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Audio broadcasting.

I've done some googling to no avail. Hopefully someone here might know the answer. Is it possible to stream audio from my PC to my phone? To be specific, I would like to listen to the audio coming from my PC i.e. if I'm watching a movie I'd like the movie's audio steaming from the device, not music. I'm also not talking about watching movies from my PC on the device i.e. Orb. Thanks for any help!

could you clarify it a different way? do you mean play just the audio on your phone while watching a movie on the pc?
i use subsonic to play music on my phone that resides on my pc with a server app on my pc.
you could also use streamfurious if you have a shoutcast playlist stream set up already

seeing what you guys were talking about, i remembered that i have winampremote instaled in my pc at home, and went to get the aplic from the market to use in my N1 (went also to another site to get the server app to install in my pc. it all worked well and i get access to my library at home. i see the names of the music, etc etc. the only thing that is not working is the sound (I can't hear anything ) is it possible the N1 phone couldn't play this kind o. streams?
if some of you could give a tip i would be much appreciated. i'm trying over the net and not kn my lan...
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and of course i did open the port in my rooter firewall.
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Play movies and tv not working. Anyone else?

On the latest update of app and CC firmware. Casting is working fine from YouTube and Netflix. Tried to cast a show I bought and no dice. I push the cast button, select my CC, wait a minute, the tv comes up with "ready", but when I select a show to play it just plays on the phone. Any suggestions? I tried power cycling both devices, clear cache and data for play movies and tv app, and a complete reinstall of said app. Nothing is working. It was working fine when I tried about a week ago
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sherdog16 said:
On the latest update of app and CC firmware. Casting is working fine from YouTube and Netflix. Tried to cast a show I bought and no dice. I push the cast button, select my CC, wait a minute, the tv comes up with "ready", but when I select a show to play it just plays on the phone. Any suggestions? I tried power cycling both devices, clear cache and data for play movies and tv app, and a complete reinstall of said app. Nothing is working. It was working fine when I tried about a week ago
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Yup I'm having the exact same issue! Just sits there on the play movies ready screen.

Issue resolved with yesterday's play movies and tv app update. Hopefully it's working for you too!
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Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.

embhorn said:
Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.
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Today I got 2 new Chromecasts. First all worked well. But now I'm getting the same issue you got on both Chromecasts. So it really has to do with the App or maybe I'm blocked for Play Movies because I'm from Germany, I don't know.
But began streaming some movies from Play Movies only to test if everything works and after that I bought a new movie and watched it for about 40 minutes. I stoped it and wanted to continue later but later it didn't start anymore. :crying:

Having same issue as well. Last night streamed tv shows to both my chromecasts from my n7, and today just not loading. Chromecast shows "Connected" but Google Play Movies app just says "Couldn't play video on <name of chromecast>".
Tried my Nexus5 and same behavior. Did a factory reset on one, but still no love.
I suspect this is an issue on the server end but that's merely speculation.

I was able to stream a movie on Play Movies tonight with no problem using my Nexus 7 and a rooted ChromeCast that has the hard coded DNS servers replaced.

comcor said:
Having same issue as well. Last night streamed tv shows to both my chromecasts from my n7, and today just not loading. Chromecast shows "Connected" but Google Play Movies app just says "Couldn't play video on <name of chromecast>".
Tried my Nexus5 and same behavior. Did a factory reset on one, but still no love.
I suspect this is an issue on the server end but that's merely speculation.
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Same issue here, from both my Nexus 7 on KitKat and my Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean 4.3. The same videos play fine when cast through the YouTube app. Has anyone figured out the cause or a workaround?

same here
embhorn said:
Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.
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Same issue here and the only culprit I can identify is Kit Kat. This didnt start on my Nexus 7 or my Moto X until after I updated to 4.4. I emailed CS and they basically told me to not expect a solution anytime soon.

Here was the final response from Google Support:
Thank you for contacting Google! My apologies that the troubleshooting didn't take.
I have learned of some developments since we last spoke. There is a known issue with Google Play movies at the moment. It appears that is what you have run into since Google Play movies is the only app that you are having casting issues with.
I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused. Our engineers are aware of this issue, and are currently working on resolution.
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I ended up factory resetting my CC and magically the Google Play Movie & TV app started streaming again without errors. I told Google and they must have closed my ticket because next I got a survey invite.

Android Netflix App Changes

Sup guys. I was wondering if anybody noticed that some of the recent updates changed the Netflix casting in a bad way in my op.
Before I use to be able to press the cast button and choose one of my chromcasts. Then play something. Then I could press the cast button and choose "this device" and play some thing on my phone and it would still play whatever I chose on the Chromecast. If I wanted to change what was playing on the Chromecast I would just press the cast button and change it. Then press the cast button and go back to my phone. Now if I cast something to the chromcast and then switch to my phone it starts playing on my phone and shuts off the Chromecast. This is a step backwards in my op. And I hate it. Now I need a separate device to control each of my two chromecasts. Anybody else notice this and know which version it changed in?
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Did nobody notice this?
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r.storm85 said:
Sup guys. I was wondering if anybody noticed that some of the recent updates changed the Netflix casting in a bad way in my op.
Before I use to be able to press the cast button and choose one of my chromcasts. Then play something. Then I could press the cast button and choose "this device" and play some thing on my phone and it would still play whatever I chose on the Chromecast. If I wanted to change what was playing on the Chromecast I would just press the cast button and change it. Then press the cast button and go back to my phone. Now if I cast something to the chromcast and then switch to my phone it starts playing on my phone and shuts off the Chromecast. This is a step backwards in my op. And I hate it. Now I need a separate device to control each of my two chromecasts. Anybody else notice this and know which version it changed in?
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Sounds like the correct expected behaviour... It was always this way for me... if I say "Play on this device", then I would mean "Play on this device" and not "Play on this device and the Chromecast at the same time"... or do you disagree?

I 2nd that last post. You probably had a buggy version. Or your phone was losing connection with chromecast. You can try killing netflix, turning WiFi off or rebooting your phone.

rufree2talk said:
Sounds like the correct expected behaviour... It was always this way for me... if I say "Play on this device", then I would mean "Play on this device" and not "Play on this device and the Chromecast at the same time"... or do you disagree?
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No your misunderstanding.
Old app:
Open Netflix
Press cast,choose Chromecast one
Pick something to play for my son on tv1. Good.
Press cast,choose Chromecast 2
Pick something to see play for my wife on tv2. Good
Press cast,choose this device.
Watch something on my phone.
New app
Open Netflix
Press cast,choose Chromecast one
Pick something on tv1.
Good
Press cast, choose Chromecast 2.
Whatever was playing on Chromecast one switches to chromcast 2.
Done
Now u need a device for every Chromecast. No?
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r.storm85 said:
No your misunderstanding.
Old app:
Open Netflix
Press cast,choose Chromecast one
Pick something to play for my son on tv1. Good.
Press cast,choose Chromecast 2
Pick something to see play for my wife on tv2. Good
Press cast,choose this device.
Watch something on my phone.
New app
Open Netflix
Press cast,choose Chromecast one
Pick something on tv1.
Good
Press cast, choose Chromecast 2.
Whatever was playing on Chromecast one switches to chromcast 2.
Done
Now u need a device for every Chromecast. No?
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I understood you in the first time itself... but you should realize that the Netflix app is supposed to double as a Chromecast remote when it is casting... in your scenario you are expecting that the Netflix app should just disconnect itself from the entire process once casting has begun... so that you are free to do other stuff, including sending other casts... you will see the same behaviour with other apps like Youtube too... so it is not like Netflix is doing something different... and yes, it does mean, you need one device per Chromecast, if you want to be using both of them at the same time... I think the intention of this functionality was more like this:
Single guy comes home, fixes a drink and sits on his couch, turns on living room TV, opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and starts casting Breaking Bad S05E07 to "Living Room TV"
He needs to go badly to the loo after the burrito he had on the way... so he walks towards the WC and on the way opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and selects to play on "This device"... the show continues where he left from while he happily relieves himself...
Once he is done, he pauses the show on his mobile, cleans up, pulls up his pants, leaves for the bedroom, and switches on the bedroom TV... by this time, the living room TV has powered off because it was idle for so long (always a good idea)... he kicks of his shoes, gets on the bed and opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and starts casting to "Bedroom TV"... and it all continues like the show never stopped...
Does this scenario explain how the app was supposed to work with multiple Chromecasts?

rufree2talk said:
I understood you in the first time itself... but you should realize that the Netflix app is supposed to double as a Chromecast remote when it is casting... in your scenario you are expecting that the Netflix app should just disconnect itself from the entire process once casting has begun... so that you are free to do other stuff, including sending other casts... you will see the same behaviour with other apps like Youtube too... so it is not like Netflix is doing something different... and yes, it does mean, you need one device per Chromecast, if you want to be using both of them at the same time... I think the intention of this functionality was more like this:
Single guy comes home, fixes a drink and sits on his couch, turns on living room TV, opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and starts casting Breaking Bad S05E07 to "Living Room TV"
He needs to go badly to the loo after the burrito he had on the way... so he walks towards the WC and on the way opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and selects to play on "This device"... the show continues where he left from while he happily relieves himself...
Once he is done, he pauses the show on his mobile, cleans up, pulls up his pants, leaves for the bedroom, and switches on the bedroom TV... by this time, the living room TV has powered off because it was idle for so long (always a good idea)... he kicks of his shoes, gets on the bed and opens the Netflix app on his mobile phone and starts casting to "Bedroom TV"... and it all continues like the show never stopped...
Does this scenario explain how the app was supposed to work with multiple Chromecasts?
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Yes I understand that concept. Which in the old app it wouldn't switch automatically. But I think this is a downgrade and all cast apps should be like this. I mean how bad do you have to watch TV while walking all through your house? Who does that? Lol.
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r.storm85 said:
Old app:
Open Netflix
Press cast,choose Chromecast one
Pick something to play for my son on tv1. Good.
Press cast,choose Chromecast 2
Pick something to see play for my wife on tv2. Good
Press cast,choose this device.
Watch something on my phone.
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In this scenario, what happens if you want to pause, stop, rewind, or seek on tv1? What about tv2? Did your chromecast somehow let you control both of the tvs from one phone once the shows had started?

gianptune said:
In this scenario, what happens if you want to pause, stop, rewind, or seek on tv1? What about tv2? Did your chromecast somehow let you control both of the tvs from one phone once the shows had started?
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Actually the remote functionality should not be required for a stream to continue playing....The two CCasts should continue to play regardless of what the device that started the stream does. (pressing stop being the exception.)
So the way the old app worked was correct.
I would contact Netflix and explain your problem to them....Lots of people have had issues with Netflix recently which says to me they did some major work to the App....Probably due to all their fights with ISPs on Net Neutrality.

r.storm85 said:
Yes I understand that concept. Which in the old app it wouldn't switch automatically. But I think this is a downgrade and all cast apps should be like this. I mean how bad do you have to watch TV while walking all through your house? Who does that? Lol.
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LOL I resemble that remark.
I can be watching something on the TV in the living room, but then it's bedtime and I take my kiddo into the bedroom and then have to switch the movie over to my phone since my kid wants to watch their bedtime TV. One kiddo is sound asleep, I move the playback to the bedroom TV and continue watching.
Seems there are two models in conflict:
Play on ____
This model is content-centric. You choose content from the client device and choose where to play it.
The content state (playback position) can transfer to whatever device is chosen to play it without needing to remember it somewhere in the cloud or account as it is taken from the current playback device.
This model does not allow a single client device to cast to multiple players from the same app, as connecting to a different player will move the content onto that player.
Connect to ___ / Control ____
This model is player-centric. You choose a player to control from the client device, then you direct it to content.
A single client device can send different content to different players.
Multiple clients can "peek into" and control a specific player.
The second model allows more flexibility but IMO it can also be confusing to the operator since disconnecting from a player doesn't stop the player, when the client device is already playing a title and the player it's trying to connect to is also playing a title, not sure what to do - does the client's title move to the player, or does the client's title get suspended (and remembered somewhere) until disconnected.

gianptune said:
In this scenario, what happens if you want to pause, stop, rewind, or seek on tv1? What about tv2? Did your chromecast somehow let you control both of the tvs from one phone once the shows had started?
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Yes if I was watching on my device and I want to change tv1 or 2 I press pause. Then press cast, select the TV I want and I can change seek stop..whatever I want. Then press cast go back to my device and press play..as it would still be paused.
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Tough call, depends on how you use your devices to know what's going to be most convenient
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Tough call, depends on how you use your devices to know what's going to be most convenient
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Ya. The thing that sucks is they changed it. Would be fine if it only worked one way. Wouldn't know the difference. But its like they took a feature away.
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Looks like they're conforming the behavior across apps so things are easier to explain and support.
I might still be able to achieve your desired behavior if you start a stream then kill the Netflix app and run it again. But once you connect to a device that is already playing you're "attached" to that content again.

I found the old apk if anybody wants to try it

Chromecast Cast Screen Live

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...elect-devices-running-kitkat-4-4-1-or-higher/
Looks like it's finally live. Not sure if this should go in General or App section.

Does anyone have the Chromecast APK 1.7? can't find it posted anywhere. It's required per the announcement. http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/07/mirror-your-android-screen-to-tv-with.html

Not needed for our devices. 1.7 i believe is needed for non nexus devices.
I'm on 1.5.5 and it works

That's good. I'm at work, so I assumed every device would need it.

It's very laggy for me ?? Hmm anyone else?

Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.

I'm excited to try it when I get home. I actually tried to check yesterday and it wasn't working. I wanted to cast pictures and allcast was being very slow using Drive. I'm also curious to see how games turn out.

Kept failing to connect for me, gave the phone a restart and couldn't get the button to show up in the quick settings again... Going to bed for now, hopefully I'll have better luck in the morning haha

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzuu2Konsi6VMnBxZWI5ajhNaHc/edit?usp=docslist_api
Here's 1.7
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We need Google cast receiver apk can someone please chare it?

rahuln said:
Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.
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Honestly, casting photos is what I'm most excited about. AllCast has never worked reliably for me and the Photos app doesn't let you zoom.

Hey can someone try casting sling box or xfinity TV go this is very important to me because I stream all my cable for free on computers and thinking about canceling my ISP and just using T-Mobile.

Here's the link to the new Chromecast APK if native support isn't working. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...v1-7-screen-casting-integration-apk-download/

It works flawless with xfinity tv go app. Jus fyi
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rahuln said:
Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.
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I'll be using it mainly for Xfinity app & emulators on my TV in my bedroom!
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The first thing I tested it with was MXPlayer and a video format not supported by Chromecast. It worked flawlessly.

I tried flappy bird (I know) and it worked surprisingly well. Probably not 100% playable as there is an expected delay. However, I think other games that don't require constant input might work well. Video actually does work well for me. Also, I thought it was cool that if you lock the phone when casting it gives the CRT animation on the TV.

My sound doesn't work. Plays sound choppy distorted and very low. When I use normal YouTube with Chromecast not Cast Screen, it plays sound normal. Strange. Anyone else?

I have the same issue when casting screen however I'm running Android l and looking at the chrome cast forums here it looks like it's a bug with Android l or the beta chrome cast app
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PsychDrummer said:
I tried flappy bird (I know) and it worked surprisingly well. Probably not 100% playable as there is an expected delay. However, I think other games that don't require constant input might work well. Video actually does work well for me. Also, I thought it was cool that if you lock the phone when casting it gives the CRT animation on the TV.
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I was thinking the Walking Dead games would be cool to play with this.

No Sound when Casting Screen/Desktop to TV, assistance required.......

Hello XDA Community, I just received my Google Chromecast yesterday and so far loving it but i have ran into a very serious and worrying problem...
Anytime i try to Cast Screen/Desktop i never receive Audio in the stream but...the Audio will work fine when streaming a Chrome Tab,
I have tried all workarounds listed via Google and other users via XDA DEVELOPERS but i am truly unable to get it to work with Audio via Cast Screen/Desktop,
I have already tried resetting the device to factory default and rebooting it etc, am truly unsure what else to try
I hope some smart cookie on here who managed to get this to work can lend a hand and share anyway i can get this to work,
Kinda regards
Mark John Halpin

Does Audio work when casting the entire Screen/Desktop to TV?
I am beginning to think Audio doesn't work when casting the entire Screen/Desktop
Can anyone confirm if this is a working feature? I was planning to use VLC and WMP on PC as well as Steam local Music to my TV when in entire screen/desktop mode :/

BUMP???

Anyone able to comment on this for me?

I cannot get audio to work either when casting entire screen guess thats what experimental means. But iff i cast from my phone do get audio and can control it from phone vol keys.

When you do scrren mirroing and u dont get sound but video only that means you have a low connection and your mirroing is weak and close to lose Connection . I had the same problem a millón times until i but a wifi-amplifier and then make my phone/tablet/computer and chromecast connect to the same wifi the amolifier creates by using your house's wifi and i never got the no-sound bug again.

encryptioncsta said:
Hello XDA Community, I just received my Google Chromecast yesterday and so far loving it but i have ran into a very serious and worrying problem...
Anytime i try to Cast Screen/Desktop i never receive Audio in the stream but...the Audio will work fine when streaming a Chrome Tab,
I have tried all workarounds listed via Google and other users via XDA DEVELOPERS but i am truly unable to get it to work with Audio via Cast Screen/Desktop,
I have already tried resetting the device to factory default and rebooting it etc, am truly unsure what else to try
I hope some smart cookie on here who managed to get this to work can lend a hand and share anyway i can get this to work,
Kinda regards
Mark John Halpin
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Check if you are getting any missing audio driver errors in logcat !!
Which phone are u using to cast ur screen ?

tharmor said:
Check if you are getting any missing audio driver errors in logcat !!
Which phone are u using to cast ur screen ?
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I'm using my PC, am using Google Chrome web browser on PC , i do get sound when casting via tab, but not when casting full desktop screen, also my signal is full and casting via mobile works just fine with zero issues and i get audio fine via smartphone just not when casting full screen on PC