Unofficial Google Cast receivers followed, before Google released a second official receiver, the Nexus Player, in November 2014.įor information on Chromecast's app history and software development kit, see Chromecast software development kit and compatible apps. The first Google Cast receiver released was Google's Chromecast in July 2013 a digital media player in the form of an HDMI dongle, the device streams media wirelessly via Wi-Fi after a selection is made through a supported mobile or web app, such as those listed below. The following is a partial list of apps with Google Cast support, and the platforms on which each can run. ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve this article if you can. The specific problem is: Contains table syntax errors. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.