YouTube Music gets cast support in media controls in Android 13
Google launched Android two years ago media controls in the quick settings with an output switch. That switch allowed you to send your media through another device. Unfortunately, this option lacked the ability to cast media to another device. With the arrival of a new beta version of Android 13, that support comes and now it does. YouTube Music is one of the first apps to be listed as a Chromecast device.
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Cast YouTube Music
YouTube Music is the app that shows Chromecast devices in the media controls in the quick settings on a Pixel 7 with Android 13. 9to5Google discovered that. This allows you to quickly switch your music device from phone to headphones with a tap, but also to your Nest Hub in the living room, among other things.
The new cast capability for YouTube Music in the media controls is only available to a limited extent, and we hope that Google will soon roll out the option to the stable version of Android 13. Of course, we also hope that other apps add the cast support.
Media control in Android
The media controls have moved to the quick settings with the arrival of Android 11. Before that, the buttons with which you operate music and podcasts provided a stream of notifications. With the media controls, they have a prominent place at the very top of the notifications screen.
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Now if you swipe down from the home screen, you get a small view with media buttons that let you browse playlists, among other things. If you swipe down the quick settings, you get a more extensive menu with buttons and, depending on the media app, you can, for example, like music in Spotify or fast-forward 30 seconds in a podcast. If you listen to music and a podcast at the same time, you can swipe left and right from the quick settings to view the various control menus.
Do you often use the media controls in the quick settings on your mobile? And what do you think of the new cast support? Let me know in the comments.
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