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You can also turn off the screen on your tablet once the video has begun playing. You can scroll through the cast, jump to scenes like a DVD, view trivia about the scene, and more. When you tap on this option, your tablet will load a Second Screen interface that provides additional information on the movie. Unlike Airplay or Chromecast, Amazon’s Second Screen requires you to share an account between both devices. If you aren’t using a Fire TV, and you don’t have the same account linked to both devices, you won’t see this option.

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Your device will list both the “Watch Now” option, which will play the film or TV show on your tablet, and the “Download” option that stores the film for offline watching.īetween both of these options, you’ll see an icon that reads “Watch on Fire TV/Fire TV Stick,” depending on the device you have plugged into your television. Select any title on your device, and you’ll see the typical options to watch your movie. Then, select the “Store.” This will load your rented, purchased, and Prime-capable films (assuming, of course, that you’re a Prime subscriber) that can be automatically streamed from your device. Head to the home screen on your device and swipe along with the menu until you reach the “Videos” tab.

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Then, the device can install third-party apps that support Google casting to Chromecast, Android TV, etc. However, you need an Amazon Firestick or TV in order to mirror your tablet, unless your Fire tablet supports Play Store sideloading. If you see the option to mirror, congratulations-you can use device mirroring. If you aren’t sure whether your Fire tablet, you’ll need to dive into the settings of your tablet and select “Display.” Look for the option labeled “Display Mirroring” in the settings menu. Not every Fire tablet can properly mirror content on another device. What you can and can’t stream to your smart devices seems to depend on the platform you’re using, and the app developer implementing the ability to stream content over the web. There is a workaround available to install the official YouTube app on your tablet through Google Play, and that app did allow us to stream to any of the platforms mentioned above (as long as there was a YouTube application on the device, we were able to stream). The YouTube app on the Amazon Appstore is a portal for the mobile website, and not the official app, so needless to say, this was a bit unsurprising. YouTube, on the other hand, didn’t seem to want to work with any of our devices, including Fire TV. Netflix tries hard to make themselves available on every platform in the world, and it’s clear that they also work to make sure their apps work with as many devices as possible. Netflix allows you to mirror the video on a Fire TV, Roku Express, Vizio smart TV, and more. There is a fair amount of devices that certain apps can share their content through, depending on which app you’re using to stream.

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