There has been a small name change at Google I/O 2024 as the Chromecast built-in technology has been rebranded back to its original name, Google Cast. This goes back to 2016 when Google initially wanted to separate the Chromecast brand, which is a content streaming technology, from their hardware. They created Chromecast for Google’s hardware and Google Cast for the technology that smart TV manufacturers could incorporate. However, towards the end of the year, Google changed the Google Cast technology name to Chromecast built-in, which is still in use today.
On the support page for Chromecast built-in, they have updated the content to specify that the technology is now referred to as Google Cast instead of the original name. The Chromecast name is now reserved for hardware only. It remains to be seen if Google will continue to use the Chromecast name for future hardware, or rebrand with names like Google, Nest, or Pixel instead.
TLDR: Chromecast built-in technology at Google I/O 2024 has been rebranded back to Google Cast, with the Chromecast name reserved for hardware only.
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