Turn any Android phone or tablet into a local DLNA / UPnP media server in seconds. Expose your videos, music and photos to every Smart TV, console, Sonos speaker and Plex client on your Wi-Fi — no PC, no NAS, no setup headaches.
Install LocalCast, open the media-server tab, tap Start. Your phone immediately shows up as a DLNA source on every TV, receiver and console on the network.
Download LocalCast free from Google Play. It's under 20 MB and runs on Android 5.0 and up.
Open the media-server section in LocalCast and tap Start. The app picks a free port and advertises itself on your Wi-Fi automatically.
On your Smart TV or receiver, open the DLNA / media-browser source. Your phone shows up as "LocalCast". Pick a video and press play.
No. LocalCast runs entirely as a normal Android app. No root, no special permissions beyond network access and local media read access. It works on every phone and tablet running Android 5.0 or later.
Every Android phone can be a DLNA source with LocalCast. Install free and start sharing in seconds.