Philo announced today that Android users will soon be able to broadcast to their Chromecast-enabled TVs with their phones, a move the company said was one of its most requested features.
Philo the exaggerated service for live TV with premium plug-ins, said Friday that support for Chromecast from Android devices was the first iteration of what it now calls Philo Connect, which the company said will expand to allow users to connect their Philo apps to their shows. of TV. devices. The feature will be rolled out in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said.
In the future, Philo Connect will include web, iOS, FireTV and Roku. Philo product manager Devon Ray Williams told Gizmodo that the company is “actively working” on the expanded offering and that Philo expects to get additional support for more devices by the end of 2020.
Philo Connect is different from the Philo applications currently available on some platforms. Those are complete apps, while Connect allows you to stream Philo from your phone to your ready-to-cast device. There are currently a wide variety of streaming options available for phones, including AirPlay, Miracast, and dedicated protocols for Roku and LG webOS. However, Philo chose to specifically focus on Chromecasting at launch.
“We prioritized Chromecast as the first” Philo Connect “receiver because by doing so users can watch Philo on a Chromecast for the first time. We already have apps on other platforms, and Chromecast only works with a corresponding Sender app to control playback, so we took the opportunity to add a new platform while expanding the potential for our other application experiences, “Williams he told Gizmodo by email.
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He added that Philo will continue to support all the other platforms Philo is on simultaneously, including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, browser, iOS, Android, and Fire tablets. Philo “continues to prioritize Philo Connect on other platforms because it enables users to have a consistent and seamless casting experience,” he said.
Philo currently offers 61 channels for $ 20 per month, making it one of the cheaper options for live TV in the market. It’s not the service for sports lovers (that’s FuboTV) and it doesn’t have a ton of customization that comes with, say, Sling TV, but it does offer plugins for Epix and Starz for $ 6 and $ 9 per month, respectively, after 7 days of free trial.
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