diff --git a/docs/docs/features/casting.md b/docs/docs/features/casting.md index b94dd3b920..708af7b194 100644 --- a/docs/docs/features/casting.md +++ b/docs/docs/features/casting.md @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ -# Chromecast support +# Casting support -Immich supports the Google's Cast protocol so that photos and videos can be cast to devices such as a Chromecast and a Nest Hub. This feature is considered experimental and has several important limitations listed below. Currently, this feature is only supported by the web client, support on Android and iOS is planned for the future. +Immich supports both the FCast and Google Cast protocols, meaning photos and videos in Immich can be cast to devices such as a Chromecast, Nest Hub, or an FCast receiver. This feature is considered experimental and has several important limitations listed below. This feature is supported by the web client, as well as the mobile app via FCast. -## Enable Google Cast Support - -Google Cast support is disabled by default. The web UI uses Google-provided scripts and must retrieve them from Google servers when the page loads. This is a privacy concern for some and is thus opt-in. - -## Mobile Fcast support +## Mobile FCast support The mobile app also supports FCast for casting media to both FCast receivers and Google Cast devices such as a Google TV or Nest Hub. Devices are automatically discovered over your local network. -You can enable Google Cast support through `Account Settings > Features > Cast > Google Cast` +## Enable web support + +Casting from the web client is currently only possible via Google Cast, so enabling web support means enabling Google Cast. Google Cast support is disabled by default, since it requires the web UI to load Google-provided scripts from Google's servers when the page loads. This is a privacy concern for some and is thus opt-in. + +You can enable Google Cast support through `Account Settings > Features > Cast > Google Cast`. ## Limitations -To use casting with Immich, there are a few prerequisites: +To use Google Cast with Immich, there are a few prerequisites: 1. Your instance must be accessed via an HTTPS connection in order for the casting menu to show. -2. Your instance must be publicly accessible via HTTPS and a DNS record for the server must be accessible via Google's DNS servers (`8.8.8.8` and `8.8.4.4`) -3. Videos must be in a format that is compatible with Google Cast. For more info, check out [Google's documentation](https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media) +2. Your instance must be publicly accessible via HTTPS and a DNS record for the server must be accessible via Google's DNS servers (`8.8.8.8` and `8.8.4.4`). +3. Videos must be in a format that is compatible with Google Cast. For more info, check out [Google's documentation](https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media).