Google’s Chromecast dongle may be built primarily to stream content from the likes of Netflix and YouTube, but that hasn’t stopped app developers from expanding its reach. On Sunday, however, one such developer said that a recent Chromecast update had blocked his Android application. “Google’s latest Chromecast update intentionally breaks AllCast,” wrote Koushik Dutta, developer of the AllCast app. AllCast is designed to allow users to use the $35 Chromecast device to stream their own, local content.
Loading ...
Chromecast Update Snuffs Unauthorized Content
Posted by: Peter Suciu August 26, 2013 12:39 PMGoogle’s Chromecast dongle may be built primarily to stream content from the likes of Netflix and YouTube, but that hasn’t stopped app developers from expanding its reach. On Sunday, however, one such developer said that a recent Chromecast update had blocked his Android application. “Google’s latest Chromecast update intentionally breaks AllCast,” wrote Koushik Dutta, developer of the AllCast app. AllCast is designed to allow users to use the $35 Chromecast device to stream their own, local content.