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Can a group control music playlist like the Nexus Q could?

So the Nexus Q had the ability to allow multiple users to control the current music playlist, which I believed was a great feature. Has anyone got something like this working with the Chromecast dongle? Seems when I try to hook up another device (by hitting the cast button in Play Music), it stops the first from playing correctly and boots it off the dongle. Little bit of a let down. Maybe it will be something Google will add with updates.
Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WT0o1truK9w&t=237 This is the original presentation for the Nexus Q that shows off the functionality I am talking about.

hinataoccu said:
So the Nexus Q had the ability to allow multiple users to control the current music playlist, which I believed was a great feature. Has anyone got something like this working with the Chromecast dongle? Seems when I try to hook up another device, it stops the first from playing correctly. Little bit of a let down. Maybe it will be something Google will add with updates.
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Which music app are you casting from?
Youtube lets you add to queue.
I don't think there is a true Music casting app yet.

Echodawg said:
Which music app are you casting from?
Youtube lets you add to queue.
I don't think there is a true Music casting app yet.
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Casting from the Play Music app. You wouldn't consider that a true music casting app?

hinataoccu said:
Casting from the Play Music app. You wouldn't consider that a true music casting app?
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My bad, Google play didn't have the cast button show up a few minutes ago so I thought it wasn't baked in yet.
I'll have to set up another music account to see because I don't believe I can't have more than 1 instance of G Music playing at once so just trying from another device won't cut it.

hinataoccu said:
Casting from the Play Music app. You wouldn't consider that a true music casting app?
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I think what he is saying is kind of what they demoed with the Netflix app, where multiple phone/tablets can control the music, and music queue, not just one device. Or in my case, control the music on two different phones with two different google accounts, but I don't even think that will be possible.

This is from the original Nexus Q presentation http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WT0o1truK9w&t=237. If you watch the next min or so you will see exactly what I am talking about. With the Nexus Q multiple people could access the queue in real time and play their own music from their Google Play Music cloud.

During the presentation he mentions multiple people being able to que things so it should work, haven't had a need to specifically test it though.

I own a Q and I can confirm that Chromecast does not work like the Q did when it comes to group queuing. When a second device is set to cast, the music will just stop.
One can then start playing from the second device and they will both be "connected" but in my experience if one tries to then play a song from the initial device it will give a "cannot play music requested" error.
Also, when both devices are connected the queue isn't in sync between devices like on the Nexus Q
However, if one is using the google cast chrome extension it will display the track playing and play/pause controls.
Hopefully this is just an early limitation and full sync will be enabled in the future.

I'm sure this will be added to function like the YouTube app with a shared queue that multiple devices can add songs to.

Chromecast feature suggestions (For the device, app, extension, and/or dev apps)

I created this thread for people to suggest features they like to see the chromecast do. Whether it be the chromecast device itself, the chrome browser extension, chromecast app on the phone, or even just to give ideas to developers to create an app for or integrate into apps they already have.
Suggestions:
1) Cast embeded videos like youtube videos in google+ straight to chromecast? I'm currently watching a video on google+ and went to cast it but there is no button in the video. I'd have to start playing it first, click to watch it in youtube, then cast it from there.
2) Be able to use chromecast with Picture-In-Picture. I haven't tried thus yet so it might already work.
3) An app that integrates chromecasting into the android share menu so you can cast any app straight to your T.V. I know Koush is working on sharing the gallery but being able to cast almost any app would be huge! Cast pdfs, facebook pictures, instagram, etc.

Control Control Control
1) When controlling the chromecast from my phone, if a call comes in, it would be great if the Chromecast would record the time the call started and when I hang up, ask me if I want to rewind to that point or optionally pause what's playing when I pickup the phone.
2) I would like a generic app in the notification bar to control ffw/rwd/pause of any media playing on the Chromecast. The idea being it would be a standardized interface for all media apps (instead of the per app notifications like netflix uses) and any device on the wifi network could control any chromecast (rather than having to start up netflix or whatever app the chromecast is servicing on another device.
3) Queuing/queue control either in apps or in the generic app in #2. Watching Mad Men on netflix is a PITA because as a episode ends, I have to open up the phone and then open the series, then scroll to the next episode and hit play. Would be nice if it was easier to just skip to the next episode, song, whatever.
4) Android Netflix App - it's obvious that Netflix app on android is not (yet) optimized to be a remote control. As mentioned in #3 managing the queue is a PITA. Also the lack of FFWD/RWD buttons and the accuracy of the slider in portrait mode only leaves something to be desired. Landscape orientation when controlling chromecast, FFWD/RWD/NEXT/BACK, a better timeline (maybe a gesture to scrub fwd/back?) and most importantly a queue/automatic play of the next episode (like the browser app, PS3, most TVs already do) would all go to making the user experience greater. (While the lock screen overlay controls were a pleasant surprise, why it doesn't have more control buttons is beyond me).

kernelhappy said:
2) I would like a generic app in the notification bar to control ffw/rwd/pause of any media playing on the Chromecast. The idea being it would be a standardized interface for all media apps (instead of the per app notifications like netflix uses) and any device on the wifi network could control any chromecast (rather than having to start up netflix or whatever app the chromecast is servicing on another device.
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I believe RemoteCast does this already. I know it does within the app but I can't remember if it adds any controls to the notification bar.
Two more suggestions:
1) Add an option for auto power off of the device after a specified amount of inactivity. (saw this in another thread)
2) Add caller ID so we can see who is calling when casting from the phone. Pause the cast when the call is answered.

supernova_00 said:
I believe RemoteCast does this already. I know it does within the app but I can't remember if it adds any controls to the notification bar.
Two more suggestions:
1) Add an option for auto power off of the device after a specified amount of inactivity. (saw this in another thread)
2) Add caller ID so we can see who is calling when casting from the phone. Pause the cast when the call is answered.
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Yes, I learned about remotecast about 20 minutes after posting here, gonna check it out in a little bit.
I do like the Caller ID though.

kernelhappy said:
Yes, I learned about remotecast about 20 minutes after posting here, gonna check it out in a little bit.
I do like the Caller ID though.
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This would be soooo easy to do with Google Voice since the Hangouts app already supports it on the chrome PC extension
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Suggestions:
1) Cast the clock app to your TV to display the current time, alarm notification, and/or display the countdown timer.
2) Cast daydream to the TV (I'm not sure the usefulness of this as I have never used the feature on the phone)
3) Cast google earth to the TV. That would be beautiful to have that on a huge screen!
4) Cast specific google now cards to the TV

Soundcloud
Amazon Cloud Player

Tab casting from Android devices.

How about having it work with a wifi webcam or something for a video hangout (similar to kinect)? May not be feasible but I like the idea.

Native chrome tabs
I would like to be able to cast a tab, but instead of it mirroring my screen over the local network, run it locally on the Chromecast. A remote control interface would similate a trackpad and buttons, and only send the pointer coordinates (oh, and keyboard entries) and button clicks over the local network.
I would think that this would give us a higher quality experience, especially when viewing a streaming site that is not "Chromecast optimized".

Another suggestion:
Please for the love of god make chromecast switch the input back to what was on before I casted. This is by far my single biggest gripe.

1) Split audio and video into two separate synchronized casts. That would allow you to send the video only to your TV and then listen to the audio on your PC/phone/tablet using headphones (i.e. similar to the roku 3). Also, it would allow you to send video to your TV but cast to a second device connected to a receiver.
2) Add the option to restrict casting from certain devices. That way you could put the chromecast on a semi-public network (i.e. hotel) and others on the network would not be able to hijack your chromecast.
3) If a cast is in progress, display a warning if you attempt to start a new cast. This would prevent you from accidentally terminating someone elses cast. I could easily see people getting a chromecast for every TV, and without this, you could accidentally cast to the wrong TV which already has a cast in progress.
4) It has been mentioned before, but add a sleep mode option.
5) User defined URL for chromecast backgrounds. This would allow the chromecast to display a sideshow of your pictures when not casting.
6) Cast to remote device. This would allow you to cast if on a network with access point isolation enabled. It would also enable casting to a different subnet. Lastly it would also allow you to start a cast for someone else if you were not at home.

Casting content from SMB shares
I'd like the Chromecast to be able to pull directly from an SMB share, rather than just HTTP.
I'd then also like a companion app on my phone that can browse SMB shares and allows me to select a file to be casted so that the Chromecast fetches and streams the file directly from the SMB share. An existing app that already supports browsing of SMB shares (such as ES File Explorer or XBMC) with the added casting ability would do the trick.

netflix should go to the next tv episode automatically. this is my number one request

UPNP and DLNA
The UPNP and DLNA support would simply be a killer feature for the chromecast. The bigest problem wold be the codec support

uncola said:
netflix should go to the next tv episode automatically. this is my number one request
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I thought I wanted it too but I'm not sure if I trust that to work properly. What if it skips an episode by mistake?

Chromecast Playlist Bridge
I mentioned this in my review at ChromeCastCentral.Com, but one of the big drawbacks for the Chromecast is that while it is cross-platform, it still has a single-user mindset. All my friends can send stuff to it, but only if THEY take control over it. There is no good way to have multiple people/apps add things to a playlist. So what we need is an app (on the PC preferably) that is both a RECEIVER and a TRANSMITTER. It could be called something like Chromecast Playlist. Multiple people/apps could cast to IT and it could build up a playlist queue that it casts to the actual Chromecast on the TV.

Casting content from SMB shares
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I'd like the Chromecast to be able to pull directly from an SMB share, rather than just HTTP.
I'd then also like a companion app on my phone that can browse SMB shares and allows me to select a file to be casted so that the Chromecast fetches and streams the file directly from the SMB share. An existing app that already supports browsing of SMB shares (such as ES File Explorer or XBMC) with the added casting ability would do the trick.
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It occurs to me that perhaps the Chromecast is already able to pull directly from an SMB share. Apparently Chrome browser itself (in Win7) can play mkv files directly from a share using URL formatted as file://host/share/file.mkv, so perhaps the Chromecast can too? If so, then I'd just need a companion app to support casting a file from an SMB share.
Btw, I don't actually have a Chromecast yet

Turn off TV/AMP after idle, or device disconnect.
Mine turns on and switches inputs automatically using HDMI-CEC, which is fantastic for putting music on in the house, but it would be nice if it would all turn off again when I'm done.

Ensure all app 'home screens' use burn in prevention techniques. The YouTube one is a ***** on our plasma.
Netflix app improvements as mentioned.
Google music on CC to store a playlist so source can disconnect from WiFi without stopping the music.
Various Options for visual stimulation whilst playing music, yet still indicate what's playing. Or even show screenshare /web stuff whilst playing music. Hogging a large screen just for music isn't super efficient, may as well use the Bluetooth method we have used till now and free up the tv.. here using the TVs optical out, can't change input or turn screen off.. Must be quite common.
Google photos /g plus incorporation. photos as screensaver etc..
Uh..
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[Q] Casting embedded YouTube from Android Chrome?

This is becoming a pet peeve. I open a link to a page, say on Gawker, on my Nexus 7. There is an embedded YouTube clip, and no direct link to the video. The only thing I can do when I tap the video is play it embedded. There is no YouTube button or title to click. If I long-press I get a menu full of options that don't actually work when I tap them. The only way to get it into the YouTube app (and hence into Chromecast) is to search out the video on YouTube manually or locate the link using a desktop browser.
Is there any easy way folks here have come up with, to quickly take an embedded YouTube clip and force it into the YouTube app for casting?

How to add youtube videos to TV queue from multiple iOS devices

Hi I had a group of friends with iPhones trying to add Youtube videos to the TV queue with no luck. Once they connected to the chromecast, their video selected started playing automatically on the TV thus overtaking the current video that was already playing. Is there any step-by-step instructions on how to add videos to a TV queue for multiple iPhones? The process seems to work well with Android devices but not for iOS devices.
Thanks in advanced!

Was that an option?
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When playing with my Chromecast with some family, we found that only the person currently controlling the ChromeCast can add things to the playlist. The new YouTube version though has a "+ queue" option that I see on my phone, but haven't been able to test it with another device yet though.

Not sure if its the same but on my android phone and tablet I launch the YouTube app hit the chrome cast button to connect to the chrome cast not while playing a video. I connect both devices first. Once both devices are connected I can add videos to the queue. This was before the app update. And it works pretty much the same way now. There is a glitch where sometimes only one device gets the play controls so the other device can only advance along the playlist by clicking on an individual video in the queue playlist

Chrome extension to push any video....?

So... in theory,
Should it be possible to write a chrome extension, and a chromecast app, to push whatever video you liked to your Chromecast (assuming the relevant codec worked on chromecast).
This is instead of pushing the whole webpage, instead just pushing the video. I'm thinking specifically about BBC iPlayer, but various other videos too...
James

Koush is working on something along those lines...

Full-screen tab-casting with the existing Chromecast extension for Chrome already does that. It just doesn't do it very well. Needs more buffering I think.

Check this out, it may be what you're looking for. https://dabble.me/cast

That's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for, I'll try it out later!
Thanks.

jamesking420 said:
So... in theory,
Should it be possible to write a chrome extension, and a chromecast app, to push whatever video you liked to your Chromecast (assuming the relevant codec worked on chromecast).
This is instead of pushing the whole webpage, instead just pushing the video. I'm thinking specifically about BBC iPlayer, but various other videos too...
James
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Check this page out. This is called "VidCast"..this page just talks about this Chrome "bookmarklet" and give ya a brief run-down of what the little script does..
VidCast

DJames1 said:
Full-screen tab-casting with the existing Chromecast extension for Chrome already does that. It just doesn't do it very well. Needs more buffering I think.
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Except Chrome doesn't play all video types, which op was referring to I believe.
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VidCast is interesting, but also very limited:
- only supports MP4 and WebM, and not all of those (for unknown reasons it doesn't like some absolutely basic standard MP4 files)
- doesn't work with Plex at all
Also a few key requirements to get it to work at all:
- must update Chrome to the latest version
- must disable Flash plugin for sites which may use Flash player (otherwise none of the buttons in the player window will function)

DJames1 said:
VidCast is interesting, but also very limited:
- only supports MP4 and WebM, and not all of those (for unknown reasons it doesn't like some absolutely basic standard MP4 files)
- doesn't work with Plex at all
Also a few key requirements to get it to work at all:
- must update Chrome to the latest version
- must disable Flash plugin for sites which may use Flash player (otherwise none of the buttons in the player window will function)
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I've been using it quite a bit today and haven't needed to disable Flash plugin to let it do it's thing.
It is limited, but Facebook/Vimeo/Daily Motion casting is a heck of a lot more than we had two days ago

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I've been using it quite a bit today and haven't needed to disable Flash plugin to let it do it's thing
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It depends on the site. Sites that default to Flash player won't work unless Flash is disabled and they'll switch to HTML5 (it's mentioned in the detailed instructions)

I'm talking about a chrome extension that pushes the video only to the Chromecast, directly. In the same way that YouTube and netflix work, for example
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How about "Vget". There is a chrome extension and android app.

adobrakic said:
Check this out, it may be what you're looking for. https://dabble.me/cast
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put bookmarklet on bookmark bar, nav to their vimeo demo, clik on bookmarklet, click on play, click on cast icon. nothing happens....

Make sure to have the latest version of Chrome and the Chromecast plugin. Also, for whatever reason, having the flash plugin enabled causes this to not work sometimes. It doesn't happen for me, but that's what others have reported.

adobrakic said:
Make sure to have the latest version of Chrome and the Chromecast plugin. Also, for whatever reason, having the flash plugin enabled causes this to not work sometimes. It doesn't happen for me, but that's what others have reported.
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did all that... nothin

https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/5fWK26rqitc

burnitdown said:
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/5fWK26rqitc
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What is this supposed to show?

Here is Vgethttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/...o-down/hniladkejehjfchadikcbjmgjaogciic?hl=en link
I'm not sure how Vget works but when I was viewing a page that the vidcast bookmarklet couldn't add casting to, Vget gives the option to cast it.
@aiiee
The vimeo video didn't work for me too... If you change your browser user agent to an android tablet/phone or possibly ios , I only tried android tablet, after it reloaded the UA it did work. But before I changed the user agent I clicked the Vget icon and it gave the option to cast the video in mp4 while video on the page was an flv I believe. So I think the Vget is able to check if the video url returns a proper format video for chromecast. Most sites video will play in formats according to the user agent presented.

smartymcfly said:
Here is Vgethttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/...o-down/hniladkejehjfchadikcbjmgjaogciic?hl=en link
I'm not sure how Vget works but when I was viewing a page that the vidcast bookmarklet couldn't add casting to, Vget gives the option to cast it.
@aiiee
The vimeo video didn't work for me too... If you change your browser user agent to an android tablet/phone or possibly ios , I only tried android tablet, after it reloaded the UA it did work. But before I changed the user agent I clicked the Vget icon and it gave the option to cast the video in mp4 while video on the page was an flv I believe. So I think the Vget is able to check if the video url returns a proper format video for chromecast. Most sites video will play in formats according to the user agent presented.
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of course, the one thing I, I mean THEY forgot thanks.
Huh, no change, vidcast still won't cast when user agent set to AND. Maybe fool with it some more later, maybe...