cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20884408
Google previously showed off the cast to nearby feature in January, and it’s finally ready for launch. But did the company miss a key device?
Save a click: Cast to nearby devices only works on the new Pixel and the Pixel Tablet.
new Pixel
Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and both Folds. Not the base variants, and especially not the a series. Just in case anyone actually wondered.
The bigger issue is that you can only cast from the tablet to the phone, not the other way around, at least if the Feature Drop page is to be believed
Soon, you can easily transfer media from your Pixel Tablet to your Pixel phone with the new casting feature coming in the next few weeks. All you have to do is bring your phone close to your tablet and what you’re playing on Spotify or YouTube music will seamlessly move over without the extra steps of tapping the cast icon.
This rollout feels like a feature they’re not putting much time or effort into and some team or individual is trying to get it done anyway. The limitations feel weird.
Would love if this pixel tablet opened the android tablet space up more and added some nicer out of the box interconnectivity for real on the android side, but so far thats been a bust.
At this point im more excited by linux-based tablets like the Starlite than android tablets. KDE Connect isn’t perfect but its got more than this sharing feature has.
What is the point of limiting this to the tablet that doesn’t work well as a smart dock for multiple users (something it was marketed to do), and pro phones? The new streamer is a $100 device and it’s not included? This is garbage. There’s no reason for it unless Google is trying to get more people to buy the pixel pro phones. I was lead to believe they sold better than their smaller counterparts and now, all the sudden they do this? Trying to justify that thousand dollar price tag, huh Google.
