I have a Samsung TV, a Google Chromecast and an iPhone. I want to watch a movie on Apple TV+ on my TV, but my Chromecast doesn’t support Airplay, and Apple TV+ doesn’t support Google Cast. My Samsung TV supports Airplay, but I don’t want it on the internet at all.

Is there a way to connect via Airplay to Home Assistant, and redirect the data to the Chromecast (Home Assistant is like a middleman)?

EDIT: This is a chromecast without any app support (ie: no Google TV).

  • MikeEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    EDIT: This only seems to work for audio, thanks for pointing it out

    Try the AirCast community addon. The description says:

    AirPlay capabilities for your Chromecast players. Apple devices use AirPlay to send audio to other devices, but this is not compatible with Google’s Chromecast. This add-on tries to solve this compatibility gap. It detects Chromecast players in your network and creates virtual AirPlay devices for each of them. It acts as a bridge between the AirPlay client and the real Chromecast player.

    Sounds like just the thing you want, although I haven’t tried it personally.