Google TV and Android TV don't ship with a built-in DLNA browser, and most third-party TV apps are abandoned. LocalCast solves it from the phone side: browse any UPnP server on your Wi-Fi, tap a video, and it streams to your Google TV — no TV-side installation required.
LocalCast lives on your phone, not the TV. Nothing to sideload, no Play Store hunt for a working DLNA player, no firmware compatibility headaches.
Download LocalCast on your Android or iPhone. Nothing needs to be installed on the Google TV.
Open the UPnP / DLNA source inside LocalCast. Your NAS, Plex or Kodi library appears. Navigate to the file you want.
Tap the cast icon and pick your Google TV from the device list. The DLNA stream jumps to the big screen and your phone becomes the remote.
No. Google dropped native DLNA support in Android TV several versions ago. You can sideload third-party apps, but most are unmaintained. LocalCast fixes it from the phone side — you keep your Google TV clean and use your phone as the DLNA browser.
No sideloading, no TV-side setup. LocalCast is free forever.