- Google is reportedly developing a new Chromecast Ultra model that will run Android TV and ship with its own dedicated external remote.
- The Chromecast remote in question appears to have gone through the FCC in recent days.
- Google had to cancel its annual developer conference, Google I/O, so the timing for the announcement of the new streaming dongle is unknown.
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The first streaming dongle that I ever bought was a Google Chromecast, but the fact that I had to use my phone as a remote always bugged me. It wasn’t a massive inconvenience, but when it came time to upgrade to a streaming stick that could output 4K video, I decided to jump ship for Roku. I did not think that the lack of a dedicated remote would be a dealbreaker, but it was, which is why the latest Chromecast leak has me especially excited.
9to5Google has heard from a supposedly reliable source that a second-generation Chromecast Ultra is launching in 2020 that will be based on Android TV and will ship with an external remote. Codenamed “sabrina,” the 2nd-gen Ultra is a dongle much like the current model, and will once again support 4K HDR video content.
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Google’s next Chromecast Ultra will run Android TV and have a remote originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 22:10:36 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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