TikTok TV: Android Phones Get Ready to Extend Video Streaming to Larger Screens
Google’s Alphabet is collaborating with TikTok to introduce a feature enabling seamless video streaming from Android phones to televisions, aligning with its broader initiative to enhance device integration.
This upcoming functionality will empower Android users to display content from ByteDance’s TikTok app on TVs supported by Google’s Chromecast system, akin to Apple’s AirPlay service facilitating video sharing between iPhones and Apple TV set-top boxes.
The announcement is just one of the many revelations Google is making at the annual CES technology conference, officially commencing on Tuesday. The company is showcasing a range of innovative features spanning across phones, earbuds, TVs, and automobiles at its expansive booth on the bustling Las Vegas Strip.
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Another feature – also similar to an Apple offering – will let a user start a podcast on an Android phone and then transfer it over to a docked Pixel Tablet at home. The capability will be released this year for YouTube Music and Spotify. And there’s an enhancement that speeds up the pairing of new earbuds and speakers to Google TV devices.
Google is also making it easier to share data between devices. This includes a new Quick Share feature – developed with Samsung Electronics – that can exchange images and other files.
And the company is expanding its foothold in cars. Its Android Auto software will let Ford Motor’s Mach-E and F-150 Lightning vehicles share battery information with Google Maps. That will allow the system to suggest charging stops.
