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August 26, 2013 06:01 pm -04

Chromecast update breaks local media streaming in third-party apps

Meditate on Chromecast

We hope you aren't depending on your Chromecast for local media playback. If you are, the device has just become a paperweight -- temporarily, at least. Google's most recent Chromecast update disables playback from external video sources, breaking third-party apps like AllCast and Fling that use the code for local-only streaming. Developer Leon Nicholls is hopeful that functionality will return when the official Cast SDK is ready for public apps, although we wouldn't count on it. As Android Central notes, Google isn't promising local media support on the Chromecast; for now, it's focused on the cloud.

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Via: GigaOM

Source: Koushik Dutta (Google+), Leon Nicholls (Google+)


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