How To Add Chromecast Capabilities To Your App

Google’s Chromecast is finally officially on sale in Australia, which gives local developers an added incentive to target the platform. Here’s how to do it.

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Basic Chromecast support is relatively straightforward: you just need the software development kit (SDK) which was officially released back in February. Versions are available for Android, iOS and Chrome. In many cases, it’s simply a matter of adding code from the SDK directly into your app. Hit the official developer guide for all the details, and check out the best existing Chromecast apps for inspiration.

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