Google Cast is a useful feature in part because of how widely adopted it has been, but it’s never been baked into Samsung TVs. That’s finally changing on newer models but, as it turns out, the feature is also expanding to some older models too.
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If you’ve spent the last month wondering why Netflix suddenly decided to end support for Google Cast on its service, you’re not alone. Now, a new report suggests the reasoning behind the move might be the most obvious.
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Google appears to be working on more Android Auto updates, including potential support for Cast and a redesign of the music player to go with Material 3 Expressive.
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An update to the Apple TV app on Android phones and tablets today finally introduces Google Cast support, thus closing a big functionality gap since the launch earlier this year.
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In a wild turn of events, Netflix has killed support for Google Cast on the vast majority of products.
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Google is aware of an issue today with Cast (previously “Chromecast built-in”) not working “on certain VIZIO TV models from 2016-2020.”
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In its latest Android update, Telegram is adding support for watching videos of your TV via Chromecast (Google Cast) devices.
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Tubi is the easiest way to watch this year’s Super Bowl for free, but many users are running into Chromecast issues, not to the fault of Google’s services, though.
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After removing the feature late last year, the latest Fitbit app updates have restored support for Google Cast for workout videos.
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One of the big perks of the Fitbit app is access to a huge collection of workout plans that include videos, but recent app updates have removed the ability to cast those videos to TVs.
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A new software update is now rolling out to Rivian electric vehicles with support for Google Cast and a new YouTube app.
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As announced with the October Pixel (Feature) Drop last week, Google is rolling out “Hold close to cast,” or tap to cast, between Pixel Pro phones and the Pixel Tablet.
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LG is now rolling out an update to its 2023 TVs which delivers Google Cast support.
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Google Cast, perhaps better known as Chromecast, makes it pretty easy to get content from virtually any device onto a TV and, soon, it’s coming to more hotel rooms.
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Back in April, YouTube Music rolled out a new Cast menu and Google is now starting to address the lack of a “Disconnect” button.
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The Cast menu redesign that first launched in YouTube Music is now rolling out to the main YouTube app on Android and iOS…
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At I/O 2024, “Chromecast built-in” was quietly rebranded to “Google Cast.” Notably, this is reversing a branding change made in 2016.
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As a part of Google I/O 2024, Android Automotive is getting support for Google Cast, new apps, and more.
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After testing earlier this year, YouTube Music for Android is widely rolling out a sheet-based Cast menu redesign.
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Later this year, Google will let you “Tap to Cast” songs between the Pixel Tablet and compatible Pixel phones.
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“Media controls for Cast devices” have long appeared as a standard notification (as shown above), but they are now part of the Android 13+ media player.
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I’ve been writing about Waymo from afar since 2017, so finally being able to actually use the product was a trip, literally. Last week in San Francisco, I took two Waymo One rides as a completely normal passenger.
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At the start of this year, Google made a handful of changes to Speaker Groups following the US ITC ruling in favor of Sonos. Google Assistant speakers made by JBL are finally getting updated with new Cast firmware that fixes the experience of using Speaker Groups.
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It seems Google is finally set to bring Chromecast devices a bit closer to Android itself. With Android 13, Google appears to be preparing support for Chromecast devices to be a native part of the system audio switcher.
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