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Chromecase app causing Battery Drain?!?

I really like the chromecast so far, but the android app is killing me (well my phone).
Ever since I installed the Chromecast app on my Galaxy S4 My battery life is horrible. When I look at the battery stats Chromcast is always the highest by far (even more than screen). It apparently doesn't matter if I force close it either. I tried reinstalling it and that didn't help either. Unfortunately I can't keep this on my phone! Is anyone else seeing this?

I'm seeing the same thing, but my drain is not coming from the Chromecast app, but rather from Google Services.

If you're rooted you could try Greenify from the Play store, it'll identify background apps(and their memory usage) and you can select & disable them until you actually start it.
Play store link:
http://goo.gl/LSsNw
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Thanks, I will take a look at it.:good:

empirescrumble said:
I'm seeing the same thing, but my drain is not coming from the Chromecast app, but rather from Google Services.
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Yea its been a problem on the S4, now I turn it off when I can

The app doesn't do anything aside from getting it initially setup to connect to your wifi.
Are you saying its automatically starting up the app even after you've killed it the first time?

hawkns said:
The app doesn't do anything aside from getting it initially setup to connect to your wifi.
Are you saying its automatically starting up the app even after you've killed it the first time?
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Yes, it is very odd. The only other thing I can think of is that the battery status app (stock) is misreporting the app info and something else is killing my battery and chromecast app is being blamed ... I will try to dig around a bit more and see whats going on.
Thanks

Chromecast youtube dropping out

While trying to watch YouTube it randomly stops dead. If I tap a spot on the time line the video quickly starts again. I've had this thing about 5 hours and it is seriously getting on my nerves. Add to the fact that the chrome browser isn't mirroring I'm about to smash this thing to bits. Any help!?
Netflix seems to work flawlessly.
I've tried improving network connection but that hasn't helped.
YouTube has this issue even when played from the browser on pc.

Mazz1916 said:
While trying to watch YouTube it randomly stops dead. If I tap a spot on the time line the video quickly starts again. I've had this thing about 5 hours and it is seriously getting on my nerves. Add to the fact that the chrome browser isn't mirroring I'm about to smash this thing to bits. Any help!?
Netflix seems to work flawlessly.
I've tried improving network connection but that hasn't helped.
YouTube has this issue even when played from the browser on pc.
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Exact same problem on my chromecast and is happening only since last evening. As you said, Netflix is flawless and its only With YouTube.
Thank god its not the device but seems like software or YouTube server support for chromecast. Hope it will get a fix pretty soon

This started happening to me last night. Youtube will freeze after about 2:20. It will start again if I skip forward or back, but only for another 2 mins. Have never had a problem before and Netflix works fine. I'm glad it's not just me.

Are either of you able to cast your tabs to your TV screen? Because I am also unable to get that to work from my pc to the Chromecast.

I had the same exact issue last night when watching YouTube. It would stop dead, and the only way it would start back, was when I tap the stopped point on the timeline as well.
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Are either of you able to cast your tabs to your TV screen? Because I am also unable to get that to work from my pc to the Chromecast.[/QUOTE
Yeah I can cast tabs
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guy4jesuschrist said:
I had the same exact issue last night when watching YouTube. It would stop dead, and the only way it would start back, was when I tap the stopped point on the timeline as well.
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Is it working now?
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Are either of you able to cast your tabs to your TV screen? Because I am also unable to get that to work from my pc to the Chromecast.
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Even casting the chrome browser tab had issues.... but after a while it worked... I am pretty sure even the chrome tab cast is lill messed up... Looks like the chromecast got a software upgrade which is causing these issues....
Does anyone know if there was a software upgrade yesterday?

Update:
I just exchanged the unit I had for another one but unfortunately I'm having the same issues. The unit itself force updates on startup which is a shame. It would be nice to do a revert and see if the old software functions correctly.

Youtube freezing
Same problem with me. I have two Chromecasts and Youtube stops on both of them roughly every 2.5 minutes, from both a Nexus 5 and a Nexus 7. On 14th November around noon ET they were fine, but by the evening the problems had started. My Youtube app is showing as having updated on 14th Nov (although it's not showing up in the 'Recently updated' section in the Play app). Rebooting the Chromecasts, the android devices and the network all failed to eliminate the problem.

I have the same problem!!!

Mine seems to be fixed now.

Same here, YouTube was freezing yesterday at about 2 mins into any video. Tried it again tonight with zero issues. Happy, happy, happy...
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I thought mine was dead last night.
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I just watched a bunch of videos tonight without any issues. I'll try tab cast tomorrow and see if it works. I'd like to know exactly what was wrong. Did Google do an auto update.?

Its seems like Youtube works for non HD videos without problem. HD videos is not playing properly (shuttering, no voice, etc). Shutters more for music videos.

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Its seems like Youtube works for non HD videos without problem. HD videos is not playing properly (shuttering, no voice, etc). Shutters more for music videos.
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I'm still having problems too, no sound and stuttering video. I have two Chromecasts and they both do it. I'm in the UK though. I'm glad it snot just me, but slightly concerned yours all seem to be working now and mine doesn't
Everything else works fine.

This stuttering on hd videos really aggravating. My 3 year old is unable to watch lungi dance, so now I actually have to be a good parent early on a Saturday morning. Damn you Google!
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I just tested a few HD vids and yes there was stuttering, almost If the Chromecast couldn't buffer properly.

same issue here in germany, tested with Nexus 4, 5, 7 and chrome on Pc

From today morning YouTube app is not loading from the chrome cast. From mobile app, I am getting no network try again message.
I have a feeling that Google is going kill the device silently.
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[Q] Rebooting Chromecast

Ive had a search and can't find an answer. My chromecast is plugged into my Denon amp and no matter what I do, everytime I try Netlfix or Youtube casting from my tablet, it loads up and plays 3 seconds or so and then the CC reboots.
I've tried restoring to factory, signing in and out of Netflix and Youtube but still zip. Any suggestions before I take a hammer to it? I can;t send it back either as it was sent from the States by a friend.
Its updated to the latest version.

Haizum74 said:
Ive had a search and can't find an answer. My chromecast is plugged into my Denon amp and no matter what I do, everytime I try Netlfix or Youtube casting from my tablet, it loads up and plays 3 seconds or so and then the CC reboots.
I've tried restoring to factory, signing in and out of Netflix and Youtube but still zip. Any suggestions before I take a hammer to it? I can;t send it back either as it was sent from the States by a friend.
Its updated to the latest version.
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Sounds like maybe Chromecast isn't getting a good-enough WiFi connection. Try using the HDMI extension and/or repositioning your router.
For a solid test
Unplug Chromecast from your TV
Put it near your router
Cast to it
Watch the LED to see if it reboots
If Chromecast doesn't reboot in this case, then it's definitely a WiFi signal issue.
It might be a heat issue as well, since amps get hot. HDMI extension and repositioning the Chromecast should help that as well. I have one of my Chromecasts on a 3-meter HDMI extension cable.

bhiga said:
Sounds like maybe Chromecast isn't getting a good-enough WiFi connection. Try using the HDMI extension and/or repositioning your router.
For a solid test
Unplug Chromecast from your TV
Put it near your router
Cast to it
Watch the LED to see if it reboots
If Chromecast doesn't reboot in this case, then it's definitely a WiFi signal issue.
It might be a heat issue as well, since amps get hot. HDMI extension and repositioning the Chromecast should help that as well. I have one of my Chromecasts on a 3-meter HDMI extension cable.
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Its literally 30cm away from the router,so getting a good signal. Its plugged in to my amp not the TV although it does this with the TV too.
I tried it again and watched the LED light and he LED turns red then it reboots. This is again after about 3 seconds.
Ive also enabled multicast in my router settings.

Haizum74 said:
Its literally 30cm away from the router,so getting a good signal. Its plugged in to my amp not the TV although it does this with the TV too.
I tried it again and watched the LED light and he LED turns red then it reboots. This is again after about 3 seconds.
Ive also enabled multicast in my router settings.
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30 cm might actually be too close due to signal reflections.
Does it only reboot under load, not when idle?

Haizum74 said:
Its literally 30cm away from the router,so getting a good signal. Its plugged in to my amp not the TV although it does this with the TV too.
I tried it again and watched the LED light and he LED turns red then it reboots. This is again after about 3 seconds.
Ive also enabled multicast in my router settings.
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Closer doesn't always translate to better but the fact it reboots says to me it isn't network related and you may have a lemon CCast or a bad update that didn't install correctly.
Heat would also be a very good possibility here, How hot is the unit when it reboots?

bhiga said:
30 cm might actually be too close due to signal reflections.
Does it only reboot under load, not when idle?
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Only under load. I managed to get it to play 24 seconds of Grimm on Netflix. Thats the longest I have had. Youetube seemed to work ok then did the same again after a minute. G Music works fine.

Haizum74 said:
Only under load. I managed to get it to play 24 seconds of Grimm on Netflix. Thats the longest I have had. Youetube seemed to work ok then did the same again after a minute. G Music works fine.
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I might still be right about bandwidth, but have to say this is sounding like it might be a damaged/defective unit.

bhiga said:
30 cm might actually be too close due to signal reflections.
Does it only reboot under load, not when idle?
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I might still be right about bandwidth, but have to say this is sounding like it might be a damaged/defective unit.
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Im on 110Mb network. But as it is you could be right.

bhiga said:
I might still be right about bandwidth, but have to say this is sounding like it might be a damaged/defective unit.
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Ok, the bandwith point you mentioned got me thinking so I decided to check my router settings for wifi and wireless mode was set to 'up to 300Mbps'. I changed this to 144Mbps and tried again. So far so good. I've got through 1 minute without it crashing.
EDIT - Spoke to soon. Going to try lowering it minimum. Managed 10 mins though

1/2 Screen Freezes in Landscape Video Playback

Is anyone else having issues with video playback in landscape mode? 1/2 the screen freezes and the other half continues to play the video. It is the weirdest thing. Taking a screenshot shows the normal output. Trying to find out if this is common or if there's something up with my phone

I've had half screen turning black. Seems to happen after daydreaming for me, and coming out of landscape orientation even though the daydream never actually went landscape. Seems like a couple weird problems at the same time. Had to reboot to get out of the freeze. I've turned off daydream for now...will see if the freeze happens elsewhere.

1/2 Screen Freezing
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Is anyone else having issues with video playback in landscape mode? 1/2 the screen freezes and the other half continues to play the video. It is the weirdest thing. Taking a screenshot shows the normal output. Trying to find out if this is common or if there's something up with my phone
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I've experienced the same problem, the first half freezes while the second half continues with the video. I've had this phone for a week, and has happened about 5 times now. Have you gotten any more information as to why this is happening?

Have you guys changed your DPI? This issue seems to happen at certain DPI intervals.

I just posted a thread about this issue. I didn't notice your thread This issue is making me crazy I am wondering if this is a kernel related issue. I am on lean.

rman18 said:
Have you guys changed your DPI? This issue seems to happen at certain DPI intervals.
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I have not changed anything regarding dpi settings. In fact, ive kept this stock....for now. I was worried it was just me but it seems to be affecting other people. 64gb Blue if there is any correlation between model number.

My DPI is stock. 64gb white. Rooted, unlocked stock bootloader, stock kernal/rom. I did figure out that a simple screen off then back on corrected the issue.
Still weird...

SGT said:
My DPI is stock. 64gb white. Rooted, unlocked stock bootloader, stock kernal/rom. I did figure out that a simple screen off then back on corrected the issue.
Still weird...
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Yup that seems to clear it, however when you are showing off this massive behemoth to all your friends playing a video , it just gets a little annoying having to power off unlock and reload. I'm wondering if its been submitted to google as a bug.

I think it's lollipop issue

Rizz67 said:
Yup that seems to clear it, however when you are showing off this massive behemoth to all your friends playing a video , it just gets a little annoying having to power off unlock and reload. I'm wondering if its been submitted to google as a bug.
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I was hoping that 5.0.1 would fix this. Still happens in both portrait and landscape modes.

Witek_M said:
I was hoping that 5.0.1 would fix this. Still happens in both portrait and landscape modes.
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This issue was driving me nuts all this morning. I don't know what to do anymore.

NICEGYPT said:
This issue was driving me nuts all this morning. I don't know what to do anymore.
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For me it happens with apps that have lots of motion on the screen. Waze navigation is where I notice it most. Two three times during 40 minute commute. Never happened using Google navigation.

Witek_M said:
For me it happens with apps that have lots of motion on the screen. Waze navigation is where I notice it most. Two three times during 40 minute commute. Never happened using Google navigation.
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I am worried this is going to be a hardware issue. Look at this it's Moto issue I believe
http://forums.androidcentral.com/mo...t-half-screen-freezes-randomly-since-ota.html
EDIT... I have called Tech Support and they aware of this issue and they sending me another one over night

NICEGYPT said:
I am worried this is going to be a hardware issue. Look at this it's Moto issue I believe
http://forums.androidcentral.com/mo...t-half-screen-freezes-randomly-since-ota.html
EDIT... I have called Tech Support and they aware of this issue and they sending me another one over night
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So they confirmed that this is a Hardware issue? Where did you buy the phone from? Mine was direct from Motorola

Rizz67 said:
So they confirmed that this is a Hardware issue? Where did you buy the phone from? Mine was direct from Motorola
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I got mine from tmobile. One of the employees over there has the phone so the tech was on the phone put me hold to check with his co-worker and he came back and told me yeah his coworker has this issue with his phone. He sent me a replacement and it's going to arrive today it's already out for delivery. I asked him so if this one have the same issue he said you can request a new phone equal to the value of the nexus due an on going issue with the phone. So we will see

Mine just frooze up yesterday I think just viewing an email only had the phone two days bone stock yet.

wooddale said:
Mine just frooze up yesterday I think just viewing an email only had the phone two days bone stock yet.
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Yeah, there is no matter what you do on the phone it just freeze up and you have to turn the screen off and turn it back on to fix it.

NICEGYPT said:
Yeah, there is no matter what you do on the phone it just freeze up and you have to turn the screen off and turn it back on to fix it.
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Mine wasnt that easy I had ti use buttons power vol down to get phone to reboot.

wooddale said:
Mine wasnt that easy I had ti use buttons power vol down to get phone to reboot.
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do you mean your device completely froze or just half of the screen?

NICEGYPT said:
do you mean your device completely froze or just half of the screen?
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Completely froze

Smart view choppy

Since the oreo update I have problems with smart view when I cast my screen to my smart TV. When the phone screen is on there's no problem but when screen is off the signal becomes unstable losing sound and getting a choppy image. Also now i can't use the phone when casting the screen, on nougat the phone was able to split the screen in order to cast and use another app at the same time. Now on oreo I have this problems, any idea?
Thanks in advance.

Conito11 said:
Since the oreo update I have problems with smart view when I cast my screen to my smart TV. When the phone screen is on there's no problem but when screen is off the signal becomes unstable losing sound and getting a choppy image. Also now i can't use the phone when casting the screen, on nougat the phone was able to split the screen in order to cast and use another app at the same time. Now on oreo I have this problems, any idea?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm having precisely the same issues, a factory reset did not help... did you find anything yet?

|mickey said:
I'm having precisely the same issues, a factory reset did not help... did you find anything yet?
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I was thinking on a factory reset too... impossible to set smart view on priority or something like that, really don't know how to do. Tried with several browsers and looks that just go fine with video stock and Google movies, did you try with those app?
Regards

Conito11 said:
I was thinking on a factory reset too... impossible to set smart view on priority or something like that, really don't know how to do. Tried with several browsers and looks that just go fine with video stock and Google movies, did you try with those app?
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No I didn't I will on the weekend tho... I have howver tried several appslike netflix, default video app with recorded videos, SMPC and I even installed the periscope app to give live streaming a go (soccer games, yeah!) all of them got choppy after the screen goes dark and maybe 2 -3 mins after the screen sharing starts.
perhaps we'll have to wait on update for those apps instead of blamming it on the update alone?

Me too.. after update to oreo .. huft

dennywithy said:
Me too.. after update to oreo .. huft
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So it seems that is a oreo problem... I have to say that the problem is less frequent and there is some occasions when idon't have any problem. Really don't do anything specific, just clean cache on stock recovery.
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No I didn't I will on the weekend tho... I have howver tried several appslike netflix, default video app with recorded videos, SMPC and I even installed the periscope app to give live streaming a go (soccer games, yeah!) all of them got choppy after the screen goes dark and maybe 2 -3 mins after the screen sharing starts.
perhaps we'll have to wait on update for those apps instead of blamming it on the update alone?
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We have to send a report with Samsung members to MAYBE, and just MAYBE, they could say: ah ja, there is a problem annoying our beloved users; lets fix it right now! :silly: