Playback and Playlist Support

This is an alpha release. While it implements most of the core features required for Google Cast integration in applications, it is not yet production-ready. Documentation is currently limited and will be expanded in future updates.

Features

• Device Discovery — Automatically detect available Google Cast devices on the network.
• Playback Management — Control playback with support for play, pause, seek, and playback speed adjustments.
• Playlist Support — Manage media playlists.
• Subtitles and Audio Tracks — Select and switch between available subtitles and audio tracks during playback.

What's Changed

• Add a splash screen by @waliid in #6
• Provide tools for a default Google Cast experience by @waliid in #9
• Provide a device manager by @waliid in #14
• Provide basic cast player by @defagos in #23
• Animate loading indicator by @defagos in #24
• Avoid code signing when checking that the demo compiles by @waliid in #25
• Introduce a new type to manage devices by @waliid in #27
• Introduce Cast type by @waliid in #28
• Enhance session state when the session manager is suspended by @waliid in #29
• Support basic playlist by @waliid in #34
• Improve media queue item loading by @waliid in #36
• Improve device selection management by @defagos in #37
• Improve media queue item selection by @defagos in #38
• Improve playlist item selection by @waliid in #39
• Make selection APIs more consistent by @defagos in #40
• Update Xcode to version 16.2 by @defagos in #42
• Reactivate Ruby linter by @waliid in #44
• Provide load insertion and deletion APIs by @waliid in #48
• Add move and remove APIs by @waliid in #52
• Revisit device list management by @defagos in #53
• Support current item selection and playlist navigation by @defagos in #54
• Fix sync between sender and receiver by @defagos in #56
• Fetch item and associated metadata asynchronously by @defagos in #58
• Add load and insertion APIs by @waliid in #61
• Add receiver type selection to the demo by @waliid in #62
• Apply remote changes efficiently by @defagos in #63
• Split cast player view implementation by @defagos in #65
• Remove non-needed workarounds by @defagos in #67
• Add presenter mode by @defagos in #69
• Improve demo device support by @defagos in #70
• Make the SRGSSR receiver support URLs by @waliid in #71
• Update to Xcode 16.3 by @defagos in #73
• Fix device cell alignment by @defagos in #72
• Update gems by @waliid in #74
• Fix memory management issues by @defagos in #75
• Document known issues by @defagos in #77
• Avoid resizable playback button by @waliid in #78
• Add DASH streams by @waliid in #79
• Support position updates by @defagos in #80
• Support Skips by @waliid in #81
• Fix player layout on narrow devices by @defagos in #82
• Avoid potential name conflicts by @defagos in #83
• Add playback speed by @waliid in #90
• Fix Google Cast SDK issue tracker link by @defagos in #91
• Support skips symbols based on player configuration by @waliid in #94
• Provide default values for settings by @defagos in #95
• Support subtitles and audio tracks by @waliid in #92
• Make amtins receiver support URNs by @waliid in #97
• Polish player UI by @waliid in #98
• Reduce artwork image size by @waliid in #99
• Support repeat modes by @waliid in #101
• Fix nightly builds by @waliid in #102
• Fix release workflow by @defagos in #104

Full Changelog: 0.1.0...0.2.0

Setting up the SDK

Initial Setup

This is the first alpha release of Castor, which is mainly used to set up the TestFlight apps.

What's Changed

• Add logo by @defagos in #2
• Create Swift Package by @waliid in #4
• Improve Info.plist by @defagos in #5

New Contributors

• @defagos made their first contribution in #2
• @waliid made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SRGSSR/castor/commits/0.1.0