Google is Working on Open Alternative to AirPlay
Wireless streaming could help Google's Android compete better with iOS
Google is again taking aim at Apple in the mobile space, setting its sites on developing an AirPlay challenger. According to a GigaOm report, the Web giant is working on an alternative to Apple's wireless feature and hopes to attract the interest of device and software vendors with the effort. A Google representative declined to comment specifically on its plans for the features and said to Stay tuned to see this feature coming to more devices and screens in the future.
Google offered an early taste of what it has planned with the debut last week of a new feature for YouTube designed to make streaming to the television easier than it has ever been on Android. The updated app now presents a new button making it possible to stream from devices to the television with a single tap, replacing a seven-step procedure that even YouTube executives found confusing. However, Google product manager Timbo Drayson hinted that more functionality is in the offing.
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