Google Cast is a technology that allows users to cast content from their phones, tablets, or laptops directly to their TVs or speakers. It supports casting entertainment, apps, videos, music, and multiplayer games. Developers can create custom receiver applications using HTML, JavaScript and CSS to support different types of casted content and experiences. The Google Cast SDKs for Android and iOS make it relatively easy for developers to add casting functionality to their apps.

1. Google Cast
Peter Major
Aug 26, 2015

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3. “Google Cast is a technology that lets you cast
your favorite entertainment and apps from your
phone, tablet or laptop right to your TV or
speakers.”
- Google
What is Google Cast

4. from:
phone / tablet
laptop
What is Google Cast
to:
TV
speakers
entertainment
apps

5. ● Show video
● Play music
● Control playback
● Screen mirroring
● Informational
● Multiplayer games
Uses for Cast

6. Demo

7. Cast Devices

8. Cast architecture

9. Sign up as Cast developer
Register your device
Register your application
Developing for Cast
https://cast.google.com/publish/#/overview

10. ● Default Media Receiver
● Styled Media Recevier
● Custom Receiver
Cast Receiver
https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/receiver_apps

11. HTML
Javascript
CSS
Custom Cast Receiver
Hard?

12. Code

13. Use Chrome
http://<chromecast-ip>:9222
Receiver must be started
Debugging Receiver
https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/debugging

14. Receiver:
● cannot require input
● show loading screen
Sender:
● button visibility
● button state
UX Guidelines
https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/ux_guidelines

15. ● Sample in the Android SDK
● Play Services
● Media Router support library
● “Cast” button implementation
Android Sender
https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/android_sender

16. Code

17. ● ObjC sample on github
● Use Xamarin component
● Button chrome not provided
● Easier to use than Play API
iOS Sender

18. Code

19. ● Easier than you think
● Not only for video
● Not only Android
● Built into more devices
Wrap Up

20. Resources
My Cast samples
https://github.com/petermajor/JustPete.Mobile
https://github.com/petermajor/JustPete.CastReceiver
Google Developers - Cast
https://developers.google.com/cast
Developing Chromecast Ready Application for Android
http://blog.lemberg.co.uk/developing-chromecast-ready-application-android-platform
Google Cast samples
https://github.com/googlecast/
Xamarin component for Cast SDK iOS
https://components.xamarin.com/view/googlecastios

21. Questions