On: Introducing Google Cast for audio

[Jack5500]

I own a Chromecast and like all about it except it's ability to play oyur own content. I understand why they forbid it, but for the same reasons I'm using it much mroe rarely than I would otherwise. Additionally this could have easily been an addition to the original Chromecast via a simple extractor.

[Reebles → Jack5500]

There are actually many apps that allow you to play local content now. It was pretty bad for a while before they released the SDK though.

The two I use are Videostream for Google Chrome, and BubbleUPnP for Android.

[_lce0 → Reebles]

Have you seen which permissions those kind of apps require?

I don't want to allow these apps to read my history, share my contacts, or expose the current running apps just to cast some media ..

[parfe → _lce0]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.videostrea...

Which permissions do you take issue with? I don't see anything like what you claim.

[Shog9 → _lce0]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.ap...

I won't even run the Facebook or LinkedIn apps without locking them down first. Frankly, it's somewhat negligent that this isn't built into the Play Store installation UI.

[sogen → _lce0]

create a disposable @gmail account

[gsands → Jack5500]

Check out the Chrome extension Videostream for Google Chromecast, link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-go...

[Scaevolus → Jack5500]

Plex works well with Chromecast to play your own media.

[ismavis → Jack5500]

There are lots of apps that cast your local content, AllCast for one.

[LAMike → Jack5500]

https://github.com/xat/castnow let's you play local files from the command line