxy phone’s lock screen shortcut will become the hidden Smart View developer menu. Open hidden settings and enable the option Google Cast And App Cast allows all apps choice.
If you frequently stream content to TVs, you’re unlikely to mind the few extra steps required to enable this feature on your phone.
Since Smart View technically supports Google Cast, it’s possible that Samsung will make this feature official with the upcoming One UI 6.1 release. The company’s next major skin release is expected to debut alongside the Galaxy S24 series later this month and roll out to its existing premium devices in the coming weeks and months.