“Buy new Chromecasts.”
Except that, despite their usual MO, they did actually fix it so people didn’t need to buy new devices.
Thats the vibe. In this case, it seems like they get more value from the signals they interpret from the devices already out there.
In a better world, these devices (and maybe even the Chromecast protocol) would be open sourced
My whole house audio runs off a product Google no longer makes unfortunately (Chromecast audios).
There’s, no like-for-like new version, and no good replacement that I’ve found. Thankfully, this was a fixable problem and they fixed it vs. Just EOLing them.
It’s amazing how they basically perfected something, and then just dropped it in the trash.
I know it’s easy to explain that they basically sold them to everyone who wanted one. But it really feels like a device that/situation that a company like Google could maintain as a good will thing. As a standard. As a protocol.
That’s pretty much their MO though. If you look at their list of dead products, there’s a lot of quality products that canned for whatever reason.
One theory I’ve heard here is that Patent law is the culprit in this case: Sonos has a patent they’re trolling and Google had to stop infringing by discontinuing new devices.
I had some luck cobbling together a HiFiBerry with some speakers. It’s not the same thing, but it does show up like a streamable audio device.
It’s not super cheap though.
Can it stream with the “cast” button in Spotify or other apps?
There is a way to connect your phone. Wireless with Wi-Fi or on a network without using a Chromecast. https://youtu.be/RkpQqmNRXic
You keep spamming this video when all it does is tell people you have never bought a low-end tv in your life. A good chunk of TVs do not have any kind of built-in casting or screen mirroring, which is what the chromecast product line is for.
