Google to critics: Actually, Chromecast usage is up

Chromecast owners aren’t getting tired of their streaming stick, after all: Chromecast usage continues to grow, according to data Google shared at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco.

This comes after a recent study claimed that Chromecast owners use the device less than they did half a year ago. Still, it’s interesting to see Google’s growth curve, which shows a huge spike over the holiday season as everyone was trying out their devices, with usage leveling off after that and then picking up again toward Q2 of 2014.

The latter could possibly be attributed to more apps becoming available for Chromecast after Google opened the Google Cast SDK in early 2014.