After eleven class , Google has announce it is phase out the Chromecast brand and will only betray current versions of the streaming devices while stock stay .
The applied science , which began as a lightweight style to beam content from an Android or Chrome OS twist to a TV or speaker unit , has been plunge by the Google TV platform , which has with a built - in operating organization with its own entourage of apps and service .
That all culminated today with the launching of theGoogle TV Streamer 4 K , which has now dropped the Chromecast denounce following2020 ’s Chromecast with Google TV model .
Google says it ’s prison term to evolve the smart TV political platform with livelihood for AI , more integration of impudent habitation devices and more amusement option than ever . Google pronounce that Chromecast devices will still be available until the current crop has sell out . If you ’re wondering what that means for ongoing livelihood for those gadget , Google see that nothing is changing .
“ With this , there are no modification to our support policy for live Chromecast devices , with continued software program and security updates to the latest twist , ” Google said in ablog postcommemorating Chromecast ’s impact .
In the post Google wrote : “ When we launched Chromecast , most TVs had few ( if any ) apps , streaming was treacherous and complicated and connect your television receiver to your phone , tablet or laptop was ungainly and hard .
“ Chromecast was our answer to this trouble , a simple and affordable way to cast your preferred online content right on your TV screen . It was as easy as plug in the twist and hitting play . Chromecast ’s small dongle shape factor made it easy to hide behind a TV , and the affordable Leontyne Price made it accessible to million and the perfect gift for many . ”
Thanks for the streams , Chromecast .
