Closed
Bug 1025498
Opened 10 years ago
Closed 10 years ago
Add Chromecast support to desktop
Categories
(Firefox :: General, defect)
Firefox
General
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WONTFIX
People
(Reporter: tech4pwd, Unassigned)
References
Details
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux i686; rv:33.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/33.0 (Beta/Release) Build ID: 20140613063254 Steps to reproduce: It's coming to Android and it'd be huge to have it on desktop too.
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Updated•10 years ago
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If I understand correctly, the Chromecast API is closed and Firefox on Android is dependent on a special plugin in Android to connect to it. Google has chosen not to open up this API to others, including desktop apps, so the only non-Android-based app that can connect is Chrome. Until Google opens up this API I don't believe it would be viable to implement this. mfinkle, can you confirm?
Flags: needinfo?(mark.finkle)
Comment 2•10 years ago
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I can confirm. There is no Google Cast SDK support on desktop, which would be needed to implement Chromecast support in desktop Firefox. The SDK and protocol are closed. Maybe in the future it will be opened. We'll need to wait.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(mark.finkle)
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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Comment 3•10 years ago
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Is Miracast support still a possibility?
(In reply to Paul [pwd] from comment #3) > Is Miracast support still a possibility? See bug 992964.
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Comment 5•10 years ago
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(In reply to Caspy7 from comment #4) > (In reply to Paul [pwd] from comment #3) > > Is Miracast support still a possibility? > > See bug 992964. Isn't that just for mobile?
Comment 6•10 years ago
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(In reply to Paul [pwd] from comment #5) > (In reply to Caspy7 from comment #4) > > (In reply to Paul [pwd] from comment #3) > > > Is Miracast support still a possibility? > > > > See bug 992964. > > Isn't that just for mobile? No. Windows 8.1 has built-in support, but you can use drivers to add support to earlier versions too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast#OS_support
Updated•4 years ago
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See Also: → Chromecast
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