The unending
feud that has been brewing between Amazon and Google has affected a lot of people
who use products and services provided by these tech giants. It is well over 2
years now since both companies started blocking anything that can link the two
of them in any way. I think all these started because Amazon refused to support
the sale of Google’s chromecast in the warehouse because they themselves have a
product that can do almost exactly what Chrome cast does; as a result of this
Google responded in kind by banning Amazon’s TV from accessing some service supported
by Google -most worthy of mention is YouTube, the end result is customers of
both companies suffering.

Amazon prime
is a very popular subscription service offered by Amazon and the reason is not
far fetched. Amazon has since moved on from being an online retailing
marketplace into of the few companies that actively contribute to the world’s
technology advancement. Amazon prime is most noted for it’s Prime Video
streaming service that ranks with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. Amazon Prime
offers subscribers the opportunity of watching a large variety of premium
movies In HD and 4k viewing, blockbuster movies, Trending TV series, shows, and lots more; all of which can be
accessed via the Amazon prime app. Due to the fact that Streaming services are
suddenly becoming preference in the world of entertainment, it comes as no
surprise then that the need to be able to watch these streaming services arose;
luckily google came to the support first with Chromescast having the feature to
support casting from your phone to your TV and subscribers were quick to buy it.
The Chromescast as of its release supported Amazon Prime.
All thanks
to the feud, it soon because clear that the bitterness between the two tech
giants was not ending anytime soon as the latest versions of the Amazon prime
app does not come with support for Chromescast. This left prime subscribers
with no idea how to stream amazon prime
to chromecast and it suddenly became clear that the only way to access the
prime streaming service was through the smartphone. Amazon soon came with the
solution to this and what we got was Amazon firestick.
What is
Amazon firestick?
Amazon
firestick is a gadget whose functions is very similar to Google Chromescast. Thus,
customer, who are interested in watching the streaming service they subscribed
for had to get the firestick. For the few customers who didn’t have Chromescast,
it was easier for them to purchase it, but for customers who already own a
Chromescast, the reluctance to purchase another gadget that serves the same
purpose an even more superior gadget provides could be understood. If you are
reading this, then you must be one of those customers who have a Chromescast,
note! All is not lost yet, there is still a way of casting Amazon prime on Chromescast
as at the time of this write-up.
PC Browser Casting
This is actually the only thing you
can do if you have been searching for how
to stream amazon prime to chromecast. To do this, you need to have the
latest version of Chrome installed on your PC, amazon prime account and
subscription if you want to enjoy access to more content, local network
connection and the Chromescast device connected to your TV. The following steps
will help you cast successfully
1. Access Amazon prime from Google Chrome
The first thing you need to do is log in to your account. After this, you
need to select the movie, series, show or program you would like to watch on
your TV and play it. Also, plug in your Chromescast device into your TV to prepare it for the
casting procedure
2. Cast
As soon as the video starts loading to play, click the options button on chrome i.e. the
famous three dots. Look for the option that says cast then click it. This will
immediately open another drop-down dialog box. This dialog box will display all
the available nearest devices it can cast to. Your TV should be visible if you
have connected your Chromecast device; if you haven’t you should plug it in and
wait for your PC to discover it and if you have but it is not been displayed on
your PC, simply re-plugging in the
Chromescast device should solve it. Choose your PC to complete the casting in which case your TV icon will
turn blue.
It is
important to note if you are unable to do this, the only other thing you can do
if you really want to watch Amazon Prime on a big screen is by purchasing the
Fire TV. However, doing this means you have accepted Amazon’s decision to opt
out of Chrome casting.
You can also
view amazon prime on your TV by purchasing a Roku streaming box. However, you
should note that Roku boxes do not come with amazon prime channel. You have to
first install it after purchase before you can access the streaming service.
Amazon prime
is the only subscription streaming service that doesn’t support Chromescast
anymore. Recent developments suggest that Amazon and Google are close to ending
the feud. In fact, Amazon had a press release in which it said work has already
started on giving the next versions of Amazon prime app Chromescast support. In
addition, Google Chromescast can now be found on the Amazon website but it is
still showing “unavailable”. Furthermore, Amazon's music app now offers.
Chromescast
support which is a good indicator that we are getting more closer than ever to Amazon
prime having Chromescast support without having to go through these stress
again. The best
thing we can do is hope and pray these claims are true and that they are indeed
working to support chromecasting; if not the only reasonable thing might be to
subscribe to another streaming service.
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