At its core, the Chromecast is essentially a web browser on a stick. When you cast content from your computer or smartphone, all you’re really doing is telling the Chromecast which website to load.
So if you’re experiencing lag or issues casting content, the root cause is generally network related. But while there are many tools to help diagnose such issues on all of our other devices, the Chromecast has never had such a utility—until now, that is.
The development team at Yu Tao Software has created an Android app that will perform a network diagnostic test on your Chromecast. While this… more
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