The latest update of the pandora app:
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The app_id for the chromecast receiver is going to be Pandora_App. Can't be used until Google/Pandora push the receiver app to the Chromecast repository. You could theoretically run it on an emulator but it's impossible to determine what the proper URL is for the app.
Along with the other new of mentions of Pandora on a non-live Chromecast page (don't remember the details), I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes official along with Kit Kat and the Nexus 5. Supposedly as early as tomorrow (10/31).
That would be a nice treat
Pandora is working.
Can't wait to test
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Still no luck for me.
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Since we can't use Pandora in Canada without jumping through some hoops, I'm really hoping that Rdio follows suit.
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Pandora is working.
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Same here.
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EarlyMon said:
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Yep, should be working for everyone (if it's not working you only need to reboot the chromecast).
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Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself
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What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.
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What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.
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It also does not allow you to control from multiple devices without interrupting the music. I really wish they implemented this like Netflix app in that you can seamlessly move between devices (phone, tablet, etc)... Even more shocked Google didn't do it right (Netflix way) with Google Music...
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Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself
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What he said....
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What he said....
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I think he can't see Pandora app in play store because he's outside US. So, he's asking someone to share the Pandora. Apr file. But I don't think it would work, unless he uses a vpn
I update the pandora app on my nexus 7 and my motorola droid razr maxx. I see the cast button on the nexus 7 but not on the droid. Is it in a different place for the phone app or shouldn't it be in the upper right hand corner?
I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.
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I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.
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Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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My tv doesn't have an option to go black, maybe turning down the brightness and contrast all the way or something.
strange I'm only noticing ads while connected to chromecast and casting to my TV (ad pops up on the tv screen once in a while and I can't skip songs as much as I want). If I disconnect and just skip songs on my nexus tablet I get no ads or limited skips. Anyone else notice? Don't know how this could have anything to do with Chromecast
simultaneously chromecasting pandora ?
is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?
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is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?
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As in to multiple TVs?
Since each Chromecast is independent (think micro computer accessing Pandora), even if you managed to get the Pandora playlist point the same on all Chromecasts, they'd still all be receiving a separate and individual data stream, so sync would not be 100%. You'd probably get weird echo/reverb effects if you can hear more than one player's audio.
It's like if you and your friend both brought up the same YouTube video on two phone/tablets. Even if you both hit play at exactly the same time (and didn't get interrupted with an ad), each phone/tablet is getting a separate on-demand video "feed" and decoding it. Your playback would likely be close in time with identical hardware, but still no guarantee.
The proper way to do multi-location playback is via multicast streaming, which is more like an over-the-air TV broadcast. The "feed" is broadcast, and any number of receivers can "tune into it" and they'll get whatever is being broadcast at that time.
But I don't think Pandora can do that...
So back to your original goal, the easiest way would be to use an HDMI distribution device or splitter (be mindful of HDCP compliance, not sure Chromecast requires it, but it probably does) so the same signal is going to your multiple locations in the house.
You could put a Chromecast on each TV and switch cast destinations (I do this with YouTube sometimes), but that will give you breaks between moves as things reconnect. Don't forget to turn off the TV when you leave.
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Hello everyone,
So I got my Google Chromecast today and after a bit of messing around I found this cool neat feature that allows you to mirror your entire display to the chromecast device.
This is how you do it.
1) In Google chrome browser on your computer click the Google cast extension and then click the little arrow in the extension and select "cast entire screen (experimental) I've attached a screenshot.
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2) after completing step one select your chromecast device and walla you see your screen on your TV
This seems to be an experimental feature so let me know how it works for you, so far I've tested it on my Linux Mint 15 laptop and it works nicely there is a minor delay but at least its something
Nice Find!!
It would be great if the audio also worked it streams xbmc great but not audio
FYI: Need Chrome Beta for this to show.
This is really cool, nice find.
I hope audio works through this in the future!
Make video please
Chrome beta allows you to shoot to your tv? I am looking for the option but dont see it !
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Chrome beta allows you to shoot to your tv? I am looking for the option but dont see it !
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Do you see the arrow in the upper right corner when you press the chromecast button in chrome?
lol my TV IS my computer monitor actually. I just use the Chromecast for when I dont want to start up my pc ,,,but I will check shortly
You can cast just audio from that menu too.
How good is the screen mirroring? If it works well with no lag, I may use this to cast some PC games to the TV!
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How good is the screen mirroring? If it works well with no lag, I may use this to cast some PC games to the TV!
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Have yet to try a game but there is definitely lag, (~ a half a second?) just scrolling the web page but audio is good, video is good, and the audio/video sync seems to be fine.
Right now I'm casting Google Play Music from my average, 1 year old, Toshiba laptop, to my cheap-ass, Insignia TV, listening to Taj Mahal tear-up the guitar.
Life Is Good!
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Make video please
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does this really need a video? the picture in the op sums it up completely...
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does this really need a video? the picture in the op sums it up completely...
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Not howto video, but the video of the result, to see lag. I haven't chromecast and interested to see is it good enough to use for screen mirroring. Thanx.
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Not howto video, but the video of the result, to see lag. I haven't chromecast and interested to see is it good enough to use for screen mirroring. Thanx.
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oh, fair enough.
i don't think it's any laggier than the tab projection so you should look up videos of that on youtube for an idea.
There is a half a sec up to 2 sec lag so I don't think it's suitable for gaming unless someone finds a way to lower the lag somehow.
Also I use the stable version of chrome on Linux and it works so I don't know maybe for windows the beta version of chrome is needed.
The biggest down side for me is that audio is not working in the desktop cast mode
it doesnt even work for me.the CC doesnt respond to me clicking the cast entire screen (im on chrome stable)
Well when I use Netflix off my phone there is a real slight delay and it takes a few seconds after that for the proper resolution to kick in.. So if your game is lag dependant like a shooter etc.. I would be hesitant
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it doesnt even work for me.the CC doesnt respond to me clicking the cast entire screen (im on chrome stable)
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Can you explain your issue in more details? What do you mean it doesn't respond?
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Can you explain your issue in more details? What do you mean it doesn't respond?
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i got it to work
Can someone test this Chrome extension on Chromecast. Media Player allows you to play video from your chrome browser. Just drop video into blank tab.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/media-player/nmkigfdipchbagbecdmmomiahkkhlcfo
Edit: The $0.99 sale is now over. Thanks to anyone who purchased it!
Hey all. I've been working on my music player like over the last 7 months and have finally finished the next major update. To celebrate I am also putting it on sale for $0.99 through March 2nd.
I started GMMP back in the gingerbread days so the UI and a lot of the code was out of date so I spent a good chunk of time switching over to fragments and refactoring the codebase. I ended up making the decision to drop support for below 2.3 (I was supporting back to 1.6 and it was a huge pain). The feature list is massive so I wont list them all here. The play store link has an almost full list of all the capabilities.
GoneMAD Music Player
GoneMAD Music Player Unlocker
GMMP Skins
Screenshots and Full Changelog
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Summary of major changes:
Major UI improvements. The UI should now be smoother and more responsive
Added swiping between views (right bezel swipe only in now playing to allow for gestures)
Added tablet optimized layouts
Replaced Equalizer tab with a new Effects tab
Added playback speed control with auto pitch correction (pitch correction only available on ARMv7/x86 devices)
Added virtualizer and bass boost
Added the ability to select the font size, font style, number of lines, display style, and text alignment for each metadata line in now playing
Added ARMv7 optimized build
Anyway, as always I appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks!
ok, purchased
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ok, purchased
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thanks!
which headset would you recommend for utilizing the extra option like double click longpress?
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which headset would you recommend for utilizing the extra option like double click longpress?
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Its not a feature i ever use so I just have the stock headphones that came with my s3. But its probably better to find a headset with more than just the single button because I'm fairly certain Google Now ends up stealing priority over any long press of the single button (the feature was written ages ago before google now so there are no issues on devices without google now). If the headset had 3 buttons (play/pause, next, prev), the double click long press to next/previous should not get intercepted
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Its not a feature i ever use so I just have the stock headphones that came with my s3. But its probably better to find a headset with more than just the single button because I'm fairly certain Google Now ends up stealing priority over any long press of the single button (the feature was written ages ago before google now so there are no issues on devices without google now). If the headset had 3 buttons (play/pause, next, prev), the double click long press to next/previous should not get intercepted
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yeah I figured as much for google now so I deleted it. Might be a good idea to add that info in a popup when trying to change the setting. Solves some frustration for the unsavy\unknowing lol.
the next is double click. it doesnt do anything indeed. The thriple click longpress also doesnt on stock lg g2 headphones (triple button, volume up, next\pause and volume down).
Considering the value added functionality, maybe you can ask users to give feedback and add a compatability chart of headsets with which this functionality works. You would be the first Not sure if I saw a message saying changing that may or may not work.
Must be good headphones with the s3.
I have the lg g2, the sound is way better with your app on aosp roms lol then appolo. without changing any settings. Which is freaking awesome!
thanks for the app and the sale.
Why gonemad name btw?
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yeah I figured as much for google now so I deleted it. Might be a good idea to add that info in a popup when trying to change the setting. Solves some frustration for the unsavy\unknowing lol.
the next is double click. it doesnt do anything indeed. The thriple click longpress also doesnt on stock lg g2 headphones (triple button, volume up, next\pause and volume down).
Considering the value added functionality, maybe you can ask users to give feedback and add a compatability chart of headsets with which this functionality works. You would be the first Not sure if I saw a message saying changing that may or may not work.
Must be good headphones with the s3.
I have the lg g2, the sound is way better with your app on aosp roms lol then appolo. without changing any settings. Which is freaking awesome!
thanks for the app and the sale.
Why gonemad name btw?
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I try to notify the user as best i can for different incompatibilities but there are just so many (and many hard to predict which devices have it). The audio compatibility was originally put in years ago due to 1.6-2.2 devices not all containing the correct libraries to support some features. GMMP development started right when gingerbread came out so it supported back to 1.6. Almost all devices 2.3+ have the required libraries so the chart should show yes for basically everything
double / triple click definitely should work (there are a lot of users who depend on this and would cause a fit if I had broken it with an update). From testing experience if you click too fast the headset only sends a single click message to the phone.. so try clicking a little slower (i wanna say you have about 500 ms after the first click to click a second time for it to register as a double click)
the name gonemad was my online alias/handle for the last 15 years and i tended to use it when naming personal projects. GMMP just happened to be the only one i ever made public. There definitely was no naming conflicts / trademark issues with it and doing a google search on it doesnt really bring up too many unrelated results.. so i just went with it
cool. thanks! That explains Gonemad, cool name then.
I tried slower in different gradations, I will need to try better.
Love the customizations and it works straight out the box.
Might be nice to make it the default app for music. I also tried on stock, but all including bluetooth starting music triggers stock app. Havent figured it out yet.
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cool. thanks! That explains Gonemad, cool name then.
I tried slower in different gradations, I will need to try better.
Love the customizations and it works straight out the box.
Might be nice to make it the default app for music. I also tried on stock, but all including bluetooth starting music triggers stock app. Havent figured it out yet.
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thats the stock app stealing focus.. assuming you still have the GMMP music service running, it registers as the sole receiver of media intents (bluetooth commands). LG most likely overrides that to send commands to their player first. You might have to disable/freeze the stock player to allow GMMP to receive the commands
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thats the stock app stealing focus.. assuming you still have the GMMP music service running, it registers as the sole receiver of media intents (bluetooth commands). LG most likely overrides that to send commands to their player first. You might have to disable/freeze the stock player to allow GMMP to receive the commands
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awesome, thanks
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poweramp difference
Wath are the difderences according too poweramp i am using now ?
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Wath are the difderences according too poweramp i am using now ?
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some like Gonemad better. plus its on sale now so why not try, no big loss if you dont like it. Its currently cheaper then Poweramp I think.
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I went and purchased the app and i most say it sounds and plays realy good , i realy like it
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Wath are the difderences according too poweramp i am using now ?
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GMMP has basically all of the features of poweramp plus a few others (smart playlists being the big one) and tons more customization (although poweramp does have gmmp beat when it comes to widget customization)
Playback Settings
Hi,
I changed from Power AMP to GMP. Thanks for your work.
I have got one question for the following scenario:
For Example : I am playing the last song of the album "1" of artist "A". After finishing it I want the player to automatically start playing album "2" of Artist "A". After playing the last song of the last album of artist "A" I want the player automatically start playing album "1" of artist "B" and so on.
I do not want to creat a playlist or something similar.
Is this possible and if how? I searched but can not find.
Thanks for the answer.
I use the GoneMAD music player (GMMP)....
If I enable splitscreen on my Joying PX5 FYT Android 8.0 with GMMP and Sygic or navigon, only the focused app is refreshing his display output. hope you understand?
is sygic active, so the GoneMAD Player is frozen.... is the player active, so the sygic display is frozen... is this a GMMP fault?
For you that haven't joined in the fun at Plex, you can finally have it without joining the membership program.
$4.99 for the app on the play store..
LOL we both posted this simultaneously...(Maybe you beat me by a few seconds! LOL)
Any app updates needed?
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Any app updates needed?
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Need Plex for Android v3.2.8.109
Google Play ~ download page
Here is a link to the announcement from Plex's Forum.
I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.
Yeah!
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I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.
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Plex web casts fine for me!
Yes, an update is needed for the iOS app to support the Chromecast without Plex Pass.
I can't get Plex Web to cast. Before a cast icon used to show up for me. Now I don't see the cast icon at all.
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I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.
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Not sure if it applies to iOS just the Android app, But it stands to reason that if they made it public for Android iOS is soon to follow.
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Yes, an update is needed for the iOS app to support the Chromecast without Plex Pass.
I can't get Plex Web to cast. Before a cast icon used to show up for me, but it would say Plex Pass needed when I clicked it. Now I don't see the cast icon at all.
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The issues with PlexWeb seem to be related to the googlecast extension.
Both the original and the beta seems to crash a lt and the Beta even when it was working would not stream to CCast.
[EDIT] Apparently iOS has also got it...
here is a Blog post regarding some new features...
https://blog.plex.tv/2014/03/13/chromecast-free-everyone-great-new-features-ios/
I've tried updating everything: PMS (0.9.9.7.429), Chrome (33.0.1750.149, Plex extension (1.2.21), Chromecast (16041). Definitely no cast icon in Plex Web now, where there used to be one before. Tab casting from the same Chrome window still works.
How is it working for mdamaged?
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I've tried updating everything: PMS (0.9.9.7.429), Chrome (33.0.1750.149, Plex extension (1.2.21), Chromecast (16041). Definitely no cast icon in Plex Web now, where there used to be one before. Tab casting from the same Chrome window still works.
How is it working for mdamaged?
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Are you trying to use your LAN plex web? There is no icon for me there either, but the one at plex.tv has it.
Here's a pic (far right side):
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No, I'm using http://plex.tv/web/app. As I said, it had the cast icon previously, but now it's gone.
Update: I turned on my U.S. VPN, and the cast icon re-appeared. But strangely once I turn the VPN off, the cast icon seems to be back permanently. Must have enabled it permanently in the Plex Web settings. Don't know if it's a misguided attempt to be smart with location-specific features, or some unrelated side effect. But whatever, it works now.
Completely separate issue, just an unexpected observation: I thought that since the VPN is only running on my PC, Plex Web wouldn't be able find the Chromecast on my local network since they would be on two separate networks, but I was wrong. Plex Web finds the Chromecast and casts to it just fine even with the VPN turned on. Huh! I wonder how that works?
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No, I'm using http://plex.tv/web/app. As I said, it had the cast icon previously, but now it's gone.
Update: Got it! It's a bug. Plex seems to be assuming now that if you aren't currently accessing Plex Web from the U.S., then you can't possibly have a Chromecast and there's no need to enable the cast icon.
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I bet money that it isn't Plex that is detecting this location but the Chrome Googlecast Extension required to see the icon in PlexWeb.
Good theory, but unlikely I think given that tab casting and other extensions like Videostream didn't have any problem connecting to the Chromecast. It could actually be something completely random like turning on the VPN cleared or bypassed a cache.
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Good theory, but unlikely I think given that tab casting and other extensions like Videostream didn't have any problem connecting to the Chromecast. It could actually be something completely random like turning on the VPN cleared or bypassed a cache.
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Does Videostream require the Googlecast ext to work?
Here is why I suspect the GCast ext...
Both Netflix and YouTube require the GCast Ext to display icons on their Web Based Players.
BOTH have content restrictions based on Location since Netflix has different content in Europe than they have in US (I suspect YouTube may as well).
What would be the best way to ensure Europe doesn't have the ability to send US Netflix content to a CCast via the Web?
Have the GCast Ext remove the Icon and not identify a located CCast when location is detected as not in region!
Otherwise the Website itself would have to do this detection which is difficult.
Granted I could be dead wrong in your case because you do have a very different/complicated VPN going on that can always makes things act funny, but with the soon to be release for UK and I suppose the rest of Europe it stands to reason that Google is trying to insert some regional control over the system and since most of the Web page support requires GCast Ext (coupled with the crashing problems many seem to be having with it,) It makes sense that they are trying to do it all in that extension.
I hope they ditch that ext requirement at some point and simply make and installable app or program that will do this outside of Chrome because the more I use chrome with all it's compatibility issues with things like PayPal the less I like it!
For those that want to know. I was able to successfully update my PMS on my NAS. I also verified cc functions on both android and iOS (some people were not sure)
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That seems very unlikely. Both Netflix and Youtube initally access the same url in any country, nothing to do with the Google Cast extension. Content filtering by IP address is applied at their end. I've never seen their cast icons go missing. Plex is neutral and would have no reason to apply any filtering.
I'm going to do a test on another untouched system to see if I can spot exactly what causes the cast icon to first appear in the new Plex Web if it's not the VPN.
I'm writing an extension to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
Update 0.8 (the new version is taking shape)
Major changes: new name. : )
Minor changes: the UI is more conventional but is the result of the code simplification and allows avoiding some operations, like javascript injections.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
If you use the stable channel of chrome, google will likely block the extension soon after the first restart of the browser. In that case, to use it further, I suggest installing chrome canary.
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English
bio-xda said:
I’ve written a chrome extension I use to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English
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What does it do more than google cast?
albanodesign said:
What does it do more than google cast?
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Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.
bio-xda said:
Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.
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Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?
Flowah said:
Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?
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It should, as the extension is telling Chromecast to go grab the media directly, rather than your PC trying to encode from the screen and send the (re)encoded video to Chromecast.
Did anyone try it ?
its working good
but i also have to have the cc extensionn running to cast directly to cc
would be nice if that is automatic
I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.
kawaiichi said:
I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.
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Unfortunately you’re right, I’ve never had to deal with video urls like theirs. There are many things that need to be improved, i hope to find the time
Awesome extension... exactly what i was looking for... my mother just has an old slow laptop n with this extension streaming simple flash streams works like a charm. With google cast its realy realy laggy.. so thnx n keep on working
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nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?
yuriebc said:
nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?
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While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum
bio-xda said:
While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum
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I'm liking the current version already. Looking forward to what you cook up in the revamp!
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This has become one of my favourite extensions. Looking forward to try out when I get home. Any chance to release it to the store, it is really painful to come back here and update manually every time a new version is out or if I want to install it on my other devices
This version seem fantastic. I hope it reduce the lag that official chromecast extension give in flash video on chrome.
I try to use it.
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About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…
bio-xda said:
About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…
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An HDMI extension (if the included one isn't sufficient) can do wonders for getting Chromecast away from the TV and into a better reception zone. Even a 3-foot (1-meter) cable can help tremendously. TVs are very bad with signal reflection and interference.
Is live streaming websites supported by this extension? I tried to use it with livestation no luck
Also tried it with file drive and did not see cast icon
Where do we get this extension
WHere do we download this extension, I do not find it on the Chrome Extension site???
Buddy of mine has stock uprooted Nexus 6 and all his videos (including YouTube) keep playing with screen off. How is this even possible ? He doesn't even have music key with YouTube and no background playback settings, other vids on websites etc also play with screen off for him
Does he have a Google Music subscription? I do and that comes with it. Pretty handy at times.
yea it is, love that feature! but yea, you havs to subscribe to google play music, that feature is a bonus part of it
Like I said, he doesn't have any subscriptions and she doesn't even have those additional settings in YouTube app. ALL videos in ALL apps play with screen off for him
kolyan said:
Like I said, he doesn't have any subscriptions and she doesn't even have those additional settings in YouTube app. ALL videos in ALL apps play with screen off for him
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well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.
simms22 said:
well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.
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All Nexus 6's came with that. I agree with your assessment of the situation.
simms22 said:
well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.
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He doesn't have any account, and like I said, he doesn't have any settings in YouTube associated with any account or background playback (I do, he doesn't) and its not just YouTube, its all videos. When I shut my screen off my videos stop, his continue playing
Could be an xposed module. Namely "YouTube Background Playback". But it's not currently working, in need of an update.
Волк said:
Could be an xposed module. Namely "YouTube Background Playback". But it's not currently working, in need of an update.
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He is not rooted.
At first I thought it some Youtube glitch, but when we tested other apps they all work with screen off
kolyan said:
He is not rooted.
At first I thought it some Youtube glitch, but when we tested other apps they all work with screen off
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and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.
simms22 said:
and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.
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no he cant because he doesnt have free or paid subscribtion
There's no setting in youtube. It's not designed to play in the background. The fact it does is probably due to some app or something.
A reset will fix it but all data will be lost. Otherwise, remove apps 1 at a time until you find the culprit.
danarama said:
There's no setting in youtube. It's not designed to play in the background. The fact it does is probably due to some app or something.
A reset will fix it but all data will be lost. Otherwise, remove apps 1 at a time until you find the culprit.
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theres not a single issue posted anywhere about youtube playing in ths background. as far as i know, having the google play service, either free or paid, is the only way to get it to play in the background.
edit.. i did find a way around this, but it appears to be the only way.. https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-the-background
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theres not a single issue posted anywhere about youtube playing in ths background. as far as i know, having the google play service, either free or paid, is the only way to get it to play in the background.
edit.. i did find a way around this, but it appears to be the only way.. https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-the-background
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I'm sorry, if this sounds rude, but I don't think you've been reading the thread properly and you keep repeating the same irrelevant thing.
The OP is not asking HOW to get all videos to keep playing in the background as a request.. The OP is asking for help BECAUSE all videos ARE playing in the background, when they shouldn't be.
Well I am not really asking for help. Its my buddies phone and he is totally fine with this glitch. I just wanted to know how it's all possible. I do have Music Key and with that subscription Play Music settings look a bit different and YouTube App settings as well have extra options, his phone doesn't have any of that.....and I repeat, its not even rooted, its been working like this for him since he purchased it new
kolyan said:
Well I am not really asking for help. Its my buddies phone and he is totally fine with this glitch. I just wanted to know how it's all possible. I do have Music Key and with that subscription Play Music settings look a bit different and YouTube App settings as well have extra options, his phone doesn't have any of that.....and I repeat, its not even rooted, its been working like this for him since he purchased it new
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It's a glitch.
The only way to get YouTube to do that is xposed.
I guess I owe @simms22 an apology. Seems it's me not reading properly.
It is a glitch, but its just very weird
hey, does your buddy get a notification in the status bar when he has a video playing in the background?
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simms22 said:
hey, does your buddy get a notification in the status bar when he has a video playing in the background?
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simms22 said:
and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.
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No, he can only do screen off with whatever app in foreground, background playback doesn't work
Funny my YouTube background playback recently stopped working and I do have the subscription.