R-Cast is an app by Appestry in the Entertainment category, listed since at least January 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 3 permissions, none of them sensitive. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v1.14
1.14:
• Fixed Google Play issue.
• Removed ads from the bottom of the browser.
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1.12:
• Removed websites and bookmarks with incompatible video formats.
• App optimizations, bug fixes and support for more devices.
• New settings to block popup message dialogs and background tabs.
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Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Cast online videos from your Android device to Roku! This app is intended to help cast videos embedded in websites that don't have a Roku channel.
Install the R-Cast channel and R-Cast app in your Roku and Android devices respectively. Once you connect the devices to the same Wi-Fi network, this app will detect your Roku devices.
Browse the web for videos in the Android app and cast them to the Roku channel. It's that easy!
Please note that not all videos can be cast including HTTPS, Flash videos, live streams. If you see R-Cast channel load the video and return to the home screen it is usually because of incompatible video format. Roku doesn't play all video formats that play in Android devices.
Videos in the web that are not in high definition, might not look the same on your HD TV as they look in a small screen. If the video website already has a Roku channel, please use its channel.
YouTube videos will not cast in Android 4.4 and newer devices, please use the YouTube app.
Quick Start:
* Install R-Cast channel in your Roku device: https://my.roku.com/add/rcast
* Install R-Cast app in your Android device
* Connect your Android device to the same Wi-Fi network as your Roku device
* The app will detect Roku devices in your network
* Browse the web for your favorite entertainment
* In Android 4.3 or earlier, play videos in full view for the cast menu
* In Android 4.4 or later, just start videos to launch the cast menu
* Select the Roku device to cast and voila!
* Enjoy videos on the big screen!!
Upgrade to the RADICAL edition to watch videos longer than 10 minutes and resume previous video casts. The upgrade removes the ads at the bottom of the browser. It doesn't remove the ads hosted by the websites you visit.
Please make sure the websites you frequent play in R-Cast channel before upgrading to the RADICAL Edition. R-Cast channel only works with the R-Cast app.
R-Cast Channel information: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/41530/r-cast
R-Cast App Help & FAQs: http://www.appestry.biz/rcast
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “Ramesh”Not the developer's name (“Appestry”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
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Permissions (3)
R-Cast requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
Full network accessandroid.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing)com.android.vending.BILLING
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is R-Cast free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the R-Cast APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c1b54e8bc181e9668d6d56bfa53859b2.
