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Remote Playback API

Category

Multimedia

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 121)

Intent stage

Shipped

• Breaking change: No
• Enterprise impact: None
• Spec maturity: Published standard
• Web Platform Tests: Yes

WPT details: https://github.com/w3c/web-platform-tests/tree/master/remote-playback

Summary

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.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/remote-playback/
• Firefox: Positive
• Safari: Shipped/Shipping
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/578833

Ecosystem

• Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=remote-playback
• Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+Remote%20Playback%20API
• MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=Remote%20Playback%20API
• Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=Remote%20Playback%20API

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

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