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I have tried ICS+, Dolphin, and the standard browser for Web Video. I need a browser that allows me to change the user agent to desktop and has flash performance that is on par with WebOS. I wonder why Hulu and others work so much better in WebOS? With Android the browsers crash constantly.
Flash itself carriers its own sort of user agent so that even if you change the browser's user agent it still knows you are on a mobile device. There was a modded apk on XDA somewhere. Your best bet for a browser is probably Dolphin HD. Must be the WebOS version isn't being blocked by Hulu.
HansTWN said:
I have tried ICS+, Dolphin, and the standard browser for Web Video. I need a browser that allows me to change the user agent to desktop and has flash performance that is on par with WebOS. I wonder why Hulu and others work so much better in WebOS? With Android the browsers crash constantly.
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Give maxthon for 10" tablets a try. Seems to default to desktop.
Good for me.
spunker88 said:
Flash itself carriers its own sort of user agent so that even if you change the browser's user agent it still knows you are on a mobile device. There was a modded apk on XDA somewhere. Your best bet for a browser is probably Dolphin HD. Must be the WebOS version isn't being blocked by Hulu.
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I applied the Hulu fix in both WebOS and Android. That identifies the Touchpad as a PC when browsing Hulu and similar websites. That is not the problem, Hulu starts up fine in both WebOS and Android. But watching the video from start to finish is rarely possible in Android.
pa49 said:
Give maxthon for 10" tablets a try. Seems to default to desktop.
Good for me.
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I will check it out. Thanks for the tip.
in stock android, and on most android (and iphone) devices the os (or perhaps just the stock browser) blocks any video from autoplaying when you visit a webpage. Some 3rd party phones like the galaxy s3 do not have this limitation on their stock browser / os and autoplay works just fine.
can anyone who has a chromecast verify whether autoplay works in the stock browser?
for example, if you make a webpage and embed a video and add autoplay=1 to the embed url, does the video autoplay when the page is loaded on chromecast?
thanks!
I added a "src=myvideo.mp4" to the video tag in the receiver example provided by Google. The video will automatically start playing when the receiver page is loaded by the Chromecast. Usually, the video is loaded using the provided javascript through the API (hence why the sample receiver doesn't have a src parameter in the video tag.
WildSatchmo said:
in stock android, and on most android (and iphone) devices the os (or perhaps just the stock browser) blocks any video from autoplaying when you visit a webpage. Some 3rd party phones like the galaxy s3 do not have this limitation on their stock browser / os and autoplay works just fine.
can anyone who has a chromecast verify whether autoplay works in the stock browser?
for example, if you make a webpage and embed a video and add autoplay=1 to the embed url, does the video autoplay when the page is loaded on chromecast?
thanks!
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Chromecast does not have a browser, stock or otherwise.
cmstlist said:
Chromecast does not have a browser, stock or otherwise.
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Yeah, except that it has a variant of Chrome...
hjarnsynk said:
Yeah, except that it has a variant of Chrome...
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It's called Chromecast but it actually is based on Android with some code from Google TV. The difference is that a lot of the guts have been ripped out (such that it can't run Android apps per se).
But the main point is - Chromecast has no interactive interface. Everything you do with it is controlled by other devices which have their own interfaces. So the question of what the "Chromecast browser" can do is moot. There is no browser, and there are no apps. It is simply a receiver for streaming URLs and streamed tabs. When you stream a tab to it from the Chrome browser, all the rendering is done in desktop Chrome and then streamed to the receiver.
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It's called Chromecast but it actually is based on Android with some code from Google TV. The difference is that a lot of the guts have been ripped out (such that it can't run Android apps per se).
But the main point is - Chromecast has no interactive interface. Everything you do with it is controlled by other devices which have their own interfaces. So the question of what the "Chromecast browser" can do is moot. There is no browser, and there are no apps. It is simply a receiver for streaming URLs and streamed tabs. When you stream a tab to it from the Chrome browser, all the rendering is done in desktop Chrome and then streamed to the receiver.
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No, the question is not moot.
There are no apps? What about the html based receiver apps?
From the sdk: "A Chrome browser on the receiver downloads the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and renders it."
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No, the question is not moot.
There are no apps? What about the html based receiver apps?
From the sdk: "A Chrome browser on the receiver downloads the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and renders it."
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Whatever that sentence in the SDK is describing, it doesn't refer to anything the end user experiences at this point in time. Maybe it's something developers have access to. Certainly Google Cast doesn't involve any on-device rendering.
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cmstlist said:
Whatever that sentence in the SDK is describing, it doesn't refer to anything the end user experiences at this point in time. Maybe it's something developers have access to. Certainly Google Cast doesn't involve any on-device rendering.
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If you take a few minutes to review the SDK, it will become clear that there most certainly is a browser. No, it is not user controllable with a keyboard and mouse, but it certainly renders html content. That is actually all it does... the homepage is a web page hosted on the internet, the youtube app is a webpage, the netflix app is a web page, every app for this thing is going to be a web page. The developer's tools debug mode gives you an inspection tool and allows you to see and modify the html code of the web apps on the fly so it is most definitely a browser.
I am thinking of getting a chromecast but needed to know more about it.
I have seen videos about it being used with the chrome browser on a laptop or pc.
How ever I would like to ask if the same can be achieved when using the google chrome app on ipad?
Currently, no not at this time. Maybe when its out of beta for desktop chrome the ability will be introduced on our devices.
Any time I try to cast from Chrome I receive this message. I have uninstalled all extensions, reinstalled just the chromecast extension, uninstalled Chrome, reinstalled Chrome, and at this point I'm hoping someone else has experienced this. Anyone think of a fix?
I have sent feedback multiple times.
help is always appreciated
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Any time I try to cast from Chrome I receive this message. I have uninstalled all extensions, reinstalled just the chromecast extension, uninstalled Chrome, reinstalled Chrome, and at this point I'm hoping someone else has experienced this. Anyone think of a fix?
I have sent feedback multiple times.
help is always appreciated
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Happened with me multiple times while casting from Chrome. I guess its just not stable/usable.
Chrome caches on Windows 8
admin856 said:
Happened with me multiple times while casting from Chrome. I guess its just not stable/usable.
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Chromecast was working great, than all a sudden it started crashes with some sort of balloon message saying that the chromecast has crashed and to click on the balloon to restart it. I've heard that it's a damaged profile for the current user.. When you re-install Chrome, it uses uses the profile that is there, uninstalling Chrome doesn't do delete the profile. You can create a separate user and see if that works, or you can delete the profile for the current user and chrome creates it again. I haven't tried it because chromecast started crashing yesterday. I can't watch Netflix, YouTube, or cast anything. I just have a useless dongle.
mtlmec said:
I haven't tried it because chromecast started crashing yesterday. I can't watch Netflix, YouTube, or cast anything. I just have a useless dongle.
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It's just your Chrome browser extension that's broken, right? Things work okay if you use an Android/iOS device to cast to Chromecast, right?
bhiga said:
It's just your Chrome browser extension that's broken, right? Things work okay if you use an Android/iOS device to cast to Chromecast, right?
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Just the chrome browser the rest work fine....
Issue started a week after they released Google Cast Beta.
So I suspect they broke something...
chrome does not crash on Android
Asphyx said:
Just the chrome browser the rest work fine....
Issue started a week after they released Google Cast Beta.
So I suspect they broke something...
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This is a problem that I have on Windows. On Android it's not a problem for me. My Samsung s4 and my Goggle tablet work just fine.
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It's just your Chrome browser extension that's broken, right? Things work okay if you use an Android/iOS device to cast to Chromecast, right?
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The chrome browser works great. It's just the chromecast extension that crashes.This is a problem that I have on Windows. On Android it's not a problem for me. My Samsung s4 and my Goggle 7 tablet work just fine.
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This is a problem that I have on Windows. On Android it's not a problem for me. My Samsung s4 and my Goggle tablet work just fine.
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The chrome browser works great. It's just the chromecast extension that crashes.This is a problem that I have on Windows. On Android it's not a problem for me. My Samsung s4 and my Goggle 7 tablet work just fine.
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On Android your not actually using the Googlecast Extension...They merely coded the Cast capabilities directly into the browser.
It may very well be working on Android's version of Chrome Beta...
But then again if I'm using my Android I don't need the Chrome Browser to cast much anyway. LOL Most of what I watch has an App that supports it.
(And yes I know the Browser will support websites that do not have apps, I'm just saying that because I don't really watch a lot of videos on other websites)
I am curious if it will work on the TV Networks Webpages though...
Thanks for telling me how Chromecast work on Android
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On Android your not actually using the Googlecast Extension...They merely coded the Cast capabilities directly into the browser.
It may very well be working on Android's version of Chrome Beta...
But then again if I'm using my Android I don't need the Chrome Browser to cast much anyway. LOL Most of what I watch has an App that supports it.
(And yes I know the Browser will support websites that do not have apps, I'm just saying that because I don't really watch a lot of videos on other websites)
I am curious if it will work on the TV Networks Webpages though...
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Well, I tried everything and the Chromecast still crashing. I must be using the latest version of Chromecast and the latest version of Chrome (probably the cause). Google updates something (Chrome or Chromecast) and then things you depended on stop working.. I'm also using Android. And yes, used to work on TV Networks Pages, but you have to put Chromeast on 480p, The 720p setting stutters both in sound and picture. But then, it is a Beta, so we have to be patient. Do you know where I can fine previous versions of Chrome? (I use Windows to play TV Network pages and movies not found on Netflix.)
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Well, I tried everything and the Chromecast still crashing. I must be using the latest version of Chromecast and the latest version of Chrome (probably the cause). Google updates something (Chrome or Chromecast) and then things you depended on stop working.. I'm also using Android. And yes, used to work on TV Networks Pages, but you have to put Chromeast on 480p, The 720p setting stutters both in sound and picture. But then, it is a Beta, so we have to be patient. Do you know where I can fine previous versions of Chrome? (I use Windows to play TV Network pages and movies not found on Netflix.)
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I'm also not convinced this isn't due to some wonky behavior in Google Services.
It happens totally at random even when your just reading a web page which says to me it has something to do with scanning for units or connecting to GServices that seems to set it off. Cause it sure isn't doing anything else when it crashes.
Chromecast
Asphyx said:
I'm also not convinced this isn't due to some wonky behavior in Google Services.
It happens totally at random even when your just reading a web page which says to me it has something to do with scanning for units or connecting to GServices that seems to set it off. Cause it sure isn't doing anything else when it crashes.
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It has do something that Google did in the greatest and latest version of Chrome or Chromecast (thanks for the tech explanation, Asphyx) . It was working just fine on the old what I guess was a old version of Chrome for more than 2 months, that's when a got the Chromecast dongle.Is there any way of getting older versions of Chrome? I'd love to fix this problem since I watch a lot of movies in the browser, it's the only way. I'm one of those strange guys who got rid of cable and just use the antenna, and Netflix and free movie sites. Hey, I save $65. Thanx for the help.
mtlmec said:
Is there any way of getting older versions of Chrome?
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http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-chrome/
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http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-chrome/
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I currently have V33.0.1750.146 m of Chrome and have this issue...
But I just checked and it is doing an update so maybe they fixed it in this new version...Lets hope so.
Ok my Chrome is now on Version 33.0.1750.149 m
Lets see if that solves the problem with the crashes.
Chrome app "Videostream for Google Chromecast™" (rebranded "Chromecast Video")
Chromecast Video v1.0.1 is gone from the Chrome Web Store. It has been replaced by Videostream for Google Chromecast™ 1.0.4:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromecast-video/cnciopoikihiagdjbjpnocolokfelagl
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-google-ch/ebfagpccbccalgocgjlfkahogjfhliab
I guess the only difference is apps name.
A Chrome App That Streams Local Video From Your Computer To Chromecast™
Temporary until Google gets everything back together.
Original link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromecast-video/cnciopoikihiagdjbjpnocolokfelagl
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1.0.4
After some Google drama, we're back up and running. Turns out they hated that our icon was so cleverly similar to their Chrome icon. We're back now, better than ever after being pulled for 3 days.
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Earlier Chromecast Video thread link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654944
BTW: you can have both version installed.
Too bad, I though the old name was kind of catchy.
No other changes? I guess we can wait for the next update then.
DJames1 said:
Too bad, I though the old name was kind of catchy.
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The old name violated Google's Terms of Service I would imagine as well.
It very much violated many Google's branding guidelines haha.
Edit:
The latest update basically just updated the icons, etc... and added some share buttons.
Is there any way to control Videostream from a remote device? I've dabbled with RemoteCast but it didn't seem to pick up on the Videostream content.
Great app! Keep up the good work!
Anyway to add time stamps along with forward/rewind 30 seconds etc
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Can't get it to work
I'm trying to launch the app from my chrome browser and it keeps giving me an error saying that we can't connect to your chromecast. I checked the list and I have Chrome browser installed on my laptop, google cast extension as well and both are using the same wifi. I just don't know why it is happening to me. I even disabled my kaspersky internet security, but no luck at all....Is anyone having the same issue with me ?
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I'm trying to launch the app from my chrome browser and it keeps giving me an error saying that we can't connect to your chromecast. I checked the list and I have Chrome browser installed on my laptop, google cast extension as well and both are using the same wifi. I just don't know why it is happening to me. I even disabled my kaspersky internet security, but no luck at all....Is anyone having the same issue with me ?
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I got the same error message. I do not have a antivirus.
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Another vote for adding times on the timeline.
App Needs Launch Button
Great aoo Works flawlessly but have to go to Web Store to launch. No launch button in chrome toolbar,
I really like the app Videostream for Chromecast. However, there is not a button on the toolbar that allows me to launch it from chrome directly. I have to go to the Play Store and launch from there. Anyone else have this problem? I have not been able to find any references about this problem on any forums.
It's an app not and extension. I find the open apps button on the bookmark bar, and it's there.
More info HERE or you can add a button HERE
I see we have an end time on the timeline now!
Oh-- it should be in your Start menu / Spotlight.