Google’s web apps can be sort-of integrated with Windows 8’s start screen with the pinning feature. Contacts and calendars in the People and Calendar apps will not be available unless Microsoft adds support for the CalDAV and CardDAV standards to these apps. After this date, you will have to access Gmail via IMAP in the Mail app.
(Microsoft charges Google a licensing fee to offer this service.)Įxchange ActiveSync (EAS) support will be deactivated on July 31, 2013.
While you can currently add Google accounts and sync your contacts and calendars with the People and Calendar apps on Windows 8, Google is removing the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for free accounts. Unfortunately, this is a time of upheaval. Select the Google account option and enter your Google account’s email address and password. To add your Google account, open the Mail app, press Windows Key + I to open the Settings charm, and select Accounts. You will be able to read your emails, send emails, and see new mail notifications for your Gmail account on the Mail app’s live tile. The Mail app included with Windows 8 supports Gmail accounts. On a Windows RT machine like the Microsoft Surface RT, you will have to use Internet Explorer for all your web browsing. Microsoft bans third-party browsers on Windows RT, just as they ban third-party desktop apps. Note that Google Chrome is not available on Windows RT. Finally the actual video is cast to your TV while you are able to control playback from your Surface.You can toggle between the two styles of Google Chrome browser – desktop mode and Windows 8 mode – using the Relaunch Chrome option in Chrome’s menu. Then click “ Play on your TV” icon in menu bar, select your Chromecast to sync up. When you want to stop the process, click “Stop sharing” in the notification on your desktop.įor example, log in with your account with a valid subscription via Netflix or YouTube website, and pick a movie to play. To cast another tab, simply select it, click the Cast > Cast this tab. You can click the arrow icon in its top-right panel to choose other options you want: including Cast entire screen (experimental) to share the desktop screen, and Audio mode to send audio output only. Once you have done all, open Chrome browser, click the “ Google Cast” button to show the available Chormecasr devices in your network.īy default it uses the Cast current tab. To get it working, you obviously need to download and install Chrome Browser on your tablet from, and should install the Google Cast extension. To get power, plug the cable into the USB port or included power adapter into a power outlet. Plug the Chromecast dongle into your HDTV by a HDMI port.
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