How to Cast Apple TV to Chromecast (Including Apple TV Plus)

By Olena Kagui Updated 08/17/2023

What to Know

  • Use the Apple TV app on your iPhone or Mac.
  • When you find a video you want to play, tap on the cast icon and select the Chromecast.

Apple TV+ offers excellent shows and movies, plus most Apple purchases come with a free Apple TV subscription. Many users wonder if they can use their Apple TV with Google Home and a Chromecast. Luckily, the answer is yes, and this article will explain how it works!

How to Stream Apple TV to Chromecast

Whether you have a free Apple TV subscription through a recent purchase or want to watch Apple TV Plus content on the big screen, we'll show you how to cast Apple TV to TVs with built-in Chromecasts, or via the Chromecast dongle.

  1. Make sure your Chromecast is on, plugged in to your TV, and connected to your Wi-Fi network.
  2. Open the Apple TV app on your iPhone or Mac.

    Make sure your Chromecast is on, plugged into your TV, and connected to your Wi-Fi network.
  3. Sign in if you haven't already; you may need to use a two two-step verification code.

    Sign in if you haven't already; you may need to use a two two-step verification code.
  4. Find whatever you want to watch and play it.

    Find whatever you want to watch and play it.
  5. Tap on the cast icon.

    Tap on the cast icon.
  6. Select the Chromecast.

    Select the Chromecast.

Your show or movie will now play on the TV! For more on how to connect iPhone to Chromecast tips, read this. If you are using a non-Apple device, go to https://tv.apple.com/ to set up Apple TV and watch it on your Chromecast.

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Olena Kagui

Olena Kagui is a Feature Writer at iPhone Life. In the last 10 years, she has been published in dozens of publications internationally and won an excellence award. Since joining iPhone Life in 2020, she has written how-to articles as well as complex guides about Apple products, software, and apps. Olena grew up using Macs and exploring all the latest tech. Her Maui home is the epitome of an Apple ecosystem, full of compatible smart gear to boot. Olena’s favorite device is the Apple Watch Ultra because it can survive all her adventures and travels, and even her furbabies.