{"id":2116,"date":"2014-09-05T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T00:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2014-09-06T00:07:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T00:07:18","slug":"road-test-sending-video-to-chromecast-and-roku-in-firefox-for-android-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2014\/09\/05\/road-test-sending-video-to-chromecast-and-roku-in-firefox-for-android-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Road-Test sending video to Chromecast and Roku in Firefox for Android Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have been working hard to develop initial multi-screen capabilities within Firefox for Android Beta. Now, supported video content from Web pages you visit can be sent to and viewed on a second screen, with a new \u2018send to device\u2019 video sending feature. This feature is now available for testing. <\/p>\n

Users now have even more control over their Web experience and can enhance the way they view video content by sending it to a larger screen. They can play, pause and close videos directly from within Firefox for Android via the Media Control Bar, which appears at the bottom of the phone\u2019s screen when a video is being sent to a device. The Media Control Bar will stay visible as long as the video is playing, even as you change tabs or visit new Web pages.<\/p>\n

To help users identify that the video they are watching in Firefox for Android can be sent to their connected media streaming device, a \u2018send to\u2019 indicator will appear (after any ads have finished) on the playback controls bar for the video. <\/p>\n

Clicking this indicator will bring up a list of connected streaming media devices. Users can then select the device they want to send the video to for viewing on a big screen. A second \u2018send to\u2019 indicator will then appear in the URL bar to remind users that content from this Web page is being sent to a device.<\/p>\n

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URL bar showing \u2018send to\u2019 indicator in right-hand corner
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How to Get Started<\/strong>
\nTo test this feature on Roku or Chromecast, follow these simple instructions:<\/p>\n

1. Install Firefox for Android Beta<\/a> if you haven\u2019t already.
\n2. Make sure Roku or Chromecast is set-up on a nearby TV and is running on the same WiFi network as your Android phone.
\n3. If streaming to a Roku, add the Firefox channel to the channel list – instructions from Roku on how to add a new channel are here<\/a>
\n4. Go to a site like CNN.com and look for a video on the homepage. Once you start playing a supported video (after any ads have finished playing), the above \u2018send to\u2019 icon will appear over the video controls indicating that it can be sent to a nearby streaming device.
\n5. You can send the video you are watching to a nearby media streaming device by tapping on the video and selecting ‘send to’ from the video controls or touching the \u2018send-to\u2019 icon in the URL bar. Both actions will automatically launch the Firefox channel on Roku or activate Chromecast for streaming and send the video to a nearby TV.<\/p>\n

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