[Q] Casting PowerPoint or PDF from Note 3 - Google Chromecast

Just as the title says. I want to know if there is anyway to cast a PowerPoint or PDF directly from my Note 3. I know I can do it from my laptop via Google Drive but I want to be able to just need the Chromecast and my phone to run presentations for a classes.
I have looked around and have not seen and solution to do this from the phone.
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Notrega said:
Just as the title says. I want to know if there is anyway to cast a PowerPoint or PDF directly from my Note 3. I know I can do it from my laptop via Google Drive but I want to be able to just need the Chromecast and my phone to run presentations for a classes.
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Not at the moment as far as I know. Would be a piece of cake if we had Android screen mirroring, but we don't yet.
If you export the PPT or PDF as still images, you can cast those stills from Avia, though you should be mindful of scaling and aspect ratio.
Sounds like it'd be a good app idea though!

bhiga said:
Not at the moment as far as I know. Would be a piece of cake if we had Android screen mirroring, but we don't yet.
If you export the PPT or PDF as still images, you can cast those stills from Avia, though you should be mindful of scaling and aspect ratio.
Sounds like it'd be a good app idea though!
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Thanks I will try the Avia route, haven't played with that just yet...
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Avia is great and I can get that to do what I want I think...
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Couldn't you open the files through Google Drive and Chromecast the Chrome browser screen?
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Notrega said:
Just as the title says. I want to know if there is anyway to cast a PowerPoint or PDF directly from my Note 3. I know I can do it from my laptop via Google Drive but I want to be able to just need the Chromecast and my phone to run presentations for a classes.
I have looked around and have not seen and solution to do this from the phone.
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This app in develop: _https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.creatingrevolutions.vbukitchromecast&hl=en , see video. But it only for developer whitelist devices... If you have rooted CC then you can try manual edit whitelist located on CC.

k9cop said:
Couldn't you open the files through Google Drive and Chromecast the Chrome browser screen?
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OP said they know that but doesn't want to bring laptop, just phone.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.

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k9cop said:
Reading is hard.
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so is swiping for me a lot of the time.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.

I'm glad you said swiping and not Wiping ! :laugh:
For some reason when you do a search for Chromecast in the Play Store it lists Quickoffice among the Apps.
I checked and can find no CCast support in it at all...
Just mentioning that for anyone who might try it thinking it does support CCast...it Doesn't!

Asphyx said:
I'm glad you said swiping and not Wiping ! :laugh:
For some reason when you do a search for Chromecast in the Play Store it lists Quickoffice among the Apps.
I checked and can find no CCast support in it at all...
Just mentioning that for anyone who might try it thinking it does support CCast...it Doesn't!
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LOL! Yeah, a number of false hits for Chromecast searches in Google Play right now... I'm hoping they enhance the on-device Chromecast category or apply some kind of filter qualification so it's easier to determine what third-party apps support Chromecast..

bhiga said:
LOL! Yeah, a number of false hits for Chromecast searches in Google Play right now... I'm hoping they enhance the on-device Chromecast category or apply some kind of filter qualification so it's easier to determine what third-party apps support Chromecast..
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They just need to make a Category for Chromecast compatible if you ask me! LOL
As of now this is the only full list that exists.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/apps.html

Found this in the Chrome Store
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fullscreen-slideshow/ckciegopcnnpagdmgjadmhjkocchicji
Won't work for Android devices though...

Vbukit Chromecast app is live in the Play Store now.

killall said:
Vbukit Chromecast app is live in the Play Store now.
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Yup, looks fairly nice, even though some of the links are broken.
I posted my experience on this thread.

Related

Tab casting to multiple chomecasts?

well, i guess my plan has failed unless someone has a different idea. so i was planning on casting to
multiple chromecasts from the same pc. i can't get this to work unfortunately. i was hoping to do this only for football so i could have different games on each tv and with a powerhouse pc i think it could handle it, but i don't get the option in tab casting. once you start casting you don't have the option to continue casting and start up on the other chromecast.
maybe i'm doing something wrong? anyone else have a solution?
i know that i could use another pc, tablet, etc but nothing is powerful enough aside from my pc to cast in 720p without stuttering.
knives of ice said:
well, i guess my plan has failed unless someone has a different idea. so i was planning on casting to
multiple chromecasts from the same pc. i can't get this to work unfortunately. i was hoping to do this only for football so i could have different games on each tv and with a powerhouse pc i think it could handle it, but i don't get the option in tab casting. once you start casting you don't have the option to continue casting and start up on the other chromecast.
maybe i'm doing something wrong? anyone else have a solution?
i know that i could use another pc, tablet, etc but nothing is powerful enough aside from my pc to cast in 720p without stuttering.
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Not really a solution, but an "HDMI Splitter" can help in your scenario. So, instead of buying multiple chromecasts, you could cast to single chromecast and then mirror the display on all TVs.
http://www.amazon.com/HD-104-Powere...qid=1378630390&sr=1-11&keywords=hdmi+splitter
Edit: Seems like you want to watch different games. Above is not going to help you.
admin856 said:
Not really a solution, but an "HDMI Splitter" can help in your scenario. So, instead of buying multiple chromecasts, you could cast to single chromecast and then mirror the display on all TVs.
http://www.amazon.com/HD-104-Powere...qid=1378630390&sr=1-11&keywords=hdmi+splitter
Edit: Seems like you want to watch different games. Above is not going to help you.
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Yeah....I'm looking for different content on each tv
Ok. You basically need a work around so you can run multiple instances of chrome.
Try searching for virtual desktop software for your operating system.
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/...tiple-virtual-desktops-in-windows-7-for-free/
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admin856 said:
Ok. You basically need a work around so you can run multiple instances of chrome.
Try searching for virtual desktop software for your operating system.
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Here is a workaround to stream from 2 or more browsers.
1) Create a chrome shortcut (other then your current).
2) Right click the shortcut and select Properties.
3) On the Shortcut tab, edit the target to look as follows:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir=D:\Chrome\ProfileName
The bold is what you will need to add, this will have this chrome shortcut use a new profile, so it will allow you to stream to a different chromecast.
My goal was to do this with NFL Sunday Ticket HOWEVER, you cannot log into the NFL Sunday Ticket from a different browser (it limits you to one login at a time...) so if you happen to be trying the same thing and find a workaround for that, I'd love to know.

View Bucket chromecast app.

Has anyone used this??
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.creatingrevolutions.vbukitchromecast
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Cuzz1369 said:
Has anyone used this??
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.creatingrevolutions.vbukitchromecast
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"3. Point to the TV running the Vbukit TV App and its there."
You have to have a Smart TV with the app installed for it to work.
xuser said:
"3. Point to the TV running the Vbukit TV App and its there."
You have to have a Smart TV with the app installed for it to work.
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No its a chromecast app. Just can't use it yet I guess.
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They say if your chromecast is whitelisted...but unless they changed something google will see whos using the app by it being whitelisted and I dont think they can distribute the app like they are. I have a whitelisted chromecast bit the website of view bucket will not finish activating an account when you sign up. Smells kinda fishy
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neo4uo said:
They say if your chromecast is whitelisted...but unless they changed something google will see whos using the app by it being whitelisted and I dont think they can distribute the app like they are. I have a whitelisted chromecast bit the website of view bucket will not finish activating an account when you sign up. Smells kinda fishy
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Did you get an email with your account info
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neo4uo said:
They say if your chromecast is whitelisted...but unless they changed something google will see whos using the app by it being whitelisted and I dont think they can distribute the app like they are. I have a whitelisted chromecast bit the website of view bucket will not finish activating an account when you sign up. Smells kinda fishy
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Some of the links like help and such seem broken, but if you're rooted with Eureka-ROM or a developer, you can still use it.
@Kyonz just added Vbukit to the Team Eureka whitelist, so you don't need to visit the Vbukit website.
You need to install two apps to make this work:
Vbukit for Chromecast
Vbukit User
To operate it:
Run Vbukit for Chromecast
Dismiss the petition request
Select your Chromecast from the Cast icon in the upper right - this will bring up a QR code on your TV.
Run the Vbukit (User) app (tapping Send to TV in the Vbukit for Chromecast app will launch this)
Tap Send File
Select media type
Select media file(s) - make sure you tap the upper-right of the thumbnail to select/deselect it, otherwise it'll try to just open it normally
Tap Send
Scan the QR code on your TV
The selected media should appear on Chromecast.
Use the zoom control and forward/back to control what's displayed
I'm going to "sign" the petition to help the dev get a public release, because I can definitely see this being very useful for teachers and other people doing presentations like @Notrega from this thread.
One thing I can't figure out... I can't disconnect Vbukit for Chromecast from my Chromecast, so the barcode just sits there until I run another Chromecast app.
Ahh, I see Virtual Bucket sent me an email (it must send to the account from the Play Store download) with login info.
Very slick!
bhiga said:
Some of the links like help and such seem broken, but if you're rooted with Eureka-ROM or a developer, you can still use it.
@Kyonz just added Vbukit to the Team Eureka whitelist, so you don't need to visit the Vbukit website.
You need to install two apps to make this work:
Vbukit for Chromecast
Vbukit User
To operate it:
Run Vbukit for Chromecast
Dismiss the petition request
Select your Chromecast from the Cast icon in the upper right - this will bring up a QR code on your TV.
Run the Vbukit (User) app (tapping Send to TV in the Vbukit for Chromecast app will launch this)
Tap Send File
Select media type
Select media file(s) - make sure you tap the upper-right of the thumbnail to select/deselect it, otherwise it'll try to just open it normally
Tap Send
Scan the QR code on your TV
The selected media should appear on Chromecast.
Use the zoom control and forward/back to control what's displayed
I'm going to "sign" the petition to help the dev get a public release, because I can definitely see this being very useful for teachers and other people doing presentations like @Notrega from this thread.
One thing I can't figure out... I can't disconnect Vbukit for Chromecast from my Chromecast, so the barcode just sits there until I run another Chromecast app.
Ahh, I see Virtual Bucket sent me an email (it must send to the account from the Play Store download) with login info.
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I've heard about this app before....it was a month or so ago..a few weeks before Google "opened the gates" for that last batch of apps(Vimeo, Plex, Avia, RealPlayer, Red Bull, etc..) to be able to "work" with the Chromecast. I've been kinda wondering what it was actually used for and now I finally see its use, and it seems like a pretty darn useful app that can handle all different kinds of media, including webpages from your phone/tablet(This is pretty dang cool feature if ya ask me!!). But my question for you is: What's the difference in those two apps("Vbukit for Chromecast" and "Vbukit User") AND do we HAVE to use BOTH apps in order to make use of all of VBU Kit's features ? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I just don't want to download two different things and sign up for this app without fully knowing what I'm gettin myself into, ya know?
Thanks
jsdecker10 said:
I've heard about this app before....it was a month or so ago..a few weeks before Google "opened the gates" for that last batch of apps(Vimeo, Plex, Avia, RealPlayer, Red Bull, etc..) to be able to "work" with the Chromecast. I've been kinda wondering what it was actually used for and now I finally see its use, and it seems like a pretty darn useful app that can handle all different kinds of media, including webpages from your phone/tablet(This is pretty dang cool feature if ya ask me!!). But my question for you is: What's the difference in those two apps("Vbukit for Chromecast" and "Vbukit User") AND do we HAVE to use BOTH apps in order to make use of all of VBU Kit's features ? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I just don't want to download two different things and sign up for this app without fully knowing what I'm gettin myself into, ya know?
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A very valid question...
The Vbukit (Virtual Bucket) model consists of two endpoints. The Sender, where the media lives, and the Receiver, where the media is (dis)played.
Vbukit (User) is the Sender.
Vbukit for Chromecast is the Receiver. It's really just a "launcher" for the Vbukit receiver on Chromecast, since Chromecast has no interface.
There are also Vbukit for Google TV & Tablets, as well as other platforms.
You can also read more about Vbukit on its site.
Interestingly enough, you could technically get this to work on a non rooted chromecast if you intercepted an http address and forced the chromecast to navigate to the page.
Would there be any interest in an application that did this? like some sort of http man in the middle thing (not sure how I could present it).
Just wondering if anyone would use it.
Kyonz said:
Interestingly enough, you could technically get this to work on a non rooted chromecast if you intercepted an http address and forced the chromecast to navigate to the page.
Would there be any interest in an application that did this? like some sort of http man in the middle thing (not sure how I could present it).
Just wondering if anyone would use it.
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The author seems pretty set on getting it out to the public with the whole petition thing and all, I suspect they'd love a workaround.
Not working on unrooted CC, cannot find device.. Any workaround (other than rooting)?.. Sounds as an interesting app to stream not white listed media..
bhiga said:
A very valid question...
The Vbukit (Virtual Bucket) model consists of two endpoints. The Sender, where the media lives, and the Receiver, where the media is (dis)played.
Vbukit (User) is the Sender.
Vbukit for Chromecast is the Receiver. It's really just a "launcher" for the Vbukit receiver on Chromecast, since Chromecast has no interface.
There are also Vbukit for Google TV & Tablets, as well as other platforms.
You can also read more about Vbukit on its site.
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I have tried this for a while today... It seems a bit awkward in its execution.... Needing to scan the qr code each time...
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third son said:
I have tried this for a while today... It seems a bit awkward in its execution.... Needing to scan the qr code each time...
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For same-type content, you can multi-select before you send so you don't have to keep re-scanning the code.
Essentially the code scan seems to be a "session" so whatever you send applies to that "session" - after that you need to reconnect.

[REQ] RealPlayer Cloud APKs for user outside US

The RealPlayer Cloud app is US only and I was hoping to use it (as i live outside US). Does the local video casting work outside US? Please, anyone in US, can leech an APK and post here.
amancarlos said:
The RealPlayer Cloud app is US only and I was hoping to use it (as i live outside US). Does the local video casting work outside US? Please, anyone in US, can leech an APK and post here.
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Try this: http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
You can get the app URL using Google search.
As a tip, you can create a US based google account and switch to same whenever you want to install US specific apps.
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I used orbit when i installed the real player cloud app, otherwise it moans that the service isn't yet available in the UK.
Zammo76 said:
I used orbit when i installed the real player cloud app, otherwise it moans that the service isn't yet available in the UK.
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Could you tell me what orbit is? I live in Belgium. I could install the app but when creating an account it complains about my region
huuub said:
Could you tell me what orbit is? I live in Belgium. I could install the app but when creating an account it complains about my region
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Sorry that should have read Orbot (my spell checker changed it). Its basically an app that allows you to connect to a proxy. In order to use it download it run it go into settings and change the last exit node and enter:
{us}
This tricks the real player install into thinking you're in the US and should allow you to get it working. But to be honest as soon as I discovered Avia I gave up on real player. Real player at the time was only allowing you to cast stuff for a limited period of time, not sure if this is still the case? Oh and I think Orbot is pretty useless unless your rooted.
Well I rooted. I like AVIA, but it does not show subtitles
huuub said:
Well I rooted. I like AVIA, but it does not show subtitles
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Then plex is the answer for you.
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Well I rooted. I like AVIA, but it does not show subtitles
Thanks man I was able to use it now. However it seems subtitles are not possible either :s.
Are you able to use a player with chromecast that plays local video's and is able to display subtitles?
As for plex. It can't use my device as a server I think... (so playing local files on my phone)
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Then plex is the answer for you.
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huuub said:
Well I rooted. I like AVIA, but it does not show subtitles
Thanks man I was able to use it now. However it seems subtitles are not possible either :s.
Are you able to use a player with chromecast that plays local video's and is able to display subtitles?
As for plex. It can't use my device as a server I think... (so playing local files on my phone)
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I suppose it is not as convenient, but you can always download the content from your pc to cast it directly from your phone with Plex. But it is a different solution, i have all of my content stored on my pc, so i use my phone only as a remote. Hope Avia adds the function to play subtitles.
amancarlos said:
The RealPlayer Cloud app is US only and I was hoping to use it (as i live outside US). Does the local video casting work outside US? Please, anyone in US, can leech an APK and post here.
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us/canada you mean..
for once we had an app in a timely fashion up here..

(Q) Screen Mirroring

Hello,
I hab get my chromecast. But i cannot mirror my screen.
I have a LG G2 and a Note 10.1 2014.
Miracast (LG) cannot find the chromecast.
Screen mirroring (Samsung) cannot find the chromecast.
On YouTube i Haß no problem. Everthing okay.
But screen mirroring doesnot work.
Can anyone help me?
Chromecast does not support miracast.
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Nor AllShare Cast.
Answered your first post.
brunok21 said:
Hello,
I hab get my chromecast. But i cannot mirror my screen.
I have a LG G2 and a Note 10.1 2014.
Miracast (LG) cannot find the chromecast.
Screen mirroring (Samsung) cannot find the chromecast.
On YouTube i Haß no problem. Everthing okay.
But screen mirroring doesnot work.
Can anyone help me?
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CCast is capable of mirroring but it does not use Miracast to do so and currently Google has not supported the feature yet.
We KNOW it is capable of doing it as it does it on the PC side in the Googlecast Ext for chrome.
I do expect they will support it in the future and if not them then some 3rd Party Dev will make it and Google will hopefully white list it.
Mirroring has some concerns over Privacy and I'm sure Google doesn't want to allow an unsecure implementation that could get the bad rep of being a privacy problem and send the concept into the scrap heap.
Asphyx said:
CCast is capable of mirroring but it does not use Miracast to do so and currently Google has not supported the feature yet.
We KNOW it is capable of doing it as it does it on the PC side in the Googlecast Ext for chrome.
I do expect they will support it in the future and if not them then some 3rd Party Dev will make it and Google will hopefully white list it.
Mirroring has some concerns over Privacy and I'm sure Google doesn't want to allow an unsecure implementation that could get the bad rep of being a privacy problem and send the concept into the scrap heap.
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If anybody would use this thing called google search you would see that Google is working on enabling it for android
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cannondaleV2000 said:
If anybody would use this thing called google search you would see that Google is working on enabling it for android
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LOL it's hard enough to get people to read and search for previous posts that have solved their problem here... you expect them to start using Google too?
Just FYI to everyone....we KNOW the CCast can do Mirroring as the GoogleCast Ext for chrome does this already on the PC. Unfortunately the holdup on seeing this on the Android side is not the Chromecast but Chrome itself!
The Mobile versions of Chrome do not at this point support Chrome Extensions which means you can't run the Googlecast extension at this time.
If you have a PC click on the Googlecast icon, Look in the upper right hand corner of the menu it presents click on the little down arrow, and see that you can Cast an Entire Screen (noted as Experimental).
So the CCast has this capability!
Just a matter of creating an App for Android and iOS that does this, Making it secure for Privacy concerns, and Whitelisting it.
The fact they are experimenting with it on a PC tells you everything you need to know about Google's Intentions regarding Mirroring.
It's coming the only thing we don't know is when!
Asphyx said:
LOL it's hard enough to get people to read and search for previous posts that have solved their problem here... you expect them to start using Google too?
Just FYI to everyone....we KNOW the CCast can do Mirroring as the GoogleCast Ext for chrome does this already on the PC. Unfortunately the holdup on seeing this on the Android side is not the Chromecast but Chrome itself!
The Mobile versions of Chrome do not at this point support Chrome Extensions which means you can't run the Googlecast extension at this time.
If you have a PC click on the Googlecast icon, Look in the upper right hand corner of the menu it presents click on the little down arrow, and see that you can Cast an Entire Screen (noted as Experimental).
So the CCast has this capability!
Just a matter of creating an App for Android and iOS that does this, Making it secure for Privacy concerns, and Whitelisting it.
The fact they are experimenting with it on a PC tells you everything you need to know about Google's Intentions regarding Mirroring.
It's coming the only thing we don't know is when!
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Google is working on enabling android screen mirroring like the Apple TV and an ipad can do butu know for androidones
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phone to pc then pc to tv mirror threesome
sooo. while we (im)patiently wait for googhell to implement mirroring for android, i just mirror to pc and then mirror pc to chromecast.. but its laggy because of the 3 device wifi bridge.. hope this helps

Chromiumcast OS

Since Chromecast OS is basically a cut-down version of Chrome OS, shouldn't the code be in Chromium OS codebase?
If so, we should build a Chromiumcast OS and port it to those MiniPC's on them market (if we have the kernel sources and drivers).
Can anyone check the possibility of the above?
However, since Chrome OS uses a different kind of boot image, we should ask Chainfire for help, since he is working on the Chromebook Pixel, as it has such a boot image.
It is funny thought, Google puts Android on a Chromebook, and we may put Chrom(ium) OS on Android devices.
Update 1: Sorry for posting this here, XDA Labs isn't letting me reply to my own thread, but why not port it?
We should make it a full Chromium OS (with the abilities to make a local owner account and recieving casts, as well as casting to another device), while we're at it.
Update 2: Apparently it's a known XDA Labs server API issue, they're working on though, for now I need to wait for there to be a 2nd page to be able to post seperately from the opening post.
If it's just a webpage, then how about packaging it for the different systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, Ubuntu Touch, Firefox OS, iOS, Windows Modern (8/8.1), Windows Universal (10), Sailfish, Unix, Chrome OS, etc.)?
Yes, I'm aware that half of these technically (via ports, for example) are either Linux or Unix (and that Linux is a port of Unix).
I would have included SkyOS, however it appears to have been discontinued before even graduating Alpha... several years ago.
It's not really a cut down version of Chrome OS but more of a cut down version of the Chrome Browser sans any ability to run Chrome OS Apps.
Similar to the chrome browser you find in an Android Phone.
It has nothing to do with what the OS is based on, the important part isn't the OS, but the actual cast receiver application. I was tinkering around with it for a little while and ended up with a not-entirely-functional APK file that implemented a cast receiver, using actual google code and libraries. Installed it on a Nexus 7, which was discoverable as a cast receiver on the network. More important thing to work on led to ignoring the project for a while.
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It has nothing to do with what the OS is based on, the important part isn't the OS, but the actual cast receiver application. I was tinkering around with it for a little while and ended up with a not-entirely-functional APK file that implemented a cast receiver, using actual google code and libraries. Installed it on a Nexus 7, which was discoverable as a cast receiver on the network. More important thing to work on led to ignoring the project for a while.
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The Cast Receiver is usually not much more than an HTML5 webpage.
Asphyx said:
The Cast Receiver is usually not much more than an HTML5 webpage.
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The cast receiver is a LOT more than a webpage.
doitright said:
The cast receiver is a LOT more than a webpage.
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you can browse them all in just about any browser.
Want proof
Look at the linkage in the whitelist and go to the URLs for any receiver...
Example....
https://www.gstatic.com/cv/cast/apps/receiver/webrtc/stable/receiver1.html
They may call them HTM5 Applications but when it comes right down to it there is no difference between that and a webpage. Only in rare cases will they put security that denies a browser from loading them and in most cases if it fails to work it is only because they require and use some firmware code (i.e. Video Player) to function.
Asphyx said:
you can browse them all in just about any browser.
Want proof
Look at the linkage in the whitelist and go to the URLs for any receiver...
Example....
https://www.gstatic.com/cv/cast/apps/receiver/webrtc/stable/receiver1.html
They may call them HTM5 Applications but when it comes right down to it there is no difference between that and a webpage. Only in rare cases will they put security that denies a browser from loading them and in most cases if it fails to work it is only because they require and use some firmware code (i.e. Video Player) to function.
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That web page does absolutely nothing.
doitright said:
That web page does absolutely nothing.
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Except load the receiver app that is waiting for linkage information from the app that was supposed to launch it when it connected to the CCast!
99.9% of the work is done at the controlling device not the receiver app.
That is the only thing the CCast actually loads the rest is sent to that receiver by the Controler app!
When you connect to the CCast from an app that's all the CCasts loads. Once loaded you can then send content to that Receiver.
Here is the receiver app Plex tells the CCast to load when you first connect their App to the CCast....
https://chromecast.plex.tv/production/index.html
The receivers are nothing more than webpages with various media players and java applications.
Asphyx said:
Except load the receiver app that is waiting for linkage information from the app that was supposed to launch it when it connected to the CCast!
99.9% of the work is done at the controlling device not the receiver app.
That is the only thing the CCast actually loads the rest is sent to that receiver by the Controler app!
When you connect to the CCast from an app that's all the CCasts loads. Once loaded you can then send content to that Receiver.
Here is the receiver app Plex tells the CCast to load when you first connect their App to the CCast....
https://chromecast.plex.tv/production/index.html
The receivers are nothing more than webpages with various media players and java applications.
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Just keep telling yourself that it actually does something. :good:
doitright said:
Just keep telling yourself that it actually does something. :good:
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There really is no teaching the ignorant....
That page is the only thing the CCast loads!
The rest is done on the mobile device and that receiver does nothing without the mobile device connecting to that page you say does nothing...
Tell me did you try reading the source code of that page or was that too difficult for you?
Asphyx said:
There really is no teaching the ignorant....
That page is the only thing the CCast loads!
The rest is done on the mobile device and that receiver does nothing without the mobile device connecting to that page you say does nothing...
Tell me did you try reading the source code of that page or was that too difficult for you?
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Let me make this very clear;
1) Install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient&hl=en
2) Run it.
3) hit the chromecast button. Oh, there is none! Too bad.
doitright said:
Let me make this very clear;
1) Install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient&hl=en
2) Run it.
3) hit the chromecast button. Oh, there is none! Too bad.
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Took you long enough to find the ONE RECEIVER APP (and it is the ONLY APP) that doesn't get loaded from the WEB because it is part of the CCast Firmware!
I find it interesting that in a discussion of RECEIVER APPS you show something from the play store where there are no receiver apps to try and prove your wrong point.
Just look at the Chromecast firmware, there's custom ROMs here. In theory you could just look at it and experiment...
I understand that there is no point in porting ChromiumOS, but what about the AndroidTV UI, with Cast Recieving built-in?
moriel5 said:
I understand that there is no point in porting ChromiumOS, but what about the AndroidTV UI, with Cast Recieving built-in?
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That would be awesome!
I think it could be a perfect combo to turn a Raspberry Pi into a casting device. Chromium OS already exists for Raspberry Pi, but it still has to be improved. http://www.chromiumosforsbc.org/
DaniPhii said:
I think it could be a perfect combo to turn a Raspberry Pi into a casting device. Chromium OS already exists for Raspberry Pi, but it still has to be improved. http://www.chromiumosforsbc.org/
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I agree, but I would love if someone managed to remove the mandatory Google login, otherwise I won't use it.
Deleted my account some time back, don't want to open another one.
moriel5 said:
I understand that there is no point in porting ChromiumOS, but what about the AndroidTV UI, with Cast Recieving built-in?
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I was searching online for this b/c i figured someone would have done it by now. I'd really like to see android TV on chromecast
x000x said:
I was searching online for this b/c i figured someone would have done it by now. I'd really like to see android TV on chromecast
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But the Google log-in should be optional, not mandatory.

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