A presentation I did on developing for Chromecast using the Cast Companion Library

1. Developing for Chromecast
Kurt Mbanje : DStv Digital Media
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@ckurtm

2. Google Cast & Google Cast SDK
• Technology to cast to mobile devices
& compatible audio speakers
• Google Cast SDK supports Android ,
Chrome and IOS

3. Cast compatible devices
and more..

4. Cast Components
• Sender apps
• Receiver apps
Applications running on a mobile device or laptop
(HTML, JavaScript , CSS) app running on a Chromecast or other compatible
device.

5. Sender App Lifecycle

6. Receiver Applications
• Default Media Receiver
Does not require application id
• Styled Media Receiver
Requires application id
• Custom Media Receiver
Requires application id
CastMediaControlIntent.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID
Can be styled with CSS files

7. Receiver Applications
• Default Media Receiver
Does not require application id
• Styled Media Receiver
Requires application id
• Custom Media Receiver
Requires application id
CastMediaControlIntent.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID
Can be styled with CSS files

8. Receiver Applications
• Default Media Receiver
Does not require application id
• Styled Media Receiver
Requires application id
• Custom Media Receiver
Requires application id , DRM Content, Data centric apps
CastMediaControlIntent.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID
Can be styled with CSS files

9. Receiver App Lifecycle

10. Cast SDK Requirements
• Part of play services revision 4.2+
• Support libraries 19.0.1+
• Required dependencies :
• android-support-v7-appcompat
• android-support-v7-mediarouter
• google-play-services_lib
• android:MinSdkVersion=“9”

11. Cast Companion Library
https://github.com/googlecast/CastCompanionLibrary-android

12. Cast Companion Library
• Custom cast menu
• Easy device discovery
• Lock screen controls
• Samples on GitHub
• Ready to go mini-
controller
• Cast widgets
• Player control activity
• Reconnection logic
• Media tracks
• Data channel wrappers
https://github.com/googlecast/CastCompanionLibrary-android

13. Implementation (Video Playback)
• Initialize
• Add cast button
• Connect to cast device
• Listen for events
• Send Messages
• Disconnect from device
• Add dependency

14. Initialize

15. Add Cast Button

16. Connect to Cast Device

17. Playback media

18. Local File Browser Sample

19. Thank You