A brief overview providing information as to why developers should consider building HTML5 Chromecast applications.

1. BUILDING HTML5
CHROMECAST APPS
A BRIEF OVERVIEW

2. What is a Chromecast?
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Plug & Play.
Thumb-sized device that plugs
into the HDMI port.
Affordable.
$35 Retail Price Tag.
Dead Simple.
No installed apps; you use your
other devices to load content.

3. Using Google Chromecast
Android iOS Chrome
Google Cast is a technology that enables multi-screen
experiences and lets a user send and control content
like video from a small computing device like a phone,
tablet, or laptop to a large display device like a
television.
How does it work?
Cast from:

4. Video/Audio Streams Games Presentations Live Polling
Business Intelligence Teleconferencing Announcements Signage
Possible Use Cases

5. Components
A sender application, written for the Android, iOS, or Chrome
platform using the Cast Sender API
A receiver application that handles communication between
the sender app and the receiver device.

6. Types of Receiver Apps
STYLED MEDIA RECEIVER
PRE-BUILT RECEIVER APP
HOSTED BY GOOGLE
NON-DRM VIDEO/AUDIO STREAMING
LIMITED CUSTOMIZATION
CUSTOM RECEIVER
HTML5 APP
SELF HOSTED
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES

7. Developer Steps
Enroll as a Google Cast Developer
Create new app via Cast SDK Console
Register
1
Add test devices to
Cast SDK Console
Provision
2
Add Cast Sender API to
Sender Application
Integrate
3
Build Receiver Application
Develop
4
Allows your app to be used
by any Chromecast
Publish
5

8. Thoughts so far
HTML5 Unleashed
Runs latest version of Chrome; can
take advantage of cutting-edge
features
Custom receiver apps are
currently limited to 720p
resolution (1280 x 720)
Fixed Resolution
IE? Forget About It.
There’s no need to worry about cross-
browser support or legacy versions of
Internet Explorer (rejoice!)
External API Libraries
While you could download the sender/
receiver API libraries and host them locally,
google strongly discourages this.
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9. Resources
Official Dev Docs for building
Chromecast Apps.
Google Cast SDK
Where to submit bugs and feature requests.
Google Cast Issue Tracker
A must-read if you plan on publishing a
Chromecast app. Outlines the criteria that
Chromecast apps must meet.
Cast SDK Terms of Service
Google’s official support channel.
Cast Developer Help Center
A Google+ group that’s home to both Cast
Developers, and the Google Cast team
Cast Developer’s Community
A community of experts (trolls); good place to
check for answers to problems you encounter
Stack Overflow

10. Thank You
Joe Mainwaring
Follow me on Twitter, Dribbble, and Github @ theaccordance
Software Engineer
HighGround, Inc.