Remote Playback API

This specification defines an API extending the HTMLMediaElement that enables controlling remote playback of media from a web page. In M56, this will work on Android only (desktop will report no devices available) with the desktop backend being added later.

Demos

• https://beaufortfrancois.github.io/sandbox/media/remote-playback.html
• https://avayvod.github.io/remote-playback/test.html

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for Android release 56

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Public support
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: In development
• Web Developers: No signals

Owners

• avayvod@chromium.org
• mlamouri@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-30