Will Apple unlock Google Cast for iPhone and TV users with iOS 27 update? Here’s what we know
Last Updated: 2026-05-26 11:34:19
Apple’s forced efforts to comply with third-party services could see the company unlock support for Google Cast and other features for iPhone and Apple TV users later this year. According to reports, the iOS 27 version coming out soon will have support for the Google casting feature which will be another big win for the European Union (EU) which has demanded less gatekeeping from tech giants like Apple, Google and Meta.
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Apple may add Google Cast support in iOS 27 for iPhone and TV- EU regulations push Apple to support more third-party features
- Feature could be limited to EU or rolled out globally
The details from Bloomberg in its report this week suggests the company is looking for a big overhaul that makes using other features and tools possible across its devices.
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The report hints at Apple going beyond AirPlay for iOS and other devices and Google Cast becomes an immediate focus for the developers. The company has mostly adopted these not-so-popular changes due to EU regulators forcing new rules down its throat, and the Casting support feels a lot like from the same playbook. This will allow you to stream content from an iPhone to a Google TV with a simple tap on the casting icon that shows up on the screen for the users.
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It will be intriguing to see how Apple makes it work but it feels like the company might limit its availability to the EU regions where the rules demand the change. We have seen this done for the third-party app store support by the company, so bringing casting to the select markets is very much possible. Having said that, Apple could reduce its coding footprint by making the feature available worldwide, which will surely come as surprising but good news for millions of Apple users.
Google has already shown the value of having cross-platform feature support. RCS chats now let you message people with iMessage, and in the same way, you can now use Quick Share to send files and photos to iPhone users without having AirDrop supported.
These recent additions give us hope that casting across Google and Apple devices might not be a far-fetched dream at all. We’ll know more about that when the iOS 27 version is detailed at next month’s WWDC 2026 keynote by the company.