Is Google also planning to launch the second-generation Chromecast on September 29?

New Delhi: Google, which is expected to launch two new Nexus handsets later this month, is believed to be introducing the successor to its Chromecast media streaming device on the same day. According to a report from 9to5Google, which claims to have obtained internal documents, the search-engine giant will debut the long-rumoured next-gen dongle on September 29 - alongside the rumoured Nexus launches.

If the report is to be believed, the new streaming device will come packed with a range of new features including feeds for the device's main screen, improved WiFi, and a new feature termed "Fast Play".

The purported images of the device posted by 9to5Google hint that the device would have a new form factor and would be available in multiple colours.

"While we haven't seen the exact specifications of the new device, we have learned that one of the changes Google is bringing to this version is improved WiFi, which could possibly mean support for the faster 802.11ac band. The original Chromecast only supported 802.11b/g/n," says the report, adding, the rumoured feature "Fast Play" "will allow Chromecast to establish a connection much quicker and play content more seamlessly when pressing the "Cast" button on a connected device."

The report further claims that Google is also mulling over launching "Chromecast Audio", which could allow a Chromecast device to plug directly into any speaker by way of auxiliary cord.