Now that the Chromecast is truly coming into its own, Google can turn its attention to the little things. Specifically, the icon. The current cast icon design works fine for some apps, but not so well for others. The new guidelines are aimed at making the status of the icon easier to discern across a range of apps designs.
The old icon relied on a change in color to indicate connected/non-connected (see below).
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Google Creates Vastly Improved Cast Icon Design Guidelines was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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