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How to Cast Your Workouts

Watch your Playbook classes on the big screen — Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and web browser.

Written by Jordan Blake

Watch your Playbook classes on the big screen

We've made casting easier. You'll now find a Cast button right on the class screen, before your workout starts. Pick your device first, then hit play — the class opens there right away. No more starting a video, hunting for a hidden icon, or stopping and restarting.

What's new:

  • A Cast button on every long-form class

  • Pick your device first, then press play

  • Works with Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and more

  • Steadier streaming that recovers faster if your internet dips

Note: Casting currently only works for long-form, follow-along Classes. Short-form Workouts are not supported with casting.

Before you start

Whatever device you're casting to, a few things apply across the board:

  1. Connect your phone and your casting device to the same Wi-Fi network.

  2. Make sure your casting device is already set up (via its manufacturer's app/instructions — e.g., Google Home for Chromecast).

  3. Grant Playbook permission to access your Local Network (iOS: Settings > Playbook > Local Network). Without this, Playbook can't detect nearby devices.

How to cast

  1. Open a long-form class in Playbook.

  2. Tap the Cast button on the class screen.

3. Select your device from the list.

4. Press play — your class opens directly on the big screen. Playback controls stay on your phone.

5. To stop casting or switch videos, tap Disconnect.

Chromecast

  • Confirm your Chromecast is set up through the Google Home app.

  • Follow the steps above — Chromecast will appear in your device list.

Apple TV

  • Follow the steps above — Apple TV will appear in your device list once it's on the same network.

Amazon Fire TV / Fire Stick

  • Follow the steps above — your Fire TV device will appear in the list.

  • On iOS: tap Disconnect before closing the casting window — closing it directly without disconnecting first can leave the session hanging.

Smart TVs

  • Samsung Smart TVs are not currently supported for direct casting. As a workaround, open a browser on your Samsung TV and use Cast2Web, or cast to your laptop browser and connect via HDMI.

Casting to your web browser

Don't see your device in the list, or casting isn't working? You can also stream to a web browser:

  1. Tap the Cast icon and select Cast to Web Browser.

2. On your computer, go to cast.playbookapp.io.

3. Scan the QR code shown in the Playbook app with your web browser (or follow the on-screen prompt).

4. Your class will start streaming in the browser — connect your laptop to your TV via HDMI for the big screen.

Having trouble connecting? Try casting to your web browser instead.

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