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by colordrops 1836 days ago
And even better would be to support the Google Cast protocol to increase adoption while offering a roadmap to transition to a better protocol.
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Unfortunately that's not possible for receivers barring a break in crypto. Receivers are authenticated by the sending devices:

https://blog.oakbits.com/google-cast-protocol-receiver-authe...

An alternative Chromecast receiver needs cooperation from the sender one way or another.