Apple ecosystems are known to be locked fairly, but many things have increased a lot over the past few years. With the upcoming iOS 16 release, Apple seems to work towards better support for Chromecast and other casting standards in the application.
Apple allows Chromecast to get maintenance like Airplay
On iOS 16, Apple opened the door for casting protocols such as Google Cast (Chromecast) to be more supported in the system. As there is today, Chromecast is supported on iOS, but only in certain applications, and usually with an interface that is not original OS.
In the YouTube music application on iOS, for example, the Chromecast button in the application functions to target chromecast and airplay target.
With our reading, this must allow chromecast to have better and more original integration with iOS starting with iOS 16. For more details, chromecast will not be the original part of iOS. Conversely applications that support Chromecast will see targets casting in the original menu, as used by AirPlay.
This will not only provide a better experience for those who want to use AirPlay in applications that already have Chromecast, but have the potential to make it easier for chromecasts to be supported in more applications.
Other companies with casting options, such as Spotify or Sonos, also have the potential to adopt this. As a result of this change is one button in the application for casting, rather than having two or three, or even the menu in the menu.
