Remote playback

The Remote Playback API initiates and controls playback of media on connected remote devices, such as smart TVs with AirPlay or Chromecast capabilities.

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited and is missing in at least one major browser engine.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

121

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

—

Unsupported

Apple Safari

13.1

Supported

Microsoft Edge

121

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

56

Firefox Android

—

Safari iOS

13.4

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.HTMLMediaElement.disableRemotePlayback ↗ api.HTMLMediaElement.remote ↗ api.RemotePlayback ↗ api.RemotePlayback.cancelWatchAvailability ↗ api.RemotePlayback.connect_event ↗ api.RemotePlayback.connecting_event ↗ api.RemotePlayback.disconnect_event ↗ api.RemotePlayback.prompt ↗ api.RemotePlayback.state ↗ api.RemotePlayback.watchAvailability ↗ html.elements.audio.disableremoteplayback ↗ html.elements.video.disableremoteplayback ↗