topic ChromeCast support when ?? in Desktop (Linux)

ChromeCast support when ??

mote — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:03:41 GMT

I have two ChromeCast Audio's that i use in a 'Group' (synced) to play music in my two living rooms.

For now i have to either use my phone as proxy for the desktop application or the webplayer, which is both unsatisfactory solutions.

When will we have proper support for ChromeCast in the desktop client? (linux)

It is going to happen right?

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

mote — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:11:59 GMT

Bump Bump - Spotify ??

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

Swanny — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:11:21 GMT

Hi @mote, at present, Chromecast support is not possible for desktop programs, as the Google Cast SDK is only available for Android, iOS and Google Chrome.

You can read more about it here: https://developers.google.com/cast/

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

mote — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:21:18 GMT

Thank you for the answer.

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

mavanmanen — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:03:26 GMT

Actually, desktop is (unofficially) possible, see https://github.com/xat/castnow
It's a commandline program that can stream videos to chromecast without a browser, just the terminal - which is desktop based.

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

Swanny — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:26:12 GMT

Cheers for that @mavanmanen, interesting to see! I think that could be useful for developers, however in my opinion it'd be in Spotify's best interests to only approach desktop support when/if Google decides to officially support desktops for their Cast SDK.

Re: ChromeCast support when ??

mote — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:36:31 GMT

Thanks @mavanmanen I wounder if anybody else knows about this.