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Similar to the Chromecast, I was trying to set one up. https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/2998456 https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/299845
by srott2 4y ago
Similar to the Chromecast, I was trying to set one up.
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/2998456 https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/2998456
"Download the Google Home app on your Chromecast-supported Android device."
- ikiris 4y agoThe chromecast didn't have an actual UI to manage.
- zamadatix 4y agoYou used to be able to set it up via any device though not just Android/iPhone which made sense as more than just phones can use it. At least it's not just Pixels or something.
- amiga-workbench 4y agoYou used to be able to set them up from the Chrome browser, back when Chromecast support was implemented via a browser extension and not baked in. They completely gutted Chromecast support in Chrome quite a while ago, you can't even adjust the playback volume from your computer any more.
- davidmurdoch 4y agoI wonder if they had to gut it due to the Sonos suit.
- notatoad 4y agothe volume adjustment feature disappearing was definitely in response to the sonos lawsuit
- slenk 4y agoThere is literally a button in the link you provided saying how to do it on iOS also...
- srott2 4y agoOMFSM my bad o_O. I'll never get used to Material design, hope it follows Metro soon...
- NikolaNovak 4y agoI've set it up with my iPhone.
- jeroenhd 4y agoYup, you need either an Android or iOS device. If you just have a PC or a laptop you just can't use a Chromecast for some stupid reason. At least it's better than Apple TV, which requires you to own a device from the exact same brand, but it's still a shitty requirement. They managed to implement setup from a PC before, what's stopping them from doing it again? I suppose you could use any of the many Android emulators out there to get around this restriction but it shouldn't be necessary. This is just user hostile design.