matter castingthe Matter standard feature that allows streaming content from an application to another device, is now available for Prime Video. Amazon, one of the creators of the standard, has confirmed During CES in Las Vegas, users will be able to send app content to the Echo Show 15 and, later, to other TVs with Fire TV built-in.
Amazon has also highlighted that the Matter casting feature Coming soon to other streaming content services, including Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, Starz and ZDF. It will also be enabled on Panasonic TVs that have Fire TV integrated. In this way, if a user is watching a movie on their mobile from Prime Video and wants to continue on the television, they only have to click on the ‘Cast’ button that will appear on the screen and select the television model.
This Amazon feature is actually nothing new. Both Apple and Google have been including it in their devices for years. In the case of the Cupertino company, it is called AirPlaywhile Google named its content streaming technology MiraCast —also known as Chromecast—. The difference is that Matter casting is an open protocol, and any hardware manufacturer or application developers can introduce it to their devices without being limited to an operating system.
Amazon may be the only major company to activate this feature
Now, the fact that Amazon has made its equipment and services compatible with Matter casting, It does not mean that Google and Apple do it. Both companies, while also founding and using the Matter standard, are not required to do so and can continue to use their own technologies. However, applications can also activate Matter casting if they wish so that users can share content from their mobile to compatible televisions.
Matter casting, furthermore, is just one of the many advantages that Matter offers; created by Amazon, Google and Apple. This standard, in particular, allows interoperability between different smart accessorieseven if they are from different manufacturers.
In this way, if, for example, a user buys a smart light bulb (compatible with Matter, of course) You can connect it to any service and make it work with any assistant, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri. For a few months now, Matter was only limited to smart devices, such as light bulbs or other lights, sensors, thermometers, etc. Now, however, home appliances, such as smart refrigerators or washing machines, can also assist this system.