Remote Display Sample for Android

Google Cast's Remote Display Sample for Android

This sample shows how to use the new Google Cast feature called Remote Display. Your sender app can now render directly to any Cast receiver, like a Chromecast. The remote display on the receiver can present information that is entirely different than the information presented in the display on the sender device.

NOTE: To make it run you would need an Application Id that you have to get after signing in to the Google Cast SDK Developer Console

Abstract

At Adevinta we try to find new ways to engage users and facilitate the way they share their content, so we thought that it would be cool to allow user to share the ads that they found via Tv or other screen. This makes that couples, friends and family could discuss if they like or not these products without needing to pass their devices to each-other in a simple way. To make this possible we thought that Cast-enabled devices like Google Chromecast would be a good choice and that's why we implemented Google Cast into our Android application. Currently, we only cast our ad detail pages, showing images full screen and the title of ad and the price.

About

Adevinta operates digital marketplaces in 16 countries in Europe, Latin America and North Africa. Our leading local brands include Leboncoin in France, InfoJobs in Spain, Subito in Italy and Jofogás in Hungary, among many others.

We believe every house can be a home, every person can be useful, and every object can live a second (or third, or fourth!) life – they only have to find their matching need. Our marketplaces create these matches, building a sustainable future where everything can find a new purpose.

Who made this

Hi! I'm Ferran Pons; a Senior Android Developer that works for Adevinta Spain developing the Milanuncios application. With almost 15 years of experience as a programmer, my experience covers a lot of different kind of applications, from web app development to the desktop, mobile apps and videogames. I've participated in some blockbuster games such as Burnout Paradise, DeadSpace and the Skate franchise. Also I've tried to start up my own indie videogame studio, labeled "Retrowax Games" with which I've made a game called Zombusters that it's published for the Xbox360 and Windows Phone and PC.