Chromecast built-in is now just Cast. Doesn't matter what you call it, though — it still does the exact same thing.
It’s a little on the nose, but there are times when Google is the most binary company on the face of the planet. To wit: Google’s branding is either brilliant , or boneheaded .
The latest rebranding that doesn’t really matter? Chromecast. Erm, Cast. Actually, Chromecast built-in. Recommended Videos Here’s the deal: Chromecast is the long-standing product that makes it super easy to send content — usually video, but not always — from your phone to a TV. It uses a protocol to do that, which basically means the software that makes that little bit of magic work.Where things got a little messy was when it comes to other devices that you can send media to. Targets, if you will.
But at some point, Google decided to highlight that these other devices didn’t just have Chromecast built in, they had “Chromecast built-in.” As in, that’s the name of the feature, and not just a description. And Google recently decided not to do that anymore, and that things are back to just “Cast.”The good news is that this sort of nonsense only matters to someone trying to crank out news posts , or someone whose job it is to make sure there’s some sort of slight distinction in branding.
But to the end users out there — the folks actually spending the money and using the things? This change shouldn’t matter at all. What’s important is finding the Chromecast — erm, Cast — icon, and then a supported target. What Google calls it and whether it’s a built-in service or an external device shouldn’t matter at all.
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