Popcorn Time gets support for Chromecast

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Popcorn Time, which is being developed by the Time4Popcorn team, will receive support for streaming to the Google Chromecast. Popcorn Time is a streaming service with Netflix-like functionality that caused a lot of controversy.

Streaming subtitles to the Chromecast is not working yet, but should come in the future. An alpha version of the Windows client that already supports Chromecast can be downloaded from the service’s site. The beta version of the client should be released in the coming weeks, according to Time4Popcorn’s blog. Work is also underway to bring Chromecast support to the OS X and Android versions of Popcorn Time; these versions will both be available within two weeks.

Popcorn Time is a streaming service that uses the bittorrent protocol; its users infringe copyright because the content comes from illegal sources. The service was announced as an experiment at the beginning of this year, and after the original developers withdrew, third parties continued to work on the source code. The application caused a lot of controversy: due to, among other things, the ease of use, the slick interface and the large amount of content, it is seen as a formidable competitor to paid services.

Many services and applications are working on support for Google’s popular HDMI streaming dongle; for example, the iOS version of VLC would soon also receive an update that would give it support for the Chromecast. In addition, the desktop versions for Windows, OS X and Linux of VLC are also expected to receive support soon.

The Chromecast itself will also receive a number of updates; for example, users will soon be able to personalize the home screen with photos and widgets and Android phones will no longer have to be on the same WiFi network as the dongle to establish a connection. This could soon be possible via ultrasonic sound.

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