Google isn't missing out on the CES 2024 action and has announced some big new features for Chromecast devices at the Las Vegas tech expo, and TikTok users will be particularly interested.
As Google's Sameer Samat explained in a blog post, TikTok content can now be cast from your phone to any Chromecast device, whether it's a dongle attached to the back of your TV or the Chromecast functionality built into the TV. TikTok live video support is also coming “soon.”
Speaking of devices with Chromecast built-in, there's more on the way: The 2024 LG TVs will have Chromecast capabilities on board, as will the new models from Hisense and TCL, so you won't need to plug anything into an HDMI port on the back.
Google says Chromecast functionality is also on the way to the LG Hospitality and Healthcare platform “later this year,” which essentially means you'll be able to view your phone's content on the big screen in your hotel room or from your bed. hospital. , as long as the place you are in uses the LG kit.
From phone to tablet
Another update that Google promises for 2024 is specific to the Pixel phones and the Google Pixel tablet: you will be able to transfer Spotify or YouTube Music playback from the phone to the tablet simply by bringing the devices together.
The idea is that, for example, you can listen to something on your phone on the way home and then seamlessly move your music or podcast to your Pixel tablet and its speaker. If you feel like you've seen something like this before, you'd be right: iPhones and HomePods have a similar feature.
Google says there are now more than 220 million active devices running the old Android TV and the new Google TV software platforms, which can of course run streaming apps natively, as well as play videos streamed from connected devices.
It means the Chromecast standard remains one of the most convenient and widely supported ways to cast audio and video streams from a phone or tablet to a big-screen TV. Even on iPhone and iPad, many popular apps come with Chromecast support, which shows how ubiquitous it has become.
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