Moments in Chromecast's history

Post by fragmede » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 11:15 PM UTC

sf_rob wrote: post #397

kylecazar wrote: post #112

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I agree with your second paragraph for a lot of reasons and product lines of theirs. But -- I decided a while ago to bite the bullet and go whole hog on using Google everything for my personal life (for better or worse). The decision was either to avoid them entirely or resign and buy into the ecosystem. I have a Pixel, my home uses Nest, I use their cloud storage personally, their AI, etc. FWIW it is a better experi…

While I'm not all-in on the ecosystem, I'm pretty far. It's still terrible. I still can't "cast" YouTube audio to my Google Home Mini unless I use the Home Mini in Bluetooth mode (I have more reliable Bluetooth speakers for that) even as a YouTube Premium user. My Nest devices are stuck in limbo between the Google Home and Nest apps; it's been like this for years. Integrating new Google devices into Google Home tends…

Post by chris_wot » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 6:02 AM UTC

EricE wrote: post #221

chris_wot wrote: post #129

Yeah, don’t buy Google tech. If it ain’t search, stay away from it.

And the only reason they care about search is it's what drives their advertising, which is their primary product.

Post by kevincox » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 1:05 PM UTC

vel0city wrote: post #597

kevincox wrote: post #569

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A nice feature of Chromecast is that the device was really just a remote control. After starting a show it would continue even if your phone caught fire. This is obviously great for battery life but also means that multiple people can control the media (works great for YouTube where multiple people can queue videos, play, pause, etc...) I would love to see something like Chromecast but open. 1. MDNS to find the displ…

This already exists and is what casting was originally based off. DIAL.

Post by fivestones » Thu, Aug 08, 2024, 5:07 PM UTC

dzikimarian wrote: post #352

timgilbert wrote: post #300

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You can either have it display from a Google Photos photo album, and get the version of the interface which constantly displays ads to you, or you can switch the interface to "apps only" mode which will only show you one big ad on the home screen. In "apps only" mode, the thing won't display your photos, either as a screensaver or anything else. You still need to be logged into your Google account, of course; as far…

Is there different version for EU? I see either list of apps and bunch of shows from streamings that I have (home view) or just basically play store, with installed apps on top. None contains ads. If I leave it alone it will switch to Screensaver in a few minutes. Photos in my case. Bit sad they have hidden 3rd party screens savers, which were better, but there definitely isn't anything I can call "constant ads".

Post by kasabali » Fri, Aug 09, 2024, 9:30 AM UTC

BowBun wrote: post #586

wildzzz wrote: post #390

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I used a Chromecast for years until we slowly replaced all of the TVs with ones that have Roku built in. Having a remote is definitely better than needing to pickup your phone, switch over to the streaming app, wait for it to link up with the Chromecast, and then pause the video. The OG Chromecast definitely made sense for the time. Video encoding hardware capable of 1080p playback wasn't that cheap so fitting a bunc…

> Having a remote is definitely better than needing to pickup your phone, switch over to the streaming app, wait for it to link up with the Chromecast, and then pause the video I would always unlock my phone, and simply swipe down and use the media controls in the Android drawer, didn't really need all the steps in between. Heck, you should have been able to press play/next from your lock screen unless you blocked th…