Chromecast comes to India
December 9, 2014
Whether it’s Comedy Nights with Kapil or highly anticipated movie trailers, Indian entertainment lovers will now be able to use Chromecast to bring their favourite content from a phone, tablet or laptop to the biggest screen in their homes — the TV.
A streaming media device that plugs into any HDTV in your house, Chromecast and a good broadband connection make it easy to watch music videos like Tu Meri from Bang Bang or the latest episodes of Big Boss on the big screen. With more than 35 percent of people accessing YouTube from mobile devices and large proportion switching between two to three devices everyday, Chromecast will help these mobile content lovers bridge the gap between their devices and their TV.
Fast and easy to setup, Chromecast tucks neatly away behind your TV and works with Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and ChromeOS devices. It taps into the same experience of using apps and browsing the web that you’re familiar with on your smartphone, tablet, and laptop, so there’s nothing new to learn. You can cast from your Chrome browser, phone or tablet by simply opening a supported app or the browser and pressing the cast icon.
With Chromecast your phone, tablet or laptop acts like a remote — you can press play and pause, control the volume, and more — but unlike other streaming solutions, you can still multitask. This means you can continue to laugh at the latest episode from TheViralFever on the TV and send an email to your friends to tell them how great it is at the same time.
A streaming media device that plugs into any HDTV in your house, Chromecast and a good broadband connection make it easy to watch music videos like Tu Meri from Bang Bang or the latest episodes of Big Boss on the big screen. With more than 35 percent of people accessing YouTube from mobile devices and large proportion switching between two to three devices everyday, Chromecast will help these mobile content lovers bridge the gap between their devices and their TV.
Fast and easy to setup, Chromecast tucks neatly away behind your TV and works with Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and ChromeOS devices. It taps into the same experience of using apps and browsing the web that you’re familiar with on your smartphone, tablet, and laptop, so there’s nothing new to learn. You can cast from your Chrome browser, phone or tablet by simply opening a supported app or the browser and pressing the cast icon.
With Chromecast your phone, tablet or laptop acts like a remote — you can press play and pause, control the volume, and more — but unlike other streaming solutions, you can still multitask. This means you can continue to laugh at the latest episode from TheViralFever on the TV and send an email to your friends to tell them how great it is at the same time.
In India, Chromecast currently supports hundreds of apps including YouTube and Google Play Movies, as well as apps from partners like Spuul, YuppTV and Eros Now — home to popular Bollywood and regional movies like RamLeela, Chennai Express and Queen, as well as music, and TV shows on-demand. To celebrate the launch, Airtel and Eros are offering Chromecast customers a range of subscription and content bundling options.
With the the open software development kit (SDK), any developer can integrate their app or website with Cast to make their content available. Since launching in the US over more than 6,000 developers worldwide are actively developing more than 10K Google Cast apps across Android, iOS, and Chrome with the open SDK. We’re looking forward to seeing the range of great TV shows, movies, music and more from local content creators which will soon be available for Indian audiences.
Chromecast costs just Rs. 2999 and will be available from snapdeal.com and select Airtel stores across India from December 10.
With the the open software development kit (SDK), any developer can integrate their app or website with Cast to make their content available. Since launching in the US over more than 6,000 developers worldwide are actively developing more than 10K Google Cast apps across Android, iOS, and Chrome with the open SDK. We’re looking forward to seeing the range of great TV shows, movies, music and more from local content creators which will soon be available for Indian audiences.
Chromecast costs just Rs. 2999 and will be available from snapdeal.com and select Airtel stores across India from December 10.
Posted by Vivek Jayaraman, Product Manager, Chromecast
