Chromecast or Google Cast? This has been a mind-boggling question for many Chromecast users. While there may be a difference between these two technologies, the common ground is the capacity to cast content to other devices, specifically a smart TV.
Here’s the deal: Chromecast is the product we use in casting while Google Cast is the software used for mirroring the screen content. Let’s expand it some more.
Google released Chromecast in 2013 as an innovative way of casting content from your computer, smartphones or tablets to your smart TV. It is a small dongle that you simply plugged into your TV to enable you to cast or mirror between devices. Many people loved the concepts and the term Chromecast has become a household name in most Google products.
But, with much success on Chromecast, Google extended its function to third-party devices. Thus giving birth to the term Chromecast built-in. Seeing the label itself will enable users to make use of Chromecast’s technology in other smart TVs or speakers.
Chromecast itself evolved to Google Chromecast with Google TV, integrating a streaming platform derived from Android TV. It became more independent compared to the old Chromecast device and rich in content.
Now with Chromecast built-in, Google changed it to Google Cast last May 2024. It is that technology that allows casting of audio and video content within various devices. Supported devices include Android TV or Google TV, Google Nest, TV’s and speakers with Google Cast and Chromecast.
