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...and then I can watch Amazon Prime on my Chromecast.
by VikingCoder 9y ago
...and then I can watch Amazon Prime on my Chromecast.
- kuschku 9y agoAmazon always wanted this (the fire sticks are a loss for them), but Google does not allow you to cast to Chromecast without having Play Services installed, Google doesn't allow Amazon to use Play Services on Kindle without removing all competing Amazon apps, and Amazon won't enable chromecast in their apps only for some users.
- VikingCoder 9y ago"Amazon won't enable chromecast in their apps only for some users" Some? You mean, "All Certified Android users"? There's what, a billion devices like that?
- kuschku 9y agoWhich would basically be giving the middle finger to people who bought Amazon’s own products. Remember, Chromecast used to work on Kindle apps until Google banned that.
- VikingCoder 9y ago...probably because Amazon purposefully stopped Amazon Prime Video from working on Chromecast.
- kuschku 9y agoNo, because Google made the Chromecast library require Google Play Services. At the same time, Netflix also stopped supporting Chromecast on many devices, as did many other services. If you always had devices with Google Play Services, you’d never notice, but if you didn’t, it was quite an annoying change.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 9y agoYes. This net neutrality principle should apply to everyone.