Google has sold over 17 million Chromecast in last two years

Chromecast is not a recent product. But it is far from obsolete.

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"A dongle to watch YouTube videos on your TV" , "the gadget that turns your dumbTV in SmartTV" no matter how you define small dongle to 30 euros regardless of Google and review its utility, it is a small success.


To recap, the Chromecast was launched in the United States there are now two. And we know that during those two years, the Mountain View company has sold over 17 million units. The info was revealed a few days ago by the Vice President in charge of Google Chrome and Android, Sundar Pichai.

It was also revealed that the cast button that advertises on the dongle content from a smartphone or PC, has been used over 1.5 billion times since. And not surprisingly, the most used application on the Chromecast YouTube.

Moreover, if Google has not presented improved version (materially) Chromecast during its conference I / O , however, he unveiled some new software which will certainly appeal to developers.

An API called Remote Display will help developers use the Chromecast (and therefore television) as a second screen for Android. The possible uses are many.

Another API will allow developers to easily create applications compatible with Chromecast who will manage queues as well as content in this music, much like what is already possible to YouTube.

And finally, another API will, as explained in the Mountain View company, "simplify the process of creating multiplayer games." 
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