Google Cast

<p>Google Cast is a <a href="/facts/Proprietary_protocol/o902Cmmh">proprietary protocol</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> for playing locally stored or Internet-<a href="/facts/Streaming_media/4rPhSq0Y">streamed</a> <a href="/facts/Audiovisual/7BPs5I28">audiovisual</a> content on a compatible consumer device. The protocol is used to initiate and control playback of content on <a href="/facts/Digital_media_player/sXozrqGf">digital media players</a>, <a href="/facts/High-definition_television/AuE6FRFI">high-definition televisions</a>, and <a href="/facts/Home_audio/45Y0chqX">home audio</a> systems using a <a href="/facts/Mobile_device/cNS1Rhvg">mobile device</a>, <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computer</a>, or <a href="/facts/Smart_speaker/S7DPuMB5">smart speaker</a>. The protocol was first launched on July 24, 2013, to support Google's first-generation <a href="/facts/Chromecast/0EztvB0h">Chromecast</a> player. 
</p><p>The Google Cast <a href="/facts/Software_development_kit/2Hkk6Hbs">SDK</a> was released on February 3, 2014, allowing third parties to modify their software to support the protocol. According to Google, over 20,000 Google Cast-ready apps were available as of May 2015. Support for Google Cast has since been integrated into subsequent devices, such as the <a href="/facts/Nexus_Player/0W90go2u">Nexus Player</a> and other <a href="/facts/Android_TV/0HHdAs3N">Android TV</a> devices (such as televisions), as well as <a href="/facts/Soundbar/7g4ulSxQ">soundbars</a>, speakers, and later models of the Chromecast. Consumer devices that natively support the protocol were marketed as Chromecast built-in from 2016 to 2024, after which the branding reverted back to the Google Cast name. As of October 2017,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Google_Cast&action=edit">[update]</a> over 55 million Google Cast-enabled devices have been sold.
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Google Cast