Visually,
Chromecast app owners will get that good, good Material Design makeover.
Not exact matches
Google has decided to show some kind of love to it's
Chromecast owners, and adds a different
Chromecast apps section in Google Play.
While the expanded
app selection is good news for Fire TV
owners, it may not compel fence - sitters to choose Amazon's set - top box over a Roku,
Chromecast or dedicated game console that includes streaming.
The experience is arguably better since you can just use the
apps you already use rather than learning and depending on Sonos for
app updates to a single
app, but I can't see Apple adding a
Chromecast Audio button to iOS's built - in Music
app (even though it would only appear for
Chromecast owners).
And if a new
app comes out that doesn't support Cast, Vizio has Google and millions of
Chromecast owners to help make its case.