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A Roku streaming stick glyph next to the AirPlay 2 logo on an iOS screen, illustrating the streaming-protocol layer the iOS 27 change would open.
Apple·

Apple is opening AirPlay's slot in iOS 27. Google Cast can become the default on EU iPhones.

Mark Gurman's Sunday Power On says iOS 27 will let users pick Google Cast or another protocol over AirPlay for system-level streaming, to satisfy the EU DMA.

The 2013 first-generation Chromecast HDMI dongle next to its USB power cable
Web·

First-gen Chromecasts are vanishing from streaming apps. Google won't say if it's a fix or a quiet EOL.

YouTube, HBO Max, and others stopped listing the 2013 Chromecast as a cast target. Google EOL'd the hardware in 2023 and isn't commenting.

Amazon Fire TV home screen on a television
Hardware·

Amazon is done with Android on Fire TV. Vega OS is the only future.

Amazon's new Fire TV Stick HD ships with Vega OS, no sideloading allowed. Sources say every future Fire TV will follow. Here's what changes for users and devs.