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Android to AirPlay Mirroring demonstrated, coming soon to CyanogenMod

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AirPlay Mirroring from an Android phone demonstrated, coming soon to CyanogenMod

Just in case you thought incorporation would slow things down among the folks behind CyanogenMod, dev and VP of Engineering Koushik Dutta just posted this video showing off AirPlay Mirroring from an Android phone. He's been working on Android streaming support to various protocols / devices for the "AllCast" media streaming app since Google's changes cut it off from the Chromecast (for now at least), and Apple's screen sharing feature is the latest target. There are other apps in the Play Store that connect Android devices over AirPlay, but mirroring support integrated into the OS feels fresh. AllCast support is already in place for pushing media to Roku and DLNA-compatible hardware, and he says this mirroring feature is "coming soon to a CyanogenMod near you."

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Source: Koushik Dutta (Google+) (1), (2)

Chromecast update breaks local media streaming in third-party apps (updated)

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We hope you aren't depending on your Chromecast for local media playback. If you are, the device has just become a paperweight -- temporarily, at least. Google's most recent Chromecast update disables playback from external video sources, breaking third-party apps like AllCast and Fling that use the code for local-only streaming. Developer Leon Nicholls is hopeful that functionality will return when the official Cast SDK is ready for public apps, although we wouldn't count on it. As Android Central notes, Google isn't promising local media support on the Chromecast; for now, it's focused on the cloud.

Update: In a statement mentioned by dnengel84 in the comments and posted by The Verge, Google says that it's willing to support local content; these are "early days" for the SDK, and the feature set is likely to change. Read the full statement after the break.

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Via: GigaOM

Source: Koushik Dutta (Google+), Leon Nicholls (Google+)

Google Blocks Chromecast App Support for Local Video and Music Streaming

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An app had been broken down and then put together by Koushik Dutta on YouTube. Termed AllCast, it had regional media added to it along with Dropbox and Google Drive cast buttons. These let the user...