We all know that Apple goes free by setting its own rules, for better and for worse. Its ecosystem is strong precisely because of that, because they are its rules and they work well with each other. The problem arises when you try to go against the world and your biggest competitor, Samsung, stands up to you.
Leaving aside the fight between smartphones, hardware and operating systems, I am going to focus on that of standards. Until now, DLNA was the most widespread standard among televisions and various devices to bring content to our television. Apple doesn't offer native support for DLNA and you have to pull third-party apps to share content.
Then Apple came along and pulled AirPlay, a protocol that works very well and that allows us to wirelessly send videos, photos and other content. The problem with AirPlay is that it needs a transmitter and a receiver that picks up this protocol. That's when Apple comes in and launches the Apple TV 2G, another device with the heart of an iPhone capable of capturing what we send via AirPlay and transmitting it to our TV or stereo.
Until the arrival of Apple TV 3G, Apple's set-top-box has been very limited (and still is). It hardly accepts video formats (without jailbreak or strange things) and in Spain we do not have the services that there are in the United States. Overall, in the end Apple TV ends up being a device that few people use on a daily basis but rather on rare occasions (show vacation pictures and little else). AirPlay to play does not work well either, as in most cases there is lag.
Then comes Samsung, the largest panel manufacturer in the world and brings out, together with its Galaxy S3, the functionality All Share Cast. We could summarize that All Share Cast is a kind of supervitaminated AirPlay Mirroring with which you can even share content between smartphones that are on the same WI-FI network as us (Group Cast).
In this case, Samsung's strategy seems much smarter to me. I have no doubt that their next televisions will be compatible with the All Share Cast protocol and the Korean brand. has already been in charge of providing third parties with the necessary kits so that this new multimedia protocol is integrated into future products. Be careful, today it seems that you need an external dongle to be able to enjoy this functionality.
People don't want intermediate devicesHe wants to go to his living room and see the photos he has just taken on television. It is the very philosophy that Apple uses only this time, and in my humble opinion, Samsung has done much better.
AirPlay is a mature protocol, All Share Cast has just been introduced. Does anyone dare to bet which one will be more widespread at the level of visual content? I may have rushed betting on Samsung but its strategy to share content wirelessly seems much more successful than Apple's and they are powerful enough to spread it among users.
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Great article! The truth is that I have an iPhone and when I bought it my first impression was of disappointment, I was almost happier with my old nokia 5800, precisely because of Apple's so hermetic philosophy, I will not deny that it is a great phone but if not It was for the Jailbreak I would prefer any other before this one.
Let's hope that this Samsung invention will bear better fruit than Apple's attempt, yes, they could have worked it out more and make it compatible with current systems 😛
PS: Congratulations on the Web, I've followed it since I bought the iPhone almost two years ago!
I can not see that you decide your reasons for saying that Samsung will win. It's more. I'd bet none of them will win. This is not going to be a VHS vs. Beta, or an HDDVD vs. Bluray. Each manufacturer uses its own standards. Apple did it with its AirPlay and now Samsung does it. Isn't AirPlay an open protocol? Doesn't Samsung require an intermediate device like the AppleTV? Doesn't the Samsung one come very limited? I see it as a shameless copy of the same model.
And I repeat that I do not see your reasons to say that Samsung's strategy is better, because reading your article the first thing I think is that both strategies are the same.
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Today they are the same but tomorrow Samsung can integrate at a stroke (and I have no doubt that it will) All Share Cast on all its televisions. Today AirPlay is hardly supported and the devices that do it are the most elite of each brand.
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As I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong), AllShare Cast works over DLNA while AirPlay goes free. The problem is that today All Share Cast is not supported by any television, which has forced Samsung to remove that Dongle (so it also sells it as an accessory for those who do not want to buy a new TV).
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Time will tell who is right but I continue to see Samsung's position as more correct. But as I say, it is an opinion and we already know the objective value they have ...
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By the way, I agree that it is not about looking for a winner (Apple does not look for that), I mean which protocol will be more widespread over time. Another thing is that Apple never recognizes it and continues with AirPlay without caring about the rest, after all, it is its ecosystem and it does what it wants with it.
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So, if I have not misunderstood, the only asset of Samsung is not the protocol itself, but that having a large number of televisions will spread the protocol quickly. I think the opposite. A protocol to link the phone or tablet with the TV and that's it? Apple also has computers and soon its television. The greatness of AirPlay is that all the multimedia content in your home (iphone, ipad, ipod, mac, appletv) is shareable with each other. You have all the content at your disposal at all times. It is an ecosystem. With Samsung I see that no, that it is only a wireless connection from a phone to the TV. I see that he is halfway to nothing.
In addition, another question arises. Is this protocol part of Android? Those of Google have nothing to say? As I imagine it only affects Samsung, we are the same as always: my house, my standards. And in the end, what one does is copied by the other. But mysteriously one criticizes and the other receives laurels. It is still early.
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Very good for Samsung, thanks to them Apple will put the batteries to improve the AppleTV. I hope it can be updated like all iOS devices, or there is a jailbrake to improve it, ha! Greetings from Mexico.
I completely agree with the name. If Samsung's new invention requires an adapter (like AirPlay needs AppleTV), and on top of it only has one utility, I don't see the advantage or advance anywhere. With the AppleTV, in addition to being able to do AirPlay with the 4S, I can do it with my wife's i4, with the iPad 2 and with the MacBook Pro (and with any future Apple items that I buy).
Besides, the AppleTV I can use it as a mediacenter without having to use the mobile or other device (with jail and XBMC, and 2 HDDs of 1Gb in Network).
In short, for € 200 (equal to or less than what any decent mediacenter is worth and with much more utility) I have 2 AppleTVs that cover absolutely all the multimedia needs that may exist.
An example: if I want to listen to music from the home cinema without having to turn on the TV or anything, I just have to hit Play on the iPhone anywhere in my house and that's it. How is this done with the Samsung system?
They are talking about the future of All Share Cast, not its current situation. You expose me to a 100% Apple ecosystem. Now I ask you, if you go to a friend's house, how do you see the photos on your iPhone with a DLNA TV? In the post I talk about how Samsung can implement its technology in millions of homes at a stroke, Apple cannot.
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And that's without taking into account the money, that Samsung's option will surely end up being implemented in more phones of all ranges.
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With samsung and with any phone of any brand you can listen to music in your home cinema without turning on the TV. You just have to buy additional hardware as you have done (see Apple TV). With All Share Cast you can eliminate that intermediary, you just have to let time pass. Not all TVs will be All Share Cast compatible overnight.
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I forgot. Nacho, from your words I deduce that you don't have or haven't had an AppleTV, and if you do, I don't think you get a 10% return on it. Of course I say it with the jail in mind, a process that does not take even 2 minutes.
I don't have it because it looks like a scam to me, honestly. For the Airplay I use AirServer on the Mac and off. Cheap cheap to get the same.
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Honestly, a multimedia player that does not play any format (which any curious TV does today) does not deserve to be bought. With or without jailbreak. It is well that I like Apple and another thing is that we buy any device that it brings to the market (launching a multimedia player that does not read all formats and with a resolution capped at 720p had no crime, the following).
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If tomorrow a 100% anti-jailbreak method comes out (which is getting harder and harder to get one out), you will go from using 110% of Apple TV to that 10%. They are the rules of Apple and sometimes it seems that we forget blindly trusting the scene.
Either I am not clear, or the operation of All Share is not yet clear.
Does All Share need an intermediate device or can any device with DLNA receive content and get Mirroring ?. If so, it is clear that the All Share is much more useful.
It is clear that it would be great if the iPhone supported DLNA natively and not depend on iMediashare and the like to do it, but to have native DLNA I don't need an S3. There are kicking Androids that have it. Exactly, what does the All Share of the S3 achieve that a normal DLNA does not get and without having to buy anything else?
From what I think I understand you, do you assume that other manufacturers will incorporate the All Share protocols so that Samsung mobiles work without having to buy separate gadgets? I don't know, you may be right, but I don't see why LG, Panasonic, Sharp, etc ... should do it instead of releasing their own All Share.
In short, if All Share is not 100% DLNA compliant and needs "extras" to make it work, I still don't see the big advantage over AirPlay, even in the long run. What's more, there are many articles, especially sound, that incorporate AirPlay natively.
Regarding AppleTV, it is clear that it depends on the needs of each one. In recent years I have spent a lot with the entire media, NAS, etc ... to try to have everything centralized and be able to enjoy content on 2 TVs and in the end I have only achieved it with AppleTV. As you will see, they were my last option and you do not know what I regret about it. It would have saved me quite a bit of money and time if I had tried it earlier.
As for the jail, if one day it becomes impossible and you have to limit yourself to what Apple offers, I will sell everything and change the brand. Meanwhile, the jail is a reality, it works from pm and on top of that it is easy to do as the solo. What works or stops working in the future does not concern me at all. I am concerned about what works now, and at the moment these Apple pots, according to my needs, work better than well.
PS: why do people like to put negatives so much instead of refuting and providing information? I understand the negatives when insulting or trolling, but for expressing an opinion / information politely?
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Nacho, there are many apps on iphone ipad, to transmit images over dnla.
I have a Galaxy S2 and AllShared is really so useful !! in my case I use it with a Play Station 3, I can also connect it without any problem to my PC to share content without having to "Copy" the file, all through the WiFi network, I use it constantly at my friends' house now that all you need is to have WiFi and a PC, PS3 or similar, products that almost all of us have, I don't need to jailbreak or root or anything! It is the easiest, and that is difficult to achieve with Apple products, as simple as that ... What has more future? I think it's very clear.
with the PLAYSTATION 3 and the galaxy s3 without problem to view photos, videos and listen to music wirelessly
And with a TV with DLNA of the latest idem than idem. So much gimmick nonsense.
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How many phones do I have a galaxy s3 with, can I share a charger? hundreds of models ... that's the philosophy, standardize. That Samsung does not get infected by Apple and Apple apply a little to make things more compatible.
Great if you settle for reproducing at 720p but in my case, I have had it, and I have to say that with jailbreak it is almost great, all accessible, but the fact of being limited in power, because Apple has given the real wish then bothers me a lot. In the end, I sold it because I couldn't see anything on fullhd and I like to enjoy the full potential of my TV.
is more, check if they are closed, that even in new atv3 even saying that it is compatible fullhd, they put a damn micro a5 with a single core, the reason? so that when they do the jail we cannot take advantage of it with isos br and others .. I find it despicable.
on the other hand, I love airplay, in theory it's great, on the mac I sometimes use it to play music in the dining room thanks to the fact that I spent 60 euros to "activate" airplay on my denon avr3311 player for 1500 euros. Anyway, another little game of apple and company, but weno, it is what there is.
Also, when I bought the 4S and I still had the atv2 I tried the mirroring, and it's cool, a lot, but after seeing things on the internet and YouTube (about 20-30 minutes at the most) I had to go to the iMac because it had eaten the 50% battery .. with which, I did not use it again. It is a good utility, but that battery consumption is unsustainable.
Hello I bought the s3 I still do not have it in hand but I want to know if I connect the allshare to my tv, does it work? or what do I need as additional for it to work? What is an external dongle? Thank you.
I would like to have a clear answer.
with the PLAYSTATION 3 and the galaxy s3 without problem to view photos, videos and listen to music wirelessly
And with a TV with DLNA of the latest idem than idem. So much gimmick nonsense.
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How many phones do I have a galaxy s3 with, can I share a charger? hundreds of models ... that's the philosophy, standardize. That Samsung does not get infected by Apple and Apple apply a little to make things more compatible.
honestly, apple is going to be left out of the game again because of stubborn heads, it was already demonstrated many years ago that the policy of being so exclusive and exquisite does not serve to survive, now the incredible king of marketing steve jobs is not there, and I'm afraid that although they still have a lot of money res a matter of time before the Chinese and Korean companies crush them, they don't even make their own hardware like before, I don't know where they want to go with obsolete phones and the only thing they can think of is headphones with shape to be ear, in this way they will endure only as long as the fashion lasts.
Well, the question is that Apple is not a manufacturer of TV screens, but it is still better because Samsung's designs are executed first by Apple's and that is where all Samsung's technology comes from.
But this app also syncs, for example, a Galaxy S3 and a Note, in such a way that they end up being two phones with identical content, right?
And to link the All Share Cast with a Samsung TV from 2011, I need to buy a device, right?
I do well with both smartphones, although the slight difference is that I see it a little more manageable with the S3 I mean to broadcast the multimedia content on the television, the disadvantage is that I can not do anything else at that moment of diffusion On the other hand, with my iphone if I can be broadcasting multimedia and at the same time listening to music, watching a video or any other action
Deluxe I put a movie online on my S3 and I watch it on tv with allshare cast, it works very well…. In my samsung tv I don't know the model but it has allshare cast and screen mirroring an excellent function to see the cell screen on the tv.
I had the iPhone 4s but next to the Samsung 3 it is an expensive toy difficult to handle when it comes to wanting to see or share data