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I hate how Chromecasting is being phased out by Google over GoogleTV (or whatever they call it now). Just playing from your mobile phone alleviated this issue

• gessha 3y ago
  Google will never come up with a branding and stick to it. They could’ve built a better walled garden than Apple but chose not to because it doesn’t align with their financials currently and their org is basically 100 startups in a trench coat all funded by ads.
• ajross 3y ago
  Chromecast isn't being phased out, not sure what you mean? Your issue with Netflix is how the Netflix app works, it wants a second layer of authentication, and the nature of the framework (it's not just streaming video from a device, it's basically an app that gets beamed over so the device can do the streaming itself) is that they can put up whatever they want. Do the same thing with Youtube and it's seamless. Try it with AppleTV and there's no support at all (beyond trickery like casting a browser window). Big Tech can't agree on this stuff and never will as long as there's a garden wall to build.
  • oezi 3y ago
    I just meant that Google is focusing more on their AndroidTV/GoogleTV way of doing things (apps on the TV) than continuing working towards casting from mobile devices onto the TV. This lack of focus on Casting is certainly causing it feel like it is becoming obsolete. For instance many Android apps now have bugs when it comes to casting (stuttering video or the cast button only showing up when restarting the app).