Can an android projector receive Chromecast sent from phone?

Question

Hi

I used to have a Android TV that I could Chromecast YouTube videos to instantly, just by pressing the Chromecast icon on the video on my phone, and this instantly opened the app on my TV.

I now have a 'Smart Projector' (Yaufey Mini), and would like to do the same thing. The projector has android on it, but I can't figure out how I can use it to receive Chromecast signals. Sending them is easy, but I want to be able to have a YouTube video on my phone, then cast it to the projector. There are loads of laggy screen sharing apps, but when I used Chromecast with my TV it wasn't screen sharing as such, because this would actually open the app on the TV.

How can I do this? It seems like it should be possible, as all these devices have android?

koshergoy · Accepted Answer

Your projector is definitely not equipped with anything close to official AndroidTV, ergo, NO Chromecast ability.

officialgrantd · Answer

There used to be a way to do this with an app that was pulled from real Android TV devices called Cast Receiver. Last I knew Google broke that functionality. You could always just buy a Chromecast, although that obviously adds cost.