Chrome 48 Beta for Android can beam to Chromecast, send notifications with actions

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Published 7 Dec 2015

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Chrome is becoming a more powerful beast with the ability to beam content to Chromecast send out detailed push alerts.

The new capabilities are available for developers to add to their sites, thanks to new As in Chrome 48. The Chromium blog lays out a new esentation A, which is allows you to show off Chrome content through a Cast-enabled device (like an Android TV or Chromecast).

ile Chrome has been able to send notifications since version 42, developers can now add in custom buttons for deeper interaction (pictured).

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You’ll be able to interact more deeply with Chrome’s new notifications.

says that Chrome regularly delivers 350 million push notifications every day. ong with these features, there are several new As for developers to get their hs on, so it will be interesting to see how Chrome evolves from this release. To try this out, you’ll need to grab Chrome Beta from the ay Store.

The impact on you: Chrome’s beta build is the testing ground for new features. ile sometimes they’re a little rough, you can get an idea of where Chrome is headed by running the beta browser on your Android device. The good news is you can run it side-by-side with the stable build, so if things get too wonky you can head back to safety.