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New SoC, 5 GHz Wifi, BLE for easier setup from iOS, Chromecast Audio is all new, Chromecast Audio will support multi-zone.
by guyzero 11y ago
New SoC, 5 GHz Wifi, BLE for easier setup from iOS, Chromecast Audio is all new, Chromecast Audio will support multi-zone.
- cdnsteve 11y agoSo if you have a current Chromecast nothing worth upgrading for?
- fumar 11y agoMulti-room support is really neat feature that will compete with hardware like Sonos. With Chromecast audio you can use existing speakers to create a multi-room listening experience.
- hamxiaoz 11y agoThat means the music app needs to support chromecast, right?
- guyzero 11y agoChromecast audio supports audio mirroring
- Relys 11y agoI believe that is the case. I highly recommend just purchasing an RPI 2 and throwing the OSMC distro (Debian+Kodi) on it. Kodi supports the AirPlay protocol, so once you enable it in services you can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.airaudio&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.airaudio&hl... and basically pipe AUX out from your phone to multiple devices on your network. :) This obviously requires the dependency of your phone, but I prefer the flexibility.
- hamxiaoz 11y agoThat sounds cool. So basically I don't need the chromecast audio if I have the PI, right? I like the iOS' system level of audio output (AirPlay) and didn't know Android is flexible enough that an app can do that!
- kingosticks 11y agoLast time I looked at doing something like this I needed to root my phone in order to pipe everything. Is this no longer the case?
- guyzero 11y agoIf by that you mean "there's amazing backwards compatibility" then yes.