FlickHive Cast Receiver
FlickHive Video Players & Editors
Cast from your phone to Android TV & Fire TV — full playback control
- Downloads
- 32+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 5
- 2026 · v1.4.0
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About FlickHive Cast Receiver
FlickHive Cast Receiver turns your Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV or Fire TV Stick into a dedicated cast destination for the FlickHive app. Install it on your TV, open FlickHive on your phone, and send the videos you find while browsing — or your downloaded videos — straight to the big screen.
Requires the free FlickHive app on your Android phone. FlickHive Cast Receiver doesn't work on its own.
On Fire TV or Fire TV Stick? Get FlickHive Cast Receiver from the Amazon Appstore.
FULL PLAYBACK CONTROL
Play, pause, seek and switch subtitles from your phone — changes show instantly on the TV. Choose the audio language, playback speed and zoom mode (Fit / Fill / Zoom) right on the TV screen.
WORKS WITH YOUR TV REMOTE
Use your remote's Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind and Fast-Forward buttons — no need to reach for your phone.
SUBTITLES ON THE BIG SCREEN
Subtitles load and display properly on the TV, not just on your phone.
SIMPLE SETUP
Keep your phone and TV on the same Wi-Fi. Open FlickHive, pick FlickHive Cast Receiver as your cast target, and tap Cast. No accounts, no sign-in.
FREE
Casting to FlickHive Cast Receiver is free to use.
NO ACCOUNT. NO DATA COLLECTION.
Everything happens locally between your phone and TV over your home network — no cloud, no sign-in, no personal data collected.
What’s new
Version 1.4.0 · Updated October 5, 2026
- Much better stall recovery: when the connection drops mid-playback, the receiver now recovers automatically instead of stopping - Slow-starting videos no longer get cut off as they begin playing - Resumed videos start at the right spot (update FlickHive App too) - Fixed delayed playback and connection errors for videos with non-English titles - Works with FlickHive's new automatic re-cast after network drops
Alternatives to FlickHive Cast Receiver
Looking for apps like FlickHive Cast Receiver? Here are 6 similar Android apps on Google Play. The highest rated is ChaiFlicks (4.7/5), and all 6 are free to download.
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TiviMate IPTV Player 4.2
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Send files to TV 4.2
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iSMART Touch
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Hue Essentials 3.9
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Everbridge 2.7
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ChaiFlicks 4.7
| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlickHive Cast Receiver | – | Free | 10+ | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| TiviMate IPTV Player | 4.2 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | Jun 22, 2026 | Compare |
| Send files to TV | 4.2 / 5 | Free | 10,000,000+ | Sep 17, 2025 | Compare |
| iSMART Touch | – | Free | 5,000+ | May 7, 2025 | Compare |
| Hue Essentials | 3.9 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | Sep 17, 2026 | Compare |
| Everbridge | 2.7 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | Jul 2, 2026 | Compare |
| ChaiFlicks | 4.7 / 5 | Free | 10,000+ | Sep 22, 2026 | Compare |
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