Facebook
now allows you stream videos from your mobile devices or PC to your TV through
Apple TV from an iOS devise and Google Chromecast through a web browser. The
social media giant is also working to enable people cast from their Android
devices to Chromecast soon.
Facebook is focused
on creating video experiences that people want, and have also heard that people
want different options for how and where they watch videos that they discover
on the platform.
- To watch a video from Facebook on your TV:
- · Find a video you want to watch on your phone or desktop and press the TV symbol in the top right corner.
- · Select the device you want the video to stream to.
- · Enjoy the video right from your TV.
While you’re watching a Facebook video on your TV, you can go back and
scroll through News Feed on the device you’re streaming from, so you can catch
up on other stories while your video keeps playing on the TV. Or you can find
more videos to watch by choosing a new one from places like News Feed or your
Saved tab. And if you’re streaming a Facebook Live video to your TV, you can
see real-time reactions and comments on the screen, and you can join in the
conversation yourself by reacting or commenting.
Chromecast is a digital media player developed by Google.
The device is a 2.83-inch (72 mm) HDMI wireless adapter that plays audio/video
content on a high-definition television or display by directly streaming it via
Wi-Fi from the Internet or a local network. The Google Chromecast HDMI
streaming media player displays content from phones, tablets, or laptops on
your TV screen. Chromecast works with a number of apps including Netflix and YouTube.
Apple TV is a digital media player and a microconsole
developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance
and entertainment device that can receive digital data from a number of sources
and stream it to a capable television.
Whether you’re hanging out with friends or just relaxing on the couch by
yourself, Facebook hopes you enjoy this new way to watch videos.
