# Chromecast with Google TV as a digital signage player > Canonical HTML: https://screenrig.ai/guides/chromecast-with-google-tv-signage A Chromecast with Google TV is an Android TV stick, so it runs the screenRIG Player from Google Play. Set it up, install the Player, read the pairing code to your AI agent, and the stick plays what you ask for. An original Chromecast only receives casts and cannot run the Player. Updated November 6, 2026. ## Which Chromecast can run digital signage? Only the Chromecasts that run Google TV, which are the ones with a remote and an app store. The Player runs on Android 9 or later. | Device | What it is | Runs the Player | | --- | --- | --- | | Chromecast (1st to 3rd generation) and Chromecast Ultra | Cast receivers: they play what a phone, tablet or Chrome sends, with no apps of their own | No | | Chromecast with Google TV (4K, 2020) | Android TV with the Google TV interface, a remote, 8 GB of storage and 2 GB of memory. Android 10 at launch | Yes | | Chromecast with Google TV (HD, 2022) | The same software on a 1080p stick with 8 GB of storage and 1.5 GB of memory. Android 12 at launch | Yes | | Google TV Streamer (4K, 2024) | Google's replacement for the Chromecast line, running Android TV OS, with 32 GB of storage, 4 GB of memory and a built-in Ethernet port | Yes | Google lists these models on its [specifications page](https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3046409), and the storage and Android versions come from the [Chromecast article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast). A stick you already own is the cheapest start. If you are buying, the [onn. 4K Streaming Device](https://screenrig.ai/digital-signage/onn-google-tv.md) passed our tests and runs the same Player. ## Set up a Chromecast with Google TV Google's [setup guide](https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/10109990) covers it in full. In short: 1. Plug the stick into the TV's HDMI port and into power, and switch the TV to that input. 2. The remote normally pairs by itself. If the TV shows Start pairing, hold Back and Home until the light pulses. 3. Choose a language, then finish setup in the Google Home app on a phone: scan the QR code on the TV. With no phone, choose Set up on TV instead. 4. Wait while the stick installs its apps and updates. Two of Google's notes matter for a screen in a business: - **Networks.** A WPA2-Enterprise network is not supported, and neither is a network with AP isolation, which hotels and public venues often use. Use a normal network, or ask your network team for one. - **Accounts.** Google recommends a personal Gmail account. A Google Workspace account you do not administer can limit app installs. ## Install the Player 1. On the stick, open the Play Store, search for screenRIG and install the Player ([Google Play listing](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.screenrig.player)). 2. Open it. The Player fills the screen with a pairing code. 3. Give the code to your agent. It needs the screenRIG plugin, and [Start](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md) installs it with one paste. 4. Ask for what the screen should show. It publishes, then checks a screenshot of the screen. > **You:** The Chromecast in the waiting room shows a code, ABC 234. Pair it, call it Waiting Room, and put our opening hours on it. > > **Agent:** Paired. Waiting Room is showing the opening hours now, and I checked a screenshot to be sure. Updates arrive through Google Play and keep your pairing. ## Chromecast settings for signage Three settings keep a Chromecast with Google TV on your signage. All three are in the Player or the TV's own Settings, and the [Android TV kiosk mode guide](https://screenrig.ai/guides/android-tv-kiosk-mode.md) walks through them with the remote: - **Start on boot** opens the Player after a power cut. It is on by default. On Android 10 and later, allow Display over other apps once. - **Home screen** brings the Player back to the front within about two seconds when Home or another app takes the screen. Google TV's home screen outranks every app, so the Player returns rather than replacing it. - **Screen saver.** Choose screenRIG under Screen saver in the TV's Settings, and your content plays where the screen saver would. Press OK on the remote to open the Player's own menu: rename the screen, switch playlist, step through pages, set brightness and volume. ## Casting is not the same thing Casting streams a tab or a screen from a phone or computer, and it stops when the sender does. With screenRIG the Chromecast runs the Player itself. Your agent publishes to it, the stick keeps playing from its own storage if the network drops, and your computer can be off. To put a web page you already have open on it, [send the tab](https://screenrig.ai/guides/send-a-tab-to-a-tv.md), which loads the page on the stick and is not a cast. ## What it plays Images, video up to 4K on a device that decodes it, live streams including RTSP cameras, web pages, your own apps and 200+ ready-made [apps](https://screenrig.ai/apps.md). The [Android TV page](https://screenrig.ai/digital-signage/android-tv.md) lists each, and the stick's 8 GB of storage holds the content your playlists use. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can a Chromecast be used for digital signage? A Chromecast with Google TV can. It is an Android TV device, so it installs the Player from Google Play. An original Chromecast, or a Chromecast Ultra, has no apps of its own and cannot. ### How do I use a Chromecast with Google TV? Plug it into HDMI and power, set it up with the Google Home app, then install apps from the Play Store. For signage, install the screenRIG Player and read its code to your agent. ### Is the Chromecast with Google TV still sold? Google announced the Google TV Streamer in 2024 as its replacement for the Chromecast line. The Streamer runs the same Player. ### Does a Chromecast need a Google account? Setup signs the stick in to a Google account, and Google recommends a personal Gmail account. The stick plays your signage from the Player once it is paired, whichever account you used. ### What does it cost to run signage on a Chromecast? The stick is your only cost. screenRIG is free, with unlimited screens. Paid plans add business tools, more people, people to talk to, governance and contract terms. See [pricing](https://screenrig.ai/pricing.md). **Next:** make the stick come back by itself after a power cut with [Android TV kiosk mode](https://screenrig.ai/guides/android-tv-kiosk-mode.md). ## Sources - [support.google.com/chromecast/answer/10109990](https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/10109990) - [support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3046409](https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3046409) - [support.google.com/googletv/answer/10050570](https://support.google.com/googletv/answer/10050570) - [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast) - [screenrig.ai/docs/players](https://screenrig.ai/docs/players) ## Related - [onn. Google TV Digital Signage Player](https://screenrig.ai/digital-signage/onn-google-tv.md): A Walmart onn. Google TV stick runs the screenRIG Player from Google Play and keeps playing when the network drops. We tested it. Your AI agent runs it. - [Android TV Digital Signage App for Google TV](https://screenrig.ai/digital-signage/android-tv.md): Install the screenRIG Android TV digital signage app from Google Play on Google TV, Sony BRAVIA, onn. and Android TV boxes. Your AI agent runs the screen. - [Android TV Kiosk Mode: Boot to Your Signage App](https://screenrig.ai/guides/android-tv-kiosk-mode.md): Make an Android TV or Google TV start on your signage after a power cut. Three settings, all on the remote. - [Send a Browser Tab to a TV in One Click](https://screenrig.ai/guides/send-a-tab-to-a-tv.md): Send the tab you are looking at to a TV or signage screen in one click with the Chrome or Firefox extension, then click again to stop. - [Supported Players and Setup](https://screenrig.ai/docs/players.md): Install the screenRIG Player on your screen, pair it with your agent, and compare content types, streams and device controls by platform. ## More guides - [Control a TV with ChatGPT](https://screenrig.ai/guides/control-tv-with-chatgpt.md): ChatGPT can run digital signage through a ChatGPT dot or Codex. Install the official screenRIG plugin, pair a TV and ask for what to show. - [How Can My AI Agent Put Content on a TV?](https://screenrig.ai/guides/ai-agent-on-tv.md): Your AI agent puts content on a TV with the official screenRIG plugin: it pairs the screen, publishes and checks it. See the steps and what you need. - [Control a TV with Gemini](https://screenrig.ai/guides/control-tv-with-gemini.md): Gemini can run digital signage through Spark, Google's task agent. Install the official screenRIG plugin, pair a TV and ask for what to show. - [What Is Digital Signage? Meaning, Narrowcasting](https://screenrig.ai/guides/what-is-digital-signage.md): What digital signage means, how screens, a player and software work together, what narrowcasting is and where an AI agent fits. - [All guides](https://screenrig.ai/guides.md): Put a sheet, slides, a dashboard, a website or a camera on a TV by asking your AI agent. Each guide shows what to say and what to expect. [Start free](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md). screenRIG is free.