Google Cast SDK release - November 3, 2025

[cast-sdk-announcements]

Hello Google Cast developers!

Updates to the Google Cast Receiver SDK have been released.  The full rollout will take a few weeks as we monitor performance and slowly ramp up the new version.  We anticipate completing the rollout on December 1, 2025, but this is not guaranteed.

Major changes:

• The default Shaka Player version used by CAF is updated from 4.9.2 to 4.15.12. See the Shaka Player changelog for a complete list of changes.
• Default useShakaForHls to true, making Shaka the default for all playbacks. Apps can still opt out. See HLS on Shaka Player Migration
• Added metadata API getDeviceInformation() to CastReceiverContext

For a complete list of changes, see the release notes: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/release-notes

Best regards,
Google Cast SDK Team

[cast-sdk-announcements]

Hello developers,

Due to regressions in buffering metrics, this release was stopped after our 1% experiment, and has been rolled back as of today, November 18.

We apologize for any inconvenience.  We will correct these issues and attempt another rollout after the holidays.  (Date TBD.)

The current version of this release is still available in public preview for those who want to experiment with it: https://developers.google.com/cast/preview-url

Regards,

Google Cast SDK Team