iOS 16 appears to open the door for Chromecast targets in the AirPlay menu
- 2 tahun yang lalu
Apple’s ecosystem is famously fairly locked down, but things have improved a lot over the past few years. With the upcoming release of iOS 16, Apple appears to be working towards better support for Chromecast and other casting standards in apps.
Apple makes it possible for Chromecast to get AirPlay-like treatment
In iOS 16, Apple is opening up the door for casting protocols such as Google Cast (Chromecast) to be better supported in the system. As it stands today, Chromecast is supported on iOS, but only in select apps, and usually with an interface that isn’t native to the OS.
In the YouTube Music app on iOS, for example, the Chromecast button in the app serves for both Chromecast targets and AirPlay targets.
By our read, this should allow Chromecast to have better, more native integration with iOS starting with iOS 16. To be clear, Chromecast would not become a native part of iOS. Rather apps that support Chromecast would see casting targets in native menus, such as the ones that AirPlay uses.
This would not only provide a better experience for those wanting to use AirPlay in apps that already have Chromecast, but has the potential to make it easier for Chromecast to be supported in more apps.
Other companies with casting options, such as Spotify or Sonos, could also potentially adopt this. As result of this change would be a single button in apps for casting, rather than having two or three, or even menus within menus.
Apple makes it possible for Chromecast to get AirPlay-like treatment
In iOS 16, Apple is opening up the door for casting protocols such as Google Cast (Chromecast) to be better supported in the system. As it stands today, Chromecast is supported on iOS, but only in select apps, and usually with an interface that isn’t native to the OS.
In the YouTube Music app on iOS, for example, the Chromecast button in the app serves for both Chromecast targets and AirPlay targets.
By our read, this should allow Chromecast to have better, more native integration with iOS starting with iOS 16. To be clear, Chromecast would not become a native part of iOS. Rather apps that support Chromecast would see casting targets in native menus, such as the ones that AirPlay uses.
This would not only provide a better experience for those wanting to use AirPlay in apps that already have Chromecast, but has the potential to make it easier for Chromecast to be supported in more apps.
Other companies with casting options, such as Spotify or Sonos, could also potentially adopt this. As result of this change would be a single button in apps for casting, rather than having two or three, or even menus within menus.