Description
Polon Cast is a simple tool which allows to display photos from your device on a Smart TV connected via WiFi network.
Connection with the TV is extremely simple. Application automatically discovers all available devices in the network. To connect just tap the cast button in top left corner of the screen and select a device from the list.
Selecting photos for displaying is simple too. Application lets you browse your photo albums and streams. Just drag and drop single photos, group of photos or whole albums to the queue. Interface is similar to Photos app to make things even more intuitive. Photos from the queue are send to the TV in advance to speed up transitions.
Application uses part of the iOS device screen to show what is displayed on the external screen. It even allows to pinch to zoom the displayed photos.
Polon Cast uses highest resolution available for selected TV and protocol. Photos are resized before sending to speed up communication. Please note that this application is capable of handling almost any resolution. The limitations come from TV and selected communication protocol.
Application implements many communication protocols in order to support as many devices as possible. At the moment following protocols are supported: AirPlay (Apple TV), Google Cast (Chromecast and Android-TV), SmartView (modern Samsung TVs) and DLNA (older smart TVs).
This application also make it possible to display photos on devices connected using mobile hotspot. This allows you to have a Chromecast device paired with your iPhone ready to show your photos on any screen it is plugged into.