- #HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 UPDATE#
- #HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 FOR ANDROID#
- #HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 ANDROID#
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#HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 DOWNLOAD#
While VLC Media Player 3.0 is still been developed, interested users can now download the bleeding edge versions of VLC Media Player and enjoy the Chromecast media casting for audio and video files, which is still in its infancy. The developer on VideoLAN has been working on Chromecast support for a while, and the feature is expected on VLC Media Player version 3, which is currently under active development.
#HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 ANDROID#
User can initiate and control the playback on a mobile device or personal computer on web apps that support the Google Cast technology, or mirror the content Google Chrome web browser running on a personal computer, as well as from the screen of some Android devices.Ĭhromecast support in VLC Media Player will allow users to stream media contents that are playable in VLC Media Player to the TV directly. Chromecast is a media streaming device in a small dongle format that plugs into the HDMI port on the HDTV, and instantly transforms the TV into a big screen for playback of Internet-streamed or locally stored audio/visual content. However, VLC Media Player has a major imperfection, that’s the lack of Chromecast support. VLC for iOS is a free app available from the App Store.VLC Media Player is one of the most versatile and powerful media player available, where its major attracting advantage is that it can play almost every media files throw at it, as VLC Media Player has built-in codecs for almost every media formats. While it’ll be a while before we see VLC developers tackle the feature on the desktop, the iOS app is on course to gain Chromecast support sometime during the next month or so. It’s because of this that enabling desktop-to-TV casting will be tricky. The VLC team will need to get creative to offer it in the near future, mostly likely by working in tandem with the official Chrome browser extension.
The delay in enabling desktop cast support lies squarely at the feet of Google as they’re yet to formally offer an SDK to desktop app developers. “In addition we are also working on a Windows / Linux / Mac implementation, which will take a bit longer because it’s harder.” Kühne, posting on the official VLC Forum, also says desktop users can expect to find casting functionality in the future, too:
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The official VLC for Android app will also be kitted out with the feature once the iOS version has been released.
#HOW TO CAST VLC TO CHROMECAST 2016 UPDATE#
Speaking to Gigaom, Kühne says iPhone and iPad users can expect to receive an update featuring cast support sometime in the next 4-6 weeks.
iOS First, Android Second, Desktop LaterĬhromecast functionality will appear first in the iOS app in the form of a plugin, says the project’s resident OS X and iOS developer Felix Paul Kühne. Google’s cheap media streamer is already supported by a number of leading mobile applications, including Netflix and BBC iPlayer, and is available to buy in a growing number of countries. VideoLAN, the development team behind the open-source app, which is often described as the Swiss Army Knife of video players thanks to its ability to play virtually any file format, has confirmed plans to include Chromecast support in future releases of its apps on Android, iOS and, most interestingly, desktop. Popular cross-platform media player VLC is about to get a whole lot more popular with Chromecast fans.
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