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TL;DR
- Amazon has introduced the adoption of Matter Casting on some merchandise.
- This is an open alternative to Apple AirPlay and Google’s Cast protocols.
Google’s Chromecast and Apple’s AirPlay are the casting requirements of selection on hundreds of thousands of devices world wide. Now, Amazon has introduced the adoption of a brand new, open casting alternative on its merchandise.
Amazon revealed at CES 2024 that it’s bringing the Matter Casting normal to Echo Show 15 and Fire TV devices. This will permit customers to forged from their Android or iOS devices to the aforementioned Amazon devices. In truth, Amazon claims that that is an industry-first implementation.
The retail colossus confirmed that Matter Casting is accessible now for customers who need to forged Prime Video content material from their Android/iOS system to the Echo Show 15. However, the corporate defined that the open casting normal is coming to Fire TV merchandise within the “coming months.”
What else to find out about Matter Casting?
Amazon particularly talked about in a weblog submit that Panasonic TVs with Fire TV will obtain the casting protocol, however what about different Fire TV merchandise?
“Matter Casting will work on most of our Fire TV devices, including the Fire TV Omni QLED Series, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Fire TV Cube, as well as many of our smart TVs with Fire TV built in. We’ll have a full list of compatible devices closer to launch in the coming months,” Amazon informed Android Authority in response to a query about particular Fire TV merchandise receiving Matter Casting assist.
The firm additionally famous that it was working with Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, STARZ, and ZDF to implement Matter Casting assist “later this year.”
Either method, we’re glad to see an open alternative to Google and Apple’s casting protocols. This may make life simpler for folks with devices from a number of ecosystems, permitting for hassle-free casting between these disparate merchandise.