Youtube casting from Mac browsers to Apple TV

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Youtube casting from Mac browsers to Apple TV

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how to cast Youtube from macbook browsers to the Apple TV Youtube app. While it is very obvious to do from Safari browser - it shows AirPlay icon and that's it, it seems not possible to cast between Youtube on Chrome/Firefox to Youtube on Apple TV. There is nothing I see to allow it in options anywhere on both devices/apps.

Is it deliberately disabled to force using Safari for that purpose or i'm missing something?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 14.4

Posted on May 4, 2024 4:11 AM

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Urquhart1244

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May 4, 2024 4:39 AM in response to tomeq

For Mac apps that do not have in-app AirPlay controls, try using Screen Mirroring from Mac Control Center instead. That might not work for DRM’d content in browsers, but should work for most YT videos.

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tomeq Author

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May 4, 2024 5:07 AM in response to Urquhart1244

Yeah, that works too. But still - while I can cast from other devices to Apple TVs YouTube app, I can't do that from mac. This is strange, and I'm trying to figure out the problem. YouTube app on Apple TV seem to support all kind of pairing-to-app methods, but they are unavailable on Mac.

And as a counterexample I can easily cast to YouTube app from the very same mac, on Playstation 5, old Panasonic TV, chromecast devices without an issue. Apple TV seems to be the only one where it is impossible.

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