Firefox for Android: Latest nightly version brings video and tab transmission on Chrome Cast

Firefox for Android now supports Google Chrome Cast: In the latest nightly version of the popular browser videos and all browser tabs can now be sent directly to the cheap HDMI Stick. But the functions still suffering from teething. 

Almost a year has the Chrome Cast already under his belt. The little gadget, which allows you to turn any TV with HDMI port, a Smart TV, it enjoys great popularity. Mozilla, the people behind Firefox, are now jumping on the Chrome Cast-train, and spend the Android offshoot of their browser support for Google's only 35 euro expensive HDMI Stick. 

In the latest nightly version of the Firefox browser for Android, it is now possible to send videos directly from the browser on the Chrome Cast. These Mozilla has specially created a test website, is to test the new feature, used it the <video> tag of HTML5. There, everything works perfectly on many other pages, however - such as Vimeo or YouTube embedded video - fails the function nor their service, which is apparently due to prorietären players or not supported video file formats. While this tarnishes the image somewhat, but we must not forget: it is it here to the nightly version of Firefox. Half-implemented functionality is just as normal as crashes and bugs in that branch. 

The transfer of all browser tabs work also, the settings for this are somewhat hidden and can be on the menu -> Tools -> Activate "Mirror Tab". In a brief test transmission but also did not entirely satisfactory: the delay was still very large, also only the image and not the sound was transmitted. In addition, Firefox crashed also on a regular basis. 

When the support Chrome Cast also holds in the stable version of Firefox for Android collection, is still unclear. The developers should, given the errors and dropouts but still some are at work in the house. And even if Mozilla now makes delicate steps towards Chrome Cast support, are your own plans for an HDMI Stick with certainty not on ice. But it is worth always to dance on several weddings at the same time.