Philo today announced that Android user can shortly cast to their Chromecast - enable idiot box with their phone , a move that the company says was one of its most - request feature .
Philo , theover - the - top servicefor live TV with premium add - ons , said Friday that the support for Chromecast from Android machine was the first iteration of what it now calls Philo Connect , which the company enounce will expand to allow user to connect their Philo apps to their TV - watching twist . The feature will roll out in the coming workweek , a spokesperson said .
Down the line , Philo Connect will let in web , iOS , FireTV , and Roku . Philo ’s head of Cartesian product Devon Ray Williams told Gizmodo that the company is “ actively working ” on the expanded offering and that Philo hopes to get additional supporting for more gimmick by the close of 2020 .
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Philo Connect is different from the Philo apps currently available on some chopine . Those are full apps , while Connect allow you to be sick Philo from your telephone to your cast - quick gadget . There is currently a wide of the mark variety of casting pick available , for sound , including AirPlay , Miracast , and dedicated protocols for Roku and LG webOS . However , Philo elect to focus specifically on Chromecasting at launch .
“ We prioritise Chromecast as the first “ Philo Connect ” receiver because doing so allows users to observe Philo on a Chromecast for the first time . We already have apps on other platform , and Chromecast only works with a comparable Sender app to control playback , so we took that chance to summate a new platform while expanding the potential for our other app experience , ” Williams evidence Gizmodo by email .
He tally that Philo will continue to patronise all other chopine that Philo is on at the same time , which let in Roku , Fire TV , Apple TV , Android TV , web internet browser , iOS , Android , and Fire pill . Philo is “ continuing to prioritize Philo Connect on other platforms because it give up substance abuser to have a reproducible , seamless casting experience , ” he say .
Philo currently offers 61 channels for $ 20 per month , make it one of thecheapest optionsfor live TV on the grocery . It ’s not the service for sport lovers ( that ’s FuboTV ) and does n’t have a ton of customization that comes with say , Sling TV , but it does offer add - ons forEpix and Starzfor $ 6 and $ 9 per calendar month , respectively , after 7 - day free trial .
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