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was there ever any information (released by Google or other parties) as to why Google decided to remove the functionality to "Cast" *any* tab, and not a tab fro
by ricktdotorg 2y ago
was there ever any information (released by Google or other parties) as to why Google decided to remove the functionality to "Cast" *any* tab, and not a tab from a site that was whitelisted by Google?
who pressured Google to do this? or did they "pressure themselves" to do it?
the BEST feature of early Chromecasts was the ability to cast any video from any page. it was revelatory!
and then that feature was silently removed.
- theryan 2y agoI still do this all the time from my desktop PC with Chrome. As far as I'm aware you can cast any tab, or even your whole desktop.
- ricktdotorg 2y agoahhh... when i try to Cast from my desktop to my Roku, i see the Roku as a destination, but only "Available for specific video sites". i think it must be that the _Roku_ is restricted as a Cast[ing] destination. my Chromecast HD is in a drawer so i can't test it right now. so using a real Chromecast, it still is possible to Cast any tab at all? damn, i should get that Chromecast back out! thank you for the correction!
- theryan 2y agoYes, it is still 100% possible with the real Chromecast. My TV also has an option to cast to it (not sure what it uses under the hood) but it is similarly restricted.
- gedy 2y agoIt's still there afaik (on desktop Chrome): View > Cast...