Chromecast intro - Speaker Deck

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Chromecast #swmobile

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Agenda • What is it • How it works • Cast dev 101 • Design • Notable apps • Demo #swmobile

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Me: Scott Alexander-Bown • Senior Android dev at Intohand* (Bath) • Co-author Android Security Cookbook • Co-founder SWmobile #swmobile *Current vacancies for iOS and Android developers

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Who’s heard of Chromecast? #swmobile

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History lesson #swmobile

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Anybody??? #swmobile

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So what is it? • ~3 inch remote controlled embedded web browser • Plays HD content via interweb • It’s not based on ChromeOS • It’s based on Android and Chromium #swmobile http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Chromecast+Teardown/16069

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Chromecast #swmobile

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How it works! #swmobile

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How it works! II #swmobile

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Senders SDK - Not just Android #swmobile SDK developers.google.com/cast/docs/developers

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Getting started – Create an app • Cast Developer console cast.google.com/ publish • $5 sign up fee • Register your chrome cast device • Create an Application (get App Id) • Point to custom receiver HTML file (this can be hosted in google drive) http://goo.gl/c31tkH ! ! • Helloworld sample https://github.com/ googlecast/CastHelloText-android ! ! ! ! #swmobile

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*From Google DevBytes Youtube video

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Sender app lifecycle *From Google DevBytes Youtube video

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Developers – Getting started II ! “CastCompanionLibrary-android is a library project to enable developers integrate Cast capabilities into their applications faster and easier.” https://github.com/googlecast/CastCompanionLibrary- android ! Google Cast Developers G+ https://plus.google.com/communities/ 115742157569103585450 #swmobile

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UX: Cast button #swmobile

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UX guidelines: Receiver • No interactive elements • Interaction is on the sender app • UI elements should not interfere with content (in the middle of screen) • Not ‘feel’ like computer • Idle screen e.g app logo #swmobile

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UX guidelines: Sender • Reflect the state info (if paused show paused) • Portrait • Quick / Loading indicators • Showcase view when adding to current app • Notification/player controls (android) • https://developers.google.com/cast/ docs/design_checklist #swmobile

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Notable apps • BBC iPlayer • Netflix • Plex • Google Music • AllCast • Google Photos • BT sport #swmobile

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Google Cast (official Chrome ext) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-cast/ boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd?hl=en #swmobile