Comment on Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line

• NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes! I hadn’t seen that highlighted anywhere in articles really, only saw it on the damn Google Store after looking just now.

  Seems an all around solid update on the previous device.

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  • Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just gotta stick FLauncher, SmartTube, Jellyfin, and Stremio on it and it seems solid.

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    • damo_omad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I changed from FLauncher to Projectivity Launcher a little while ago and definitely recommend it

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      • Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My wife is used to FLauncher and will probably get annoyed if I change the Shield’s interface (again…) but maybe I’ll try it out on the Google TV Chromecast I have for holiday trips.

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    • jeena@piefed.jeena.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I just hope this is still possible on the new one, I can see a future where they make it impossible but hopefully not yet.

      I agree that it's a good upgrade too, the only dowside is that it's not portable anymore, I used to take it with me on any travel to have my own home theater set up like I like it with me when I was living in Hotels and AirBnB's for a year on business travel. Especially in Asia the TVs are in the local language and I never have any idea how to change the language from Korean or Japanese to English so I can use the TV. But putting in the dongle and turning on the TV was always possible.

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      • Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I doubt they’d block alternate launchers as they seem happy enough hosting them on Google Play.

        Side-loading will be safe as Android being open is its whole deal. The EU are forcing Apple to be more open so there’s no way Google wants a target on their back.

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    • NegativeInf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And now I can install all those things without worrying about my internal storage filling to capacity!

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• LaggyKar@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can get an Ethernet adapter for the Chromecast

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, exactly. You needed to buy an extra adapter before. Now you don’t.

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    • LaggyKar@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This TV Streamer costs significantly more than a CCwGTV combined with an adapter.

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