LocalCast for Chromecast & TV
LocalCast for Chromecast & TV Summary
LocalCast for Chromecast & TV is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in the Video Players category, developed by Stefan Hurzlmeier. First released 11 years ago(Feb 2014), the app has accumulated 17.2M+ total installs and 172.5K ratings with a 3.46★ (mixed) average rating.
Recent activity: 4.1K installs this week (21.4K over 4 weeks) showing declining growth , and 5 new ratings this week (25 over 4 weeks) with slowing momentum. View trends →
Advertising: The app has been identified as showing monetized advertisements based on detected ad network creatives.
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Nov 29, 2025. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Aug 22, 2025.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Nov 16, 2025 (version 2638).
LocalCast for Chromecast & TV was last scanned for SDKs 2025-11-29. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.
Google
AppLovin
Mopub
Smaato
Square
Bumptech
Eclipse
Firebase3.46★
Ratings: 172.5K
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App Description
Supports all devices: Chromecast, Smart TVs, sticks, boxes and more
LocalCast is the number one casting solution on Android with over 10,000,000 users!
Works with: Google Cast, Chromecast, SmartTVs, Roku, Nexus Player, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV or Stick, Sony Bravia, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and other SmartTVs, Sonos, Xbox 360, Xbox One or other DLNA Devices.
Send videos, music or pictures
FROM your phone or tablet, other apps, NAS (DLNA/UPnP or Samba), Google Drive, Google+, Dropbox or a webpage
// FAQ
If you have a problem with LocalCast, please see the FAQ (english only right now):
www.localcast-app.com/faq
// Unique features
- Zoom & rotate & pan (Chromecast & other Google Cast devices)
- NAS: SMB access
- Subtitles: Opensubtitle.org integration
Subtitles only work with Chromecast and Apple TV 4
// Videos
Be aware that the Chromecast only supports a couple of format/codecs.
It can read containers like mp4, mkv, 3gp and m4v, but all these containers can use different codecs.
If something doesn't work, please visit the FAQ (english only right now): www.localcast-app.com/faq
// Pictures
On a Chromecast:
Rotate, zoom and pan pictures easily from the "Now playing" screen, touch the
button with the four arrows.
// Subtitles
Subtitles work with Chromecast and Apple TV 4:
- Use the Opensubtitles.org integration
- Touch a subtitle file after you started a video
Subtitles in the same folder are added automatically.
You can set a subtitle folder which will be searched.
Subtitle timing, font, background and color can be changed.
Subtitle encoding in the settings: e.g. for arabic subtitles choose UTF-8
Some DLNA servers add information about subtitles, some don't.
// Wireless headphones (beta)
Touch the headphone symbol on the "Now playing" screen, to stream the sound to your phone.
It's impossible to sync this automatically and network delays make it hard.
This feature is in beta: it might work most of the time.
// Chromecast supported formats
https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media
// Recommended PC software to convert your files:
https://handbrake.fr/
// In app purchases:
The app is free and ads supported, all purchases unlock all Pro version features:
- No ads
- Search (device only)
- Video preview when seeking on the "Now playing" screen
There are subscriptions "/month", "/year" and one time purchases.
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