Google Integrates Cast Into Chrome, No Extension Required (venturebeat.com)

An anonymous reader writes from a report via VentureBeat: On Monday, Google announced Google Cast is now built right into Chrome, allowing anyone using the company's browser to cast content to supported devices without having to install or configure anything. The Google Cast extension for Chrome, which launched in July 2013, is no longer required for casting. The report adds: "Here's how it works. When you browse websites that are integrated with Cast, Chrome will now show you a Cast icon as long as you're on the same network as a Cast device. With a couple of clicks, you can view the website content on your TV, listen to music on your speakers, and so on. In fact, Google today also integrated Hangouts with Google Cast: Signed-in users on Chrome 52 or higher can now use the 'Cast...' menu item from Chrome to share the contents of a browser tab or their entire desktop into a Hangout." The support document details all the ways you you can use Google Cast with Chrome.

Comments

Bloat

[JazzXP]

To me this is something that should have stayed as an extension. I'd say only a minority of people will use this feature (I have a Chromecast and I can't see it getting much use). Why do we need this built in to what is meant to be a fast and lightweight web browser?

Re:Bloat

[93 Escort Wagon]

It's funny that the same people who refuse to add bookmark dividers/separators into Chrome because of "extra UI complexity" have no problem adding bloated cruft like this.

Re:Why Does My Browser Need to be a Server?

[lgw]

The juxtaposition of stories on the /. front page answers the question. Why Does My Browser Need to be a Server?

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