
Stream to TV: Roku, Chromecast, Smart TV
Cast to TV for Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One/360, DLNA, Smart TV
castify.tv · com.castify
UpdatedJul 29, 2019
PublishedDec 19, 2018
Packagecom.castify
MD57551d0aefd9d6648a2a1e6e11087059d
SHA1 (signer)B4:6F:73:C3:38:CC:58:2A:17:9D:B8:F2:97:70:1C:28:28:E9:2F:86
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Architecturesarmeabi-v7a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Websitehttp://castify.tv
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
🌟 Upgrade Android 15 SDK
🌟 Samsung Tizen TV app
🌟 SlideShows
🌟 Enhance Bookmarks: create folders, reorder, etc...
🌟 Play Audio on Phone while casting to TV
🌟 IPTV & Podcasts support
🌟 Samsung Tizen TV app
🌟 SlideShows
🌟 Enhance Bookmarks: create folders, reorder, etc...
🌟 Play Audio on Phone while casting to TV
🌟 IPTV & Podcasts support
Description
Stream & Cast to TV by Castify for Android with over 5,000,000 users so far.
Requires Streaming Devices:
Chromecast 1, 2, and Ultra HD 4K
Fire TV or Fire Stick
Apple TV Airplay (4th gen) tvOS 10.2+
Roku Express, Roku Streaming Stick, or Roku TV
DLNA receivers
Xbox One, Xbox 360
Google Cast receivers
Smart TVs with DLNA built-in including: Panasonic, LG TV, TCL, Phillips, Sony Bravia, Samsung, Sharp, and many others. Please check your TV's user manual.
Free Features:
- Cast to TV, video, movie, music, or photos
- Cast web videos found online from websites
- Stream to TV from local files on phone to Chromecast, Roku, Xbox, Apple TV or compatible devices
- Only 2 items in queue at a time
- Only 1 bookmark at a time
- Play history
- Searching of videos on any websites
- Block popups per website
*Free features are ads-supported.
Pro Premium Features:
- Removes advertisements
- Roku remote control
- Roku channels
- Subtitles (only Chromecast for now)
- Custom themes
- More than 2 videos in queue
- More than 1 bookmarks
- Set home page
- Sync across devices
This app works best with Google Chromecast and Google Cast receivers. Users may experience limited functionalities with other casting receivers.
This is not a phone screen mirroring/sharing app.
Cast & Stream movies, videos, or music from web browser to TV.
Also cast local movie, music, or photos found on your phone/tablet to TV with compatible streaming devices.
Usage Steps:
1. Use the app's browser to navigate to a website.
2. The browser will try to find any playable video, movies, or music on that site.
3. Then play it locally on the Phone/Tablet, or cast to TV with Chromecast or one of the compatible streaming receivers.
Supported Formats:
MP4 movie
MKV files
MP3 music
JPG, PNG images
HTML5 video
HLS Live Streaming
Some iptv m3u8 urls
4K and HD where available
Features & Limitations of Some Streaming Receivers
Roku Streaming devices & Roku TV:
- Remote control only for Roku
- no video resuming/scrubbing, no audio streaming, some file formats not supported.
Apple TV AirPlay:
- Battery Optimization must be disabled for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and up, local cast of audio and photo not supported. MKV files not supported. Some urls formats not supported.
Xbox One & Xbox 360:
- DLNA must be enabled in settings
Fire TV: some video movie formats not supported.
The following streaming devices and Smart TVs are in BETA support, so please do not expect them to work as good as Chromecast: DLNA devices, Android TV, Xbox One & Xbox 360, WebOS, Netcast
Some Smart TVs have Google Chromecast app (or DLNA) built-in:
according to this: https://www.google.com/chromecast/built-in/tv/
If you have any of those models, please check if it has one of the streaming receivers to see if it's compatible to cast to TV.
Castify does not modify, download, or transcode the video sources. It only sends the original source to your streaming receivers. The app does not hosts any content. Therefore the compatibility and availability of the videos are dependent on the source websites themselves.
-This app only casts from websites that uses public format. Proprietary video & movie formats such as Prime Video, Direct TV, Netflix, etc...will NOT cast to TV.
-If a video is not playing or a disconnection occurs, it could be several reasons:
1. The ISP(Internet Service Provider)
2. The source website itself
3. Insufficient WIFI signal strength
Troubleshooting:
-Ensure your WIFI connection is stable and on the same network. Streaming online movies to TV requires a good internet connection.
-Most connection problems can be resolved by restarting the Chromecast, Roku, or other receivers or phone.
-Flash movie websites are not supported by stream device manufacturers.
Requires Streaming Devices:
Chromecast 1, 2, and Ultra HD 4K
Fire TV or Fire Stick
Apple TV Airplay (4th gen) tvOS 10.2+
Roku Express, Roku Streaming Stick, or Roku TV
DLNA receivers
Xbox One, Xbox 360
Google Cast receivers
Smart TVs with DLNA built-in including: Panasonic, LG TV, TCL, Phillips, Sony Bravia, Samsung, Sharp, and many others. Please check your TV's user manual.
Free Features:
- Cast to TV, video, movie, music, or photos
- Cast web videos found online from websites
- Stream to TV from local files on phone to Chromecast, Roku, Xbox, Apple TV or compatible devices
- Only 2 items in queue at a time
- Only 1 bookmark at a time
- Play history
- Searching of videos on any websites
- Block popups per website
*Free features are ads-supported.
Pro Premium Features:
- Removes advertisements
- Roku remote control
- Roku channels
- Subtitles (only Chromecast for now)
- Custom themes
- More than 2 videos in queue
- More than 1 bookmarks
- Set home page
- Sync across devices
This app works best with Google Chromecast and Google Cast receivers. Users may experience limited functionalities with other casting receivers.
This is not a phone screen mirroring/sharing app.
Cast & Stream movies, videos, or music from web browser to TV.
Also cast local movie, music, or photos found on your phone/tablet to TV with compatible streaming devices.
Usage Steps:
1. Use the app's browser to navigate to a website.
2. The browser will try to find any playable video, movies, or music on that site.
3. Then play it locally on the Phone/Tablet, or cast to TV with Chromecast or one of the compatible streaming receivers.
Supported Formats:
MP4 movie
MKV files
MP3 music
JPG, PNG images
HTML5 video
HLS Live Streaming
Some iptv m3u8 urls
4K and HD where available
Features & Limitations of Some Streaming Receivers
Roku Streaming devices & Roku TV:
- Remote control only for Roku
- no video resuming/scrubbing, no audio streaming, some file formats not supported.
Apple TV AirPlay:
- Battery Optimization must be disabled for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and up, local cast of audio and photo not supported. MKV files not supported. Some urls formats not supported.
Xbox One & Xbox 360:
- DLNA must be enabled in settings
Fire TV: some video movie formats not supported.
The following streaming devices and Smart TVs are in BETA support, so please do not expect them to work as good as Chromecast: DLNA devices, Android TV, Xbox One & Xbox 360, WebOS, Netcast
Some Smart TVs have Google Chromecast app (or DLNA) built-in:
according to this: https://www.google.com/chromecast/built-in/tv/
If you have any of those models, please check if it has one of the streaming receivers to see if it's compatible to cast to TV.
Castify does not modify, download, or transcode the video sources. It only sends the original source to your streaming receivers. The app does not hosts any content. Therefore the compatibility and availability of the videos are dependent on the source websites themselves.
-This app only casts from websites that uses public format. Proprietary video & movie formats such as Prime Video, Direct TV, Netflix, etc...will NOT cast to TV.
-If a video is not playing or a disconnection occurs, it could be several reasons:
1. The ISP(Internet Service Provider)
2. The source website itself
3. Insufficient WIFI signal strength
Troubleshooting:
-Ensure your WIFI connection is stable and on the same network. Streaming online movies to TV requires a good internet connection.
-Most connection problems can be resolved by restarting the Chromecast, Roku, or other receivers or phone.
-Flash movie websites are not supported by stream device manufacturers.
Required features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Wifi android.hardware.wifi
Permissions (32)
Stream to TV: Roku, Chromecast, Smart TV requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Change Wifi Multicast State android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
- Change Wifi State android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Read App Badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- Read External Storage android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Vibrate android.permission.VIBRATE
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Write External Storage android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Com Anddoes Launcher Permission Update Count com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Com Android Vending Billing com.android.vending.BILLING
- Com Castify Permission C2d Message com.castify.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- C2dm Permission Receive com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Finsky Permission Bind Get Install Referrer Service com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Com Htc Launcher Permission Read Settings com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Com Htc Launcher Permission Update Shortcut com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Com Huawei Android Launcher Permission Change Badge com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Com Huawei Android Launcher Permission Read Settings com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Com Huawei Android Launcher Permission Write Settings com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Com Majeur Launcher Permission Update Badge com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Com Oppo Launcher Permission Read Settings com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Com Oppo Launcher Permission Write Settings com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Com Sec Android Provider Badge Badgeprovider com.sec.android.provider.badge.BadgeProvider
- Com Sec Android Provider Badge Permission Read com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Com Sec Android Provider Badge Permission Write com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Com Sonyericsson Home Permission Broadcast Badge com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Com Sonymobile Home Permission Provider Insert Badge com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- Me Everything Badger Permission Badge Count Read me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Me Everything Badger Permission Badge Count Write me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE