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Hello does a rooted and rom chromecast have mirroring capabilities, what apps can give the chromecast the ability to mirror the android devices it is casted from? thank you in andvance
wilspeak said:
Hello does a rooted and rom chromecast have mirroring capabilities, what apps can give the chromecast the ability to mirror the android devices it is casted from? thank you in andvance
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Hi Wilspeak,
To the best of my knowledge there isn't any mirroring software available in the wild yet for the chromecast - google has placed mirrorcast code into the chromecast as of the latest OTA however there has been no available software to utilise this put forward as of yet. Hopefully we will see this out of Google shortly though as it looks like they've been prepping for it.
Well we know it can mirror is some respect because Googlecast extension pretty much does this already.
As @Kyonz said the issue is the software available not the actual CCast itself. Unless you want to say the Whitelist is preventing someone like Koush from re-implementing it in his All Cast.
I suspect whatever comes after KitKat will have Mirroring to the CCast in it's display settings.
Asphyx said:
I suspect whatever comes after KitKat will have Mirroring to the CCast in it's display settings.
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Yup, or in some vendor-supplied add-on like how Samsung's AllShare Cast is.
Plus I expect ROM-level mirroring will be far more smart and efficient than Chrome's brute-force casting. Raster/bitmap content will probably still need to be transmitted, but standard UI stuff could/should be rendered by Chromecast itself.
bhiga said:
Yup, or in some vendor-supplied add-on like how Samsung's AllShare Cast is.
Plus I expect ROM-level mirroring will be far more smart and efficient than Chrome's brute-force casting. Raster/bitmap content will probably still need to be transmitted, but standard UI stuff could/should be rendered by Chromecast itself.
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My only fear is they will implement it to work like a Miracast and require direct connection via Wireless.
That would be a shame.
I like some aspects of Miracast such as being able to add it as a display to a PC, But that whole Wireless only thing is not the way I would want to see this go.
I suppose instead of actually mirroring via Raster they could send a template package that contained most of the graphics needed to build thus not requiring a lot of bandwidth to update.
Will be interesting to see how they do it.
Hi
I've a question
Why root the chromecast ?
You're on xda, so I'll offer my favorite answer.
Why not?
because I should buy a usb otg Y cable and I will not necessarily have the last update right ?
Tib44 said:
because I should buy a usb otg Y cable and I will not necessarily have the last update right ?
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If its ever been updated or it was purchased recently it not rootable through a y cable. You are gonna have to rip it apart and JTAG it. The only real benefit I can see of rooting it these days is region blocked content. But there are ways to do that through a router.
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You can also see in #40 of this FAQ the advantages of rooting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48327604
Cuzz1369 said:
If its ever been updated or it was purchased recently it not rootable through a y cable. You are gonna have to rip it apart and JTAG it. The only real benefit I can see of rooting it these days is region blocked content. But there are ways to do that through a router.
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JTAG won't work - the pins are disabled.
@rekids has been experimenting, but because of the way the security keys have been updated, looks like even an EEPROM replace doesn't work except in early cases.
Looks like software exploit might be the best hope at this point.
So back to the question of "why". Are there any firmware improvements on missing features available like?
- remembering more than one WLAN password
- the ability to mirror and stream content from a device via direct connection without the need of a local WLAN
- support for more file types
nurps said:
So back to the question of "why". Are there any firmware improvements on missing features available like?
- remembering more than one WLAN password
- the ability to mirror and stream content from a device via direct connection without the need of a local WLAN
- support for more file types
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No but here is a short list of advantages...
1 Whitelist control by Devs as opposed to Google meaning some apps that Google refuses to add can be used (none fit that category so far)
2 Update control! If Google sends out a bad update it usually won't affect rooted users because those updates go through a second QA testing by the Eureka Devs
3 The ability to see Device status without needing to use a mobile device and Chromecast app.
4 Should someone decide to create a customized Rom in the future you could test and flash it.
5 Custom DNS and DNS Override is available for those who want to get around Geo restrictions on content
6 Options and control of your device is always a good thing
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- support for more file types
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This is largely handled/accelerated by the hardware, so not sure software could solve this while remaining within the design limits of Chromecast (both hardware capabilities and cooling), but there are lots of brilliant people here... just not sure how many of them are interested enough.
Just saying, if you want to root it, there are plenty of posts for that
Noob Chromecast question:
If you root it, can you install any app from Playstore like a video player? I mean my Sony TV can read lot of video formats from USB but not all of them, I just want an app to read them all on my TV, I wonder if a rooted Chromecast can do it?
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Hi
I've a question
Why root the chromecast ?
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Because later on you WON'T BE ABLE TO.
Rooted Chromecast doubts !
If I flash Eureka on my chromecast can i cast/ mirror local content from my phone without internet connection at all ?
Samdroid18 said:
If I flash Eureka on my chromecast can i cast/ mirror local content from my phone without internet connection at all ?
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It still needs Internet because it "hot loads" apps from the Internet, with the exception of Netflix.
If you are rooted, you might want to look at rCast which allows you to you Chromecast as a standalone media player without Internet.
bhiga said:
It still needs Internet because it "hot loads" apps from the Internet, with the exception of Netflix.
If you are rooted, you might want to look at rCast which allows you to you Chromecast as a standalone media player without Internet.
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Can we cast anything locally without internet just as we do in casting ? Or it's only for the files stored in chromecast internal memory ?
Samdroid18 said:
Can we cast anything locally without internet just as we do in casting ? Or it's only for the files stored in chromecast internal memory ?
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No!
Any support for 4:3 resolutions after rooting ?
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No!
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I'm so confused, read here. the article seems to indicate that one can cast locally stored media on the cellphone to the chromecast utilizing the newly added cast feature to the chromecast app. This is with a stock chromecast, not rooted. I have not personally tried this. This article was just published January 2016.
Can any confirm this?
That article states you can Mirror a phone to a CCast without WiFi but you can't cast to it from Apps.
In that scenario the content isn't technically playing on the CCast it's on the Phone...
Anything that happens on the phone will be seen on the CCast in that case.
I missed that distinction between an app and casting the phone directly.
Thanks for clarifying.
It will work in a pinch if you have no choice but it's not as good as having a Travel Router or WiFi connection.
Hi there
like the title of this thread,
i want an application wich allow me to Mirror my android phone screen to another android tablet or tv box
i search on the Play store but i don't find what i need.
so can anyone help me !!!
regards
Samsung devices can do this via SideSync. I went out of my way to get a phone and tablet so I could use the mirror/remote call/file transfer functionality. Recently LG copied this, so if you have an LG phone and tablet you may also be in luck.
You should probably check the list of devices that support the Chromecast, or consider MHL for output of your phone to a television via an adapter cable.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
After long search i think that it's not possible to mirror All the screen of the phone to another android device beacause
it's should be a protocol like ,DLNA or Miracast ... wich is possible with a dongle wifi display.
but i found two applications wich allow us to share content between devices:
1_ the first aplication is Screenshare:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.springdesign.screenshare.browser.server
2_The seconde application is EZcast screeen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actionsmicro.ezcastrx
you can watch the video to know how it works
If both devices are rooted you can get full Chromecast functionality (well, mostly. a few things like Netflix don't and likely will never work) using the Cast receiver port that's on this board along with the Xposed module to disable the signature date check on the device that's sending the Cast, works for me.
Thank you but i don't understand very well
can you please explain what shoul i do step by step?
Regards
I can recommend to use my app Screen Stream Mirroring :angel: , here is the free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial
I recommend it not only because I am the developer, but because the app was initially made for this.
You can use VLC for Android as receiver or any other RTSP player.
I will also release very soon a player for Android with good additional features.
Just ask if you have any question.
How it works?? there is no instructions!
please explain step by step what i should do?
Download allcast receiver to your tablet and allcast to your phone.
vnc method (root)
Try droid vnc server from the play store(this requires root access) on the device you want to mirror and get a vnc viewer on the device that you want to connect to the vnc server and this will mirror your screen
hi i owned galaxy note 3 phone and recently just bought galaxy tablet note 10.1.
i want to do this:
i have movie files on my sd card on my phone, but i want to watch the movie on my tablet screen (streaming)
(not swapping the sd card, and if possible using direct wifi or bluetooth only. not transferring the movie file but streaming them).
thanks. both devices has android 4.4.2
Sloosh said:
I can recommend to use my app Screen Stream Mirroring :angel: , here is the free version:
I recommend it not only because I am the developer, but because the app was initially made for this.
You can use VLC for Android as receiver or any other RTSP player.
I will also release very soon a player for Android with good additional features.
Just ask if you have any question.
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is it available for android 2.3 gingerbread? bcuz it says is not compatible.
Andi-onex said:
Hi there
like the title of this thread,
i want an application wich allow me to Mirror my android phone screen to another android tablet or tv box
i search on the Play store but i don't find what i need.
so can anyone help me !!!
regards
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Which phone your are using...? It depends upon that.
hiteshonline said:
Which phone your are using...? It depends upon that.
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i have HTC One X runing stock rom 4.2.2 sence 5
search yueye and download two apps called limitless remote and limitless server. The server app will host a server so every devices on the same Lan can pair up with, but you need to root your server device or the display will be blank, the client device which is the controlling side do not require rooting. You can also download a limitless.zip from the original website to install it in any window os, you can even remote control your pc when you host a server there
Sloosh said:
I can recommend to use my app Screen Stream Mirroring :angel: , here is the free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial
I recommend it not only because I am the developer, but because the app was initially made for this.
You can use VLC for Android as receiver or any other RTSP player.
I will also release very soon a player for Android with good additional features.
Just ask if you have any question.
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Just downloaded it although like any other app is a bit slow so i cant use it to stream games is it dependant on wifi speed? ( I have terrible connection btw about 8mb/s ) but it works! phenomenally !
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PhoneNoobs said:
Just downloaded it although like any other app is a bit slow so i cant use it to stream games is it dependant on wifi speed? ( I have terrible connection btw about 8mb/s ) but it works! phenomenally !
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If you have a quite recent Android version it should use hardware encoding so you should be able to stream any game... up to 60fps since Android 4.4.
You can check in app preferences if hardware encoding is enabled.
Sloosh said:
If you have a quite recent Android version it should use hardware encoding so you should be able to stream any game... up to 60fps since Android 4.4.
You can check in app preferences if hardware encoding is enabled.
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Would that be under developer preferences or your app's preference. Once i get another goole survey and rack up my google play credit ill buy the app its a good hastle free app.
Sloosh said:
I can recommend to use my app Screen Stream Mirroring :angel: , here is the free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial
I recommend it not only because I am the developer, but because the app was initially made for this.
You can use VLC for Android as receiver or any other RTSP player.
I will also release very soon a player for Android with good additional features.
Just ask if you have any question.
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I was going to try your app, but the reviews on Playstore are dismal. Possibly the most negative reviews I've ever seen for an app. So I won't bother, because as in most apps, there are dozens more.
You really should consider trashing the app, fixing it (apparently you have an insane number of ads in the free version) and re-releasing it under a different title. Word of mouth, or in this case, thumbs is everything in the dev world.
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Andi-onex said:
After long search i think that it's not possible to mirror All the screen of the phone to another android device beacause
it's should be a protocol like ,DLNA or Miracast ... wich is possible with a dongle wifi display.
but i found two applications wich allow us to share content between devices:
1_ the first aplication is Screenshare:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.springdesign.screenshare.browser.server
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I just tried the screenshare app on my Samsung Galaxy tab SM-T350 and a cheap little LGL15G. It works perfectly. I only tried it on my home wifi network, but it streams fast, installs easy and best of all, its free with NO ADS
use bubbleupnp
Sloosh said:
I can recommend to use my app Screen Stream Mirroring :angel: , here is the free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial
I recommend it not only because I am the developer, but because the app was initially made for this.
You can use VLC for Android as receiver or any other RTSP player.
I will also release very soon a player for Android with good additional features.
Just ask if you have any question.
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This works, thanks man!
I just picked up the newest GearVR today and want to know how can I watch kodi on it. I have it on my phone but not sure how to work this thing yet.
mkhoury said:
I just picked up the newest GearVR today and want to know how can I watch kodi on it. I have it on my phone but not sure how to work this thing yet.
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Bubblepnp and sidebyside player. Might also need Gear VR pro to stop oculus auto loading
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I would also be interested in this. Also... There are other apps that stream like show box or MovieHD... How could we watch videos from these?
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Diaconescu_Tiberiu said:
I would also be interested in this. Also... There are other apps that stream like show box or MovieHD... How could we watch videos from these?
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Showbox content can be downloaded and transfered to another folder to access in Oculus video. Thats the only way I've found.
That's how i do it also, but it would be great to be able to watch without downloading
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Yes, kodi can be configured for VR, there are alot of youtube videos showing how to set it up. Used it yesterday. Just takes practice. You will also need a Bluetooth controller. Good luck.
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Guys. Just use MilkVr Launcher. + Emby Server. It let's you watch any movie (including 3D) through wifi network. For me It works fine.
https://github.com/heavykick/MilkVRLauncher/releases
I was testing kodi but for me MilkVr Launcher > Kodi in terms of usage and performance.
Can you describe it better? Milkvr asks me about some link. What link does it need?
Why do I need to install embe if Kodi exposes itself as DLNA server?
Buy a cheap bluetooth control pad off ebay to use as a mouse. Then get Cardboard Enabler from the play store or search online to disable oculus from auto starting on connection. Problem solved
Marx2 said:
Can you describe it better? Milkvr asks me about some link. What link does it need?
Why do I need to install embe if Kodi exposes itself as DLNA server?
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MilkVr creates link inside of MilkVR folder so application thinks that film is inside folder.
Just follow the description on the github site it is very easy to do it and believe me. I have tried around 10+ solutions to watch videos on gear vr and in case of image quality nothing matches Milkvr.
If you have problems contact me on hangouts([email protected]) we can speak in Polish about it, will be much easier
Marx2 said:
Can you describe it better? Milkvr asks me about some link. What link does it need?
Why do I need to install embe if Kodi exposes itself as DLNA server?
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Hi
of course you can use any DLNA-Server. You can also use a NAS or the Windows-DLNA ...
What does MilkVRLauncher do?
It forwards links to SamsungVR (was named MilkVR before) and that's it. So when you have a link to a video source you can start MilkVRLauncher and paste the link to forward it to SamsungVR.
But often you don't have the link to the video source, because Android internals pass the link to your VLC or VideoPlayer or may be to a download manager.
When Android does find more then one app that can take care about the link it will ask you which app to use, and this I did use because android knows that MilkVRLauncher can handle VideoLinks.
And this is the second way to get the link for the video source into my app. The most common way!
What's now about DLNA?
There is no DLAN client in the MilkVR launcher itself. But there a DLNA "Browsers" for Android available. Browsers that will pass the link to the video source to android, where android does ask you witch video player you want to use. And there we are!
Usable DLNA apps for Android are AnDLNA or BubbleUpnP ...
And why Emby?
If you don't have a NAS and want to use a media server this is one like each other. I did use it in the beginning, because you can use the Emby android app and chose external player where you can pick the milkVRLauncher.
And yes, you can also use links from internet pages and stream direct from the internet. But often the links on homepages are not direct links and we need direct links, because milkVrLauncher does not follow forwards
Any further questions? Just ask me!
you can download my app from GitHub.
The app is free and open source and everybody who want can join and help to make the app better.
You can also support me via
Greetings,
heavy
With a USA IP from a VPN service , you coud install an app called Samsung Phone Cast. With this app, you coud use any app installed on your phone. This app is avaible on Oculus store, but only on USA users.
I was developing some software for Chromecast when I discovered that it is only 720p, even on the Ultra model. So I decided to look into offscreen rendering on Android, which is possible. But I haven't been able to quite figure out how I could make a phone render an image and then send it to the Chromecast. All the streaming protocols it seems to support require some crazy backed server setup with tons of files, am I missing something stupid or is it just a pain?
Have you looked into UPnP?
I believe it is pretty simple. I tried to do something similar in the past, but the (old) phone on which I tried to set it up kept crashing.
If it's for personal use, you can use BubbleUPnP. It's good.
Vagelis1608 said:
Have you looked into UPnP?
I believe it is pretty simple. I tried to do something similar in the past, but the (old) phone on which I tried to set it up kept crashing.
If it's for personal use, you can use BubbleUPnP. It's good.
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I thought that was only for port forwarding, if I could make something use that to stream to a Chromecast that would be great.
What would I need to do on the computer/phone and on the Chromecast receiver to make this work?
This would be aimed for a real release, so using another app wouldn't fly in my opinion.
gudenau said:
I thought that was only for port forwarding, if I could make something use that to stream to a Chromecast that would be great.
What would I need to do on the computer/phone and on the Chromecast receiver to make this work?
This would be aimed for a real release, so using another app wouldn't fly in my opinion.
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Chromecast is UPnP-ready, I believe. So, you won't have to do anything on it.
I don't really know what you have to do on the PC/phone, since I have only tried it with that app.
But, I believe UPnP might be the protocol you need. Look into it.
Vagelis1608 said:
Chromecast is UPnP-ready, I believe. So, you won't have to do anything on it.
I don't really know what you have to do on the PC/phone, since I have only tried it with that app.
But, I believe UPnP might be the protocol you need. Look into it.
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I'm not finding anything other than software packages that are for streaming video files. I am not finding any info on how to actually program a streamer.
gudenau said:
I'm not finding anything other than software packages that are for streaming video files. I am not finding any info on how to actually program a streamer.
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Sadly, I can't help you with that.
I've only tried it with that app.