Dropped connection - Google Chromecast

This is sort-of OT from Chromecast talk but DLNA is mentioned lots.
At a relative's home which is on Comacst Xfinity. Two weeks ago while there, I'm on Android tab while another are on a Chromebook and both are losing internet connection. I'm using Chrome and I get a page reload error. WiFi shows still connected but turning it off/on fixes it. So there is me, Chromebook and a iPod running in the home.
Yesterday, same thing happens again! Later I'm casting a video from my tab using BubbleUPnP to a DLNA TV. The Chromebook is on and I'm using Chrome. I get the reload page and a bit later the video stops. Get it running again, it runs for 45 minutes, Chromebook is off, my tab is in sleep mode but minutes after the Chromebook is powered up the video stops. We gave up after that.
One might think it's a WiFi bandwidth issue, correct? The catch is at home on U-verse, my tab alone and I get the same reload page error while using Chrome. Wondering if this is a Google problem with WiFi since a Chromebook is nothing but Google Chrome like I'm using on my tab?? My tab has been on the same ROM version since last October.

I don't think the ISP is involved here at all, it's more likely that you have too many wireless devices connected at the same time for one Router to handle...
While Technically and theoretically it should handle up to 250 devices, real world experience says anything more than 7 or 8 wireless devices and you start having issues with connecting to the router and Internet access.
Thats probably not true for all routers but very true for the cheaper ones.

Asphyx said:
I don't think the ISP is involved here at all, it's more likely that you have too many wireless devices connected at the same time for one Router to handle...
While Technically and theoretically it should handle up to 250 devices, real world experience says anything more than 7 or 8 wireless devices and you start having issues with connecting to the router and Internet access.
Thats probably not true for all routers but very true for the cheaper ones.
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I would agree if it weren't for the fact at home it does the same thing. Hmmm, I was going to say just one device connected but at home but the TV has a Chromecast and a WiFi adapter as well so it's three devices.

wptski said:
I would agree if it weren't for the fact at home it does the same thing. Hmmm, I was going to say just one device connected but at home but the TV has a Chromecast and a WiFi adapter as well so it's three devices.
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Well at home your TV is probably interfering with your CCast. If possible try wiring the TV.
Also make sure to use the extension cable that came with the CCast.
Your TV has WiFi which suggests to me it is a smart tv...
Try looking to see if there are apps for it that can do what the CCast does like make it a DLNA target or has a companion app (like Plex) to do your streaming with.

Asphyx said:
Well at home your TV is probably interfering with your CCast. If possible try wiring the TV.
Also make sure to use the extension cable that came with the CCast.
Your TV has WiFi which suggests to me it is a smart tv...
Try looking to see if there are apps for it that can do what the CCast does like make it a DLNA target or has a companion app (like Plex) to do your streaming with.
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No, the problem I have at home similar to what I had at the relatives home is not while casting, it's just a loss of internet connection. Turning WiFi off/on brings the connection back.
During casting via DLNA at the relative's home, it "appears" the additional use of the Chromebook caused the video to stop and the TV goes back to normal TV programming.

wptski said:
No, the problem I have at home similar to what I had at the relatives home is not while casting, it's just a loss of internet connection. Turning WiFi off/on brings the connection back.
During casting via DLNA at the relative's home, it "appears" the additional use of the Chromebook caused the video to stop and the TV goes back to normal TV programming.
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Check the router for WMM settings - sometimes the WMM implementation is broken.
It can also be a buggy router... I once had a Netgear that was fine for regular use, but if I tried to do a large file transfer or otherwise put load on it, it would crash and require a reboot. It didn't last in my setup for long.

bhiga said:
Check the router for WMM settings - sometimes the WMM implementation is broken.
It can also be a buggy router... I once had a Netgear that was fine for regular use, but if I tried to do a large file transfer or otherwise put load on it, it would crash and require a reboot. It didn't last in my setup for long.
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No such settings in my Gateway(router).
This is the same problem in two different home, one Comcast and the other U-verse.
I'm on U-verse just watching a normal broadcast TV channel while on my tab using Chrome and it stops working. I've cast a whole movie to the Chromecast without a single stoppage, of course I'm not using Chrome at that time.

wptski said:
No such settings in my Gateway(router).
This is the same problem in two different home, one Comcast and the other U-verse.
I'm on U-verse just watching a normal broadcast TV channel while on my tab using Chrome and it stops working. I've cast a whole movie to the Chromecast without a single stoppage, of course I'm not using Chrome at that time.
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Sounds like your Chrome has become malicious somehow. Try starting it in Safe mode without extensions and see if it still causes problems.

bhiga said:
Sounds like your Chrome has become malicious somehow. Try starting it in Safe mode without extensions and see if it still causes problems.
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This is Chrome for Android and not the latest Beta version. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think I had this issue using Dolphin before switching. I had to force myself to use Chrome but I'm used to it now.

wptski said:
This is Chrome for Android and not the latest Beta version. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think I had this issue using Dolphin before switching. I had to force myself to use Chrome but I'm used to it now.
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Oh wow. I'm stumped.
Try Clear Data on it? Not much else, unless some page that's syncing over is doing some massive network test or something.

bhiga said:
Oh wow. I'm stumped.
Try Clear Data on it? Not much else, unless some page that's syncing over is doing some massive network test or something.
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Remember that the Chromebook was having a connection issue at the same time and this is in a different home, different system and different router.
Whatever turning WiFi off/on does makes it reconnect on the first try.
I think the Chrome page that come up with two options: more and reload. I turn WiFi off/on, go back, tap on reload and it loads the page.

wptski said:
Remember that the Chromebook was having a connection issue at the same time and this is in a different home, different system and different router.
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But it's the same Google login on Chrome, right? I'm thinking that the "have your tabs on any device" might somehow be involved.
Seems Chrome is the only common thing, so it's either related to the login, or Chrome itself is busted.
If it's the latter, I'd try installing the beta (it can live alongside regular Chrome) and see ... maybe it'll play better.

bhiga said:
But it's the same Google login on Chrome, right? I'm thinking that the "have your tabs on any device" might somehow be involved.
Seems Chrome is the only common thing, so it's either related to the login, or Chrome itself is busted.
If it's the latter, I'd try installing the beta (it can live alongside regular Chrome) and see ... maybe it'll play better.
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The Chromebook isn't mine. What's the connection between the two? Really confusing, hey?

wptski said:
The Chromebook isn't mine. What's the connection between the two? Really confusing, hey?
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Oh geeez.... Now I'm completely stumped.
Chromebook hates Chromecast, because c comes after b ?

bhiga said:
Oh geeez.... Now I'm completely stumped.
Chromebook hates Chromecast, because c comes after b ?
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There was a Chromecast there but wasn't powered as it's on another TV. Unless it was changed, it was always powered up but kids turned the TV and crack the plastic. I understand that it works loose.
I've pulled the power on my Chromecast and pulled the WiFi adapter to see if I still lose internet connection.

bhiga said:
Oh geeez.... Now I'm completely stumped.
Chromebook hates Chromecast, because c comes after b ?
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This is what I get and this time after a bit, I was able to click on the reload button to continue. It happened with no other devices on WIFi except my Android tab.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

wptski said:
This is what I get and this time after a bit, I was able to click on the reload button to continue. It happened with no other devices on WIFi except my Android tab.
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Only thing I can think of is, at least on my phone, in the Advanced WiFi settings there is an option to check for Internet connectivity. When that setting is enabled, the device tries to detect Internet via some method, and if it doesn't think there's connectivity it'll disconnect from the AP and switch to another if available or drop back to mobile network if available.
Perhaps the streaming (or something else) is interrupting the Internet detection long enough for it to think it's not connected, so it disconnects from the AP and tries to connect to something else - or just gives up.

bhiga said:
Only thing I can think of is, at least on my phone, in the Advanced WiFi settings there is an option to check for Internet connectivity. When that setting is enabled, the device tries to detect Internet via some method, and if it doesn't think there's connectivity it'll disconnect from the AP and switch to another if available or drop back to mobile network if available.
Perhaps the streaming (or something else) is interrupting the Internet detection long enough for it to think it's not connected, so it disconnects from the AP and tries to connect to something else - or just gives up.
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There's no option like that on my tab. I'll have to ask my Bro-in-Law if his Chromebook has the same issue when he is home also but I'm not sure if it's used a lot. I'm going to go back to Dolphin tonight to see if it does the same thing too.

wptski said:
There's no option like that on my tab. I'll have to ask my Bro-in-Law if his Chromebook has the same issue when he is home also but I'm not sure if it's used a lot. I'm going to go back to Dolphin tonight to see if it does the same thing too.
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Hmm, just checked my JB 4.3 phone and the option seems to have disappeared.
I swear there was an option in the Advanced menu of Wi-Fi settings in 4.2 or 4.1.2
I'll have to check my wife's phone that's still on 4.1.2
Okay, I'm not crazy. The setting was in Advanced options of Wi-Fi settings and was called "Check for Internet service"
It might be a Samsung thing, but regardless it is gone in 4.3, but existed prior in Galaxy S3 and S4 at least...
http://www.primeinspiration.com/gad...mise-wi-fi-settings-on-samsung-galaxy-s3.html
http://www.primeinspiration.com/gad...o-use-wifi-settings-on-samsung-galaxy-s4.html
Regardless, if Chromebook doesn't have such a feature, then obviously that's not the problem.

bhiga said:
Hmm, just checked my JB 4.3 phone and the option seems to have disappeared.
I swear there was an option in the Advanced menu of Wi-Fi settings in 4.2 or 4.1.2
I'll have to check my wife's phone that's still on 4.1.2
Okay, I'm not crazy. The setting was in Advanced options of Wi-Fi settings and was called "Check for Internet service"
It might be a Samsung thing, but regardless it is gone in 4.3, but existed prior in Galaxy S3 and S4 at least...
http://www.primeinspiration.com/gad...mise-wi-fi-settings-on-samsung-galaxy-s3.html
http://www.primeinspiration.com/gad...o-use-wifi-settings-on-samsung-galaxy-s4.html
Regardless, if Chromebook doesn't have such a feature, then obviously that's not the problem.
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I installed the Chrome Beta for Android last night but it did pass the bookmarks but password info didn't/doesn't transfer with them. I got annoyed and uninstalled it!
I found a app called WiFi Fixer which describes the problem exactly(WiFi stays connected but data isn't transferred) so I installed it and will give it a try tonight.

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Chromecast not showing up on PC?

So I purchased a Chromecast yesterday and set up was perfect. I set it up using my Macbook Pro though, which of course was connected through WiFi.. I can stream to it fine from that macbook pro, my iPhones, iPads, etc, but I can not stream to it from my desktop PC which is plugged directly into my N600 Router? I have installed the Chromecast Extension and everything but when I click on it, it says No Cast Devices Found...
Anyone know why? I haven't really messed with the router settings but could it be something wrong there?
I have a similar problem. Would like to find a solution.
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We really need a FAQ, 'cause this is about 15% of the posts here.
You need to, on your router, disable the block between devices seeing eachother, or between wireless seeing the wired side, etc.
It might be "isolation", or require toggling the IGMP setting, or whatever else it is or isn't your router doing, but that is where to look. Check it's settings, review it's help files, there you'll find the answer for your brand/model/version router.
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I'd like to agree that this is the problem those 15% of posts have... but that isn't the case. I have a chromebook pixel that see's the chromecast just fine with the chrome extension, but a windows laptop that does not(tried both Windows 7 and Windows 8). Any other ideas?
Maggard said:
We really need a FAQ, 'cause this is about 15% of the posts here.
You need to, on your router, disable the block between devices seeing eachother, or between wireless seeing the wired side, etc.
It might be "isolation", or require toggling the IGMP setting, or whatever else it is or isn't your router doing, but that is where to look. Check it's settings, review it's help files, there you'll find the answer for your brand/model/version router.
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Well, I talked to Netgear about the issue and they said they didn't even know what a Chromecast was.. I finally got them to understand what it was and what it does and we looked over all the settings on my N600 which were all correct.. We even reset the router to factory just to see and nothing..
After getting off the phone with them, I decided to try reinstalling the drivers for my built in Nvidia Network card. I went to device manager, deleted my network card, rebooted windows, it reinstalled the default drivers for it and waalaa that fixed it.
So as to the 15%, it may not be your router, it could also be your built in nic card or even your firewall/antivirus
You can NOT use the desktop application on a wired connection. The browser plug-in should work without a problem, allowing you to use the device normally.
The desktop app is only really used for initial setup/maintenance. It requires you to be on wireless because initial setup relies on a temporary ad-hoc connection being established.
Glad you got it to work.. I am little bit concerned that it is perhaps an incompatibility with certain WiFi adapters since in my case I am using two different windows installations on the same computer(thus different drivers, antivirus etc..). That said the computer worked fine for the initial chromecast setup, just not with the extension.
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Well, I talked to Netgear about the issue and they said they didn't even know what a Chromecast was.. I finally got them to understand what it was and what it does and we looked over all the settings on my N600 which were all correct.. We even reset the router to factory just to see and nothing..
After getting off the phone with them, I decided to try reinstalling the drivers for my built in Nvidia Network card. I went to device manager, deleted my network card, rebooted windows, it reinstalled the default drivers for it and waalaa that fixed it.
So as to the 15%, it may not be your router, it could also be your built in nic card or even your firewall/antivirus
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Roberek said:
You can NOT use the desktop application on a wired connection. The browser plug-in should work without a problem, allowing you to use the device normally.
The desktop app is only really used for initial setup/maintenance. It requires you to be on wireless because initial setup relies on a temporary ad-hoc connection being established.
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Its not the desktop app I am using. It is the chrome extension
I had this problem yesterday, i just unplugged the power from the CC and plugged it back in and that cleared it up.
Now this seems like it makes sense. I can ping between all devices but just because pinging can make it doesn't necessarily mean that the ports necessary for Casting can make it.
I have Verizon FiOS. Here's a screenshot of the only IGMP settings on the entire thing. I'm sure what's supposed to be on or off or whatever. If anyone has any insight - please do share.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
DanCandy said:
Now this seems like it makes sense. I can ping between all devices but just because pinging can make it doesn't necessarily mean that the ports necessary for Casting can make it.
I have Verizon FiOS. Here's a screenshot of the only IGMP settings on the entire thing. I'm sure what's supposed to be on or off or whatever. If anyone has any insight - please do share.
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I struggled for hours trying to figure this out. I even nuked my Chrome installation.
Disabling IGMP in that exact settings box worked.
OmegaNemesis28 said:
I struggled for hours trying to figure this out. I even nuked my Chrome installation.
Disabling IGMP in that exact settings box worked.
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PERFECT.
Thanks Omega for the direction here.
To clarify, those of you who have Chromecast working properly on other devices but cannot connect through a WIRED/ETHERNET pc, you should look in your router settings for anything relating to IGMP and DISABLE it.
After disabling, I rebooted my router. Once Chromecast reconnected my Chrome browser saw the Chromecast device and could cast perfectly.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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PERFECT.
Thanks Omega for the direction here.
To clarify, those of you who have Chromecast working properly on other devices but cannot connect through a WIRED/ETHERNET pc, you should look in your router settings for anything relating to IGMP and DISABLE it.
After disabling, I rebooted my router. Once Chromecast reconnected my Chrome browser saw the Chromecast device and could cast perfectly.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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No problem, thank you for pointing it out. I was almost positive it wasn't the router because I found sources where it said that the Verizon Actiontech routers didn't have AP Isolation or didn't support it or whatever. I was so fixated on my Chrome installation after that because I've been having Remote Desktop issues which I thought might have been running off a similar service that Chromecast did or something weird like that.
Works like a charm now.

Chromecast Notification Icon Disappearing during Playback

Hello everyone
To whom it may concern:
My name is Jé and I am having issues with this Chromecast. I was able to successfully set it up and begin streaming videos successfully via YouTube and Google Play Video( I rented a movie to try it out). I do not recall if this issue occurred on the YouTube video but upon casting a video from my T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 to my T.V it plays just fine, as with YouTube I was able to hit my home screen and send texts, etc and the Cast window still be in my notifications panel.
Well I got a phone call and went to answer it and the Chromecast window disappeared . I tried going into Google Play and even the Chromecast application and got nothing….I even restarted my phone and the movie was still PLAYING!...o and I was OFF Wi-Fi! My device said Wi-Fi was on but my data was coming from 4G LTE!
Again the movie still played with no hiccups or nothing even when I restarted my cellphone and played just fine when I accepted the phone call.
I had to unplug it from the back of my T.V, re connect it, and then go back into it works just fine I scrub to where I was and again after a short while the cast icon disappears but the movie is still playing and the phone drops from Wi-Fi. I even turned Wi-Fi off this time and it still played just fine! This is weird! I put a call into Google but to no avail.
I was wondering if anyone else experienced this issue. Why does the icon go away? How was it even working with me being off Wi-Fi ?
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I had to unplug it from the back of my T.V, re connect it, and then go back into it works just fine I scrub to where I was and again after a short while the cast icon disappears but the movie is still playing and the phone drops from Wi-Fi. I even turned Wi-Fi off this time and it still played just fine! This is weird! I put a call into Google but to no avail.
I was wondering if anyone else experienced this issue. Why does the icon go away? How was it even working with me being off Wi-Fi ?
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Not sure why the icon goes away, it should stay on your Notifications: Ongoing, but if your phone's WiFi is dropping out, that's probably why.
As for why the movie continues to play, this is normal. In normal circumstances* Chromecast does not stream from your phone/tablet's data connection. Instead your phone/tablet "hands off" the request (YouTube link, etc) to Chromecast and Chromecast goes online and retrieves it for playback on its own. Essentially, Chromecast is streaming the content directly from the source, rather than things going to your phone/tablet them to Chromecast. At the same time, your phone/tablet keeps a status/control connection open to the Chromecast so it can show you what's happening (play position, etc) and control it.
Likely the cast icon is disappearing when your phone drops off WiFi, as it loses the status/control connection to Chromecast.
* exceptions to this are apps that stream phone/tablet-stored content like AllCast/AirCast/KoushCast (currently requires root and KyoCast mod) and Chrome browser tab casting (this gets transcoded on-the-fly by the PC then sent to Chromecast)
bhiga said:
Not sure why the icon goes away, it should stay on your Notifications: Ongoing, but if your phone's WiFi is dropping out, that's probably why.
As for why the movie continues to play, this is normal. In normal circumstances* Chromecast does not stream from your phone/tablet's data connection. Instead your phone/tablet "hands off" the request (YouTube link, etc) to Chromecast and Chromecast goes online and retrieves it for playback on its own. Essentially, Chromecast is streaming the content directly from the source, rather than things going to your phone/tablet them to Chromecast. At the same time, your phone/tablet keeps a status/control connection open to the Chromecast so it can show you what's happening (play position, etc) and control it.
Likely the cast icon is disappearing when your phone drops off WiFi, as it loses the status/control connection to Chromecast.
* exceptions to this are apps that stream phone/tablet-stored content like AllCast/AirCast/KoushCast (currently requires root and KyoCast mod) and Chrome browser tab casting (this gets transcoded on-the-fly by the PC then sent to Chromecast)
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Thanks for replying
my Wi-Fi does not drop its gotta be something to do with this app because it never drops when I am just connected to it regularly. And the fact that the icon goes away is annoying I missed so many parts of the movie because I had no way of scrubbing back unless I unplugged it from the back of the TV
bipoler said:
my Wi-Fi does not drop its gotta be something to do with this app because it never drops when I am just connected to it regularly. And the fact that the icon goes away is annoying I missed so many parts of the movie because I had no way of scrubbing back unless I unplugged it from the back of the TV
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Maybe I misunderstood, but you said your phone dropped off WiFi... I get that your router/AP isn't dropping the WiFi signal (I hope), otherwise there'd be all sorts of other problems.
bipoler said:
I had to unplug it from the back of my T.V, re connect it, and then go back into it works just fine I scrub to where I was and again after a short while the cast icon disappears but the movie is still playing and the phone drops from Wi-Fi.
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Regardless, you shouldn't have to reboot your Chromecast - just re-launch whatever app was playing, then tap the Cast icon to connect again - it should then link up and give you status.
HBO GO seems to remember where you were at even across device reboots - must save it in your profile.
Try this:
Launch YouTube
Find a sufficiently-long video (at least a few minutes)
Tap the Cast icon to start casting it to your Chromecast
Watch the playback indicator - it should be counting...
Check TV - it should be playing
Go back to home screen
Kill YouTube app via task manager (or reboot your phone, if you want)
Check TV - it should still be playing
Launch YouTube app again
Don't choose a video, just tap the Cast icon to connect to your Chromecast
That should get your back to the video that's currently playing and give you a playback indicator that shows that the video never stopped playing
bhiga said:
Maybe I misunderstood, but you said your phone dropped off WiFi... I get that your router/AP isn't dropping the WiFi signal (I hope), otherwise there'd be all sorts of other problems.
Regardless, you shouldn't have to reboot your Chromecast - just re-launch whatever app was playing, then tap the Cast icon to connect again - it should then link up and give you status.
HBO GO seems to remember where you were at even across device reboots - must save it in your profile.
Try this:
Launch YouTube
Find a sufficiently-long video (at least a few minutes)
Tap the Cast icon to start casting it to your Chromecast
Watch the playback indicator - it should be counting...
Check TV - it should be playing
Go back to home screen
Kill YouTube app via task manager (or reboot your phone, if you want)
Check TV - it should still be playing
Launch YouTube app again
Don't choose a video, just tap the Cast icon to connect to your Chromecast
That should get your back to the video that's currently playing and give you a playback indicator that shows that the video never stopped playing
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Yes you just might be on to something. But I did go back into Google play movies and clicked the movie and it started playing from my phone ! At a different point from my tv. And I went into the Chrome app and nothing, the cast wasn't even available. I keep my phone on wifi when I'm home. Never lost a signal, however since using this I noticed the wifi toggle was still on, but my device was on 4G. I turn off cast go back on wifi and it stays connected , this is weird lol
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bipoler said:
Yes you just might be on to something. But I did go back into Google play movies and clicked the movie and it started playing from my phone ! At a different point from my tv. And I went into the Chrome app and nothing, the cast wasn't even available. I keep my phone on wifi when I'm home. Never lost a signal, however since using this I noticed the wifi toggle was still on, but my device was on 4G. I turn off cast go back on wifi and it stays connected , this is weird lol
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Wow, that is weird. The Cast icon should be available. I just launched something in YouTube then ran HBO GO and hit the Cast icon there (which then interrupted the YouTube that was already running on the TV, a little bit of a security/concurrency bump there).
What firmware build is your Chromecast on?
bhiga said:
Wow, that is weird. The Cast icon should be available. I just launched something in YouTube then ran HBO GO and hit the Cast icon there (which then interrupted the YouTube that was already running on the TV, a little bit of a security/concurrency bump there).
What firmware build is your Chromecast on?
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Not sure I had just bought it last night and it downloaded an update
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Not sure I had just bought it last night and it downloaded an update
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Run the Chromecast app and select your device - it'll tell you the build at the bottom.
Likely you're on 13300, or newer if there is one. I had all kinds of weird WiFi trouble with the first build (12072) - I couldn't even get through setup, but it all got better after I got 13300. Now it occasionally give me "connected by can't reach the Internet" after boot but it reconnects in a couple of minutes.
bhiga said:
Run the Chromecast app and select your device - it'll tell you the build at the bottom.
Likely you're on 13300, or newer if there is one. I had all kinds of weird WiFi trouble with the first build (12072) - I couldn't even get through setup, but it all got better after I got 13300. Now it occasionally give me "connected by can't reach the Internet" after boot but it reconnects in a couple of minutes.
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Thank you for your time you've been very helpful
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Thank you for your time you've been very helpful
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You're welcome. Hope you get it figured out soon. My Chromecast experience (past the setup troubles I described earlier) has been solid so far. Only hiccup currently is sometimes if I'm casting from YouTube it doesn't smoothly transition from the end of one video to the start of the next and I have to disconnect and reconnect to the Chromecast (switch back to phone/tablet/computer then go back to cast).
I have the same problems, mostly in the netflix app. But also a lot times the icon doesn't even show up in netflix (but also youtube) so I can't start casting. When I connect using the chromecast app, it does find the device.
I am on the latest fw and it is plugged in with the original charger.
The only thing I can think of, next to a faulty chromecast, might be the router, I have put dd-wrt on it so I can watch netflix from outside the us. But I don't have any other problems besides the same problem as the OP.
The_Stranger said:
I have the same problems, mostly in the netflix app. But also a lot times the icon doesn't even show up in netflix (but also youtube) so I can't start casting. When I connect using the chromecast app, it does find the device.
I am on the latest fw and it is plugged in with the original charger.
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YouTube just had an application update (on the Android device side) for the oddities with the Cast icon when Bluetooth was connected... I wonder if it's related?
bhiga said:
YouTube just had an application update (on the Android device side) for the oddities with the Cast icon when Bluetooth was connected... I wonder if it's related?
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Still have the problems...
When on my desktop though, I get the icon to show a lot more consistently, in youtube, chrome and netflix..
bhiga said:
Run the Chromecast app and select your device - it'll tell you the build at the bottom.
Likely you're on 13300, or newer if there is one. I had all kinds of weird WiFi trouble with the first build (12072) - I couldn't even get through setup, but it all got better after I got 13300. Now it occasionally give me "connected by can't reach the Internet" after boot but it reconnects in a couple of minutes.
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I had no issues until 13300 with the "robustness" update for wifi.
Others have reported this same problem -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2443288
I went through it for about 30 minutes last night, Chromecast coming and going.
Resetting wifi through the Chromecast app on two phones was sometimes making Chromecast appear - for a few minutes.
I reset my router and that's cured it for now.
And my router is 2 days old, I just upgraded from an older model.
So for me, problem didn't start until the 13300 update, is much better with the latest versions of Netflix and YouTube but is independent of phones and routers.
Doesn't happen a lot but it's a real problem.
EarlyMon said:
I had no issues until 13300 with the "robustness" update for wifi.
So for me, problem didn't start until the 13300 update, is much better with the latest versions of Netflix and YouTube but is independent of phones and routers.
Doesn't happen a lot but it's a real problem.
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Could be that my prtoblems also started with the update, but can't say for sure...
EarlyMon said:
Resetting wifi through the Chromecast app on two phones was sometimes making Chromecast appear - for a few minutes.
I reset my router and that's cured it for now.
And my router is 2 days old, I just upgraded from an older model.
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Funny, those are the same symptoms I had that 13300 cured, guess you can't win em all.
One thing to add since you've changed routers - if you're using the same SSID is best to clear the WiFi configuration for your devices and set it up from scratch (looks like you've already done this on your Chromecast).
Some devices get confused when the BSSID is different from what it was set up with. Essentially your new router has a different MAC address and some devices get weird about it, connecting but dropping or just sitting in a half connected state.
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You're welcome. Hope you get it figured out soon. My Chromecast experience (past the setup troubles I described earlier) has been solid so far. Only hiccup currently is sometimes if I'm casting from YouTube it doesn't smoothly transition from the end of one video to the start of the next and I have to disconnect and reconnect to the Chromecast (switch back to phone/tablet/computer then go back to cast).
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Google just wrote this back to me, I will try this the next time I use the cast option on my device
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Google. It was my pleasure speaking with you about your Chromecast device. With the issues that happened while watching the movie on Google Play, I have a quick question. Do you have battery saving mode on your phone? If so, please disable the battery saving mode.
The Battery Saver feature can be found under Apps > Settings > General Tab > Battery
Good tip on clearing the configuration for the SSID, not everyone knows to do that.
Google is just not getting it.
I have no battery saving anything going on, no task killing, no snake oil.
I've sat, watching the app in question and have watched the icon disappear.
Go to Chromecast right away, it's nowhere to be found.
But if you want to leave it alone, it'll play a two hour movie in that state.
Aside - maybe if I'd ran the previous version longer I'd have seen it there as well.
---------- Post added at 02:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:31 PM ----------
PS - I usually have close to 200 MB free ram, so it's not Android doing any task or service killing either.
I've captured several views of logcat during the problem.
Chromecast says it's timed out looking for it.
Netflix says E/venom media error.
Nothing to see there.
EarlyMon said:
I've captured several views of logcat during the problem.
Chromecast says it's timed out looking for it.
Netflix says E/venom media error.
Nothing to see there.
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Very strange... Hopefully it's better nowadays, but my old HTC would stop doing stuff if it didn't have 300 MB or more free. *shrug*
Just for 100% certainty, can you check your Settings > WiFi > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep setting?

[Q] Maxcast

So I've had a CC for 5-6 months. It's stock. A few weeks ago I noticed on my cc phone app it started asking me to set up MaxCast. Haven't found much via Google search. What I have found makes me believe it's something computer based. But I don't have my laptop on and have never downloaded anything. It shows up with and without the cc plugged in so it's not a weird firmware addition Google pushed to my device. And I don't have anything I installed on my phone...
So what the blank is this?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Someone else in your area probably has a Chromecast and named it maxcast.
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Cuzz1369 said:
Someone else in your area probably has a Chromecast and named it maxcast.
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Not possible. It's on my wireless network, which is locked down tight. And if it was someone else's cc, to name it would mean it's set up.
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LeftyGR said:
Not possible. It's on my wireless network, which is locked down tight. And if it was someone else's cc, to name it would mean it's set up.
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Its not on your wireless network. The app detects all Chromecast within range and asks you to set it up on your network.
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Cuzz1369 said:
Its not on your wireless network. The app detects all Chromecast within range and asks you to set it up on your network.
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Sorry. That's not correct. Picture 1. What happens when you try to connect with wifi off.
Picture 2. List of devices on my wifi network. ON my network, which is named "CodeBrown".
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It is correct that's how it works. Believe what you want.
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Cuzz1369 said:
It is correct that's how it works. Believe what you want.
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Not really helpful, but ok. Explain why it lists the device on my wireless network?
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LeftyGR said:
Not really helpful, but ok. Explain why it lists the device on my wireless network?
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Factory reset your Chromecast. It will show up the same way as the "max cast" does until you set it up.
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LeftyGR said:
Not really helpful, but ok. Explain why it lists the device on my wireless network?
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Because it detects it via WiFi, It sees the device in AP mode and is telling you you need to connect it to your network!
If you check available wireless networks in Settings on your phone you'll see a unsecured Access Point on Channel 1 called Chromecast which is the 'MaxCast' waiting for something to connect to set up. It's probably your neighbours. Maybe they've gone away, turned of their wifi, but left their Chromecast powered up. A set up and powered up Chromecast that can't find it's preferred network will fire up it's internal Access Point waiting to be set up again. When they switch their wireless back on it will disappear.
1st. @Cuzz1369 . Sorry for arguing.
2nd. So a cc device set up on someone else's wireless network is in proximity to mine and can actually be set up? That just seems...stoopid. I woulda thought once set up it would lock in the settings and be on one network. Hmm. Ok then. Thanks for everyone's input!
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LeftyGR said:
1st. @Cuzz1369 . Sorry for arguing.
2nd. So a cc device set up on someone else's wireless network is in proximity to mine and can actually be set up? That just seems...stoopid. I woulda thought once set up it would lock in the settings and be on one network. Hmm. Ok then. Thanks for everyone's input!
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As someone else said, its not setup on a wireless network. Its looking for a home. Once its setup on a network it won't show up.
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I remember reading somewhere on this forum that a rooted Chromecast in this condition (looking for a home) can be made to show the SSID and Passphrase of the owner who originally set it up if someone knows where to look. Am I correct in this or am I having a senior moment.
If the above is true will a stock Chromecast do the same thing (show critical information)?
One of my reasons for asking is I am seeing my neighbor's Chromecast and it is apparent he has set it up since it shows his name. Would like to be able to tell him if he is indeed vulnerable.
Actually it's showing to be set up because his wifi router is off, out of range or he changed its password. Since it's not ChromecastXXXX it was already configured.
extrem0 said:
Actually it's showing to be set up because his wifi router is off, out of range or he changed its password. Since it's not ChromecastXXXX it was already configured.
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Yes, I realize it has been set up but it is now broadcasting as an open network for someone to setup.
In the above condition, is the SSID and Passphrase of the original person's wifi network vulnerable to being seen by a third party?
Nothing to do with Chromecast but there are wifi thermostats that do the same thing (broadcast as an open network even though they have been setup but have lost connection to the original wifi network for some reason). I had one and never really felt comfortable with the thing doing this.
Even if not a security risk per se is does allow for some potentially damaging practical jokes. Strategic highjack of your neighbours Chromecast and then cast some particularly unsavoury NSFW content on a loop. Marriage breaker........
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I found my answer at this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632288
Chromecast acts as open AP if is not connected to, in case of rooted it allows to steal your ESSID and PASSPHRASE
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It appears to only be a rooted Chromecast that gives the farm away in the ' looking for a home ' situation. My neighbor should be OK unless his is rooted.
chateau1 said:
Yes, I realize it has been set up but it is now broadcasting as an open network for someone to setup.
In the above condition, is the SSID and Passphrase of the original person's wifi network vulnerable to being seen by a third party?
Nothing to do with Chromecast but there are wifi thermostats that do the same thing (broadcast as an open network even though they have been setup but have lost connection to the original wifi network for some reason). I had one and never really felt comfortable with the thing doing this.
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I'm almost sure it was already discussed in Eureka-ROM thread. If I recall correctly, someone said it's indeed possible to get the wifi passphrase by accessing an open Chromecast already set up. It'll be protected when the next webpanel is out.
I just tried to get my wifi passphrase accessing my chromecast, but it was encrypted. It looks like they already solved this issue.
neu - smurph said:
Even if not a security risk per se is does allow for some potentially damaging practical jokes. Strategic highjack of your neighbours Chromecast and then cast some particularly unsavoury NSFW content on a loop. Marriage breaker........
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lol! Dangerous mind! Now we'll have to take care when moving..
I think it's high unlikely you have an a*****e geek neighbour who is seeking for an unsecured chromecast (which need to be already set up and lost its connection) and will do any harm. The most probably to happen is someone setup it mistakenly thinking it's his/her's own chromecast and will cast a proper video (unless you also have a disturbed neighbour, which is quite unlikely too). But then he/she will eventually notice that did it by mistake, or yourself will notice something is wrong..
Well as I said in the other discussion....
Even if you got the Login Info you needed to connect to whatever network it was set up on....
If the CCast couldn't use the credentials to connect and stay out of AP Mode, how the hell can anyone else connect, What good is that Info? LOL
Can it be exploited by a really smart Hacker? Of Course but then again that same person s smart enough to hack the router without the need for a CCast in AP mode.
chateau1 said:
I remember reading somewhere on this forum that a rooted Chromecast in this condition (looking for a home) can be made to show the SSID and Passphrase of the owner who originally set it up if someone knows where to look. Am I correct in this or am I having a senior moment
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Yes, this is true and Team-Eureka has it on their radar - once the web panel is secured, it will be as much of an issue as it is with other rooted Android devices.
FWIW, you can get the WiFi credentials in plaintext from the same file on my rooted Android phone, so likely the core problem of the credentials being stored in plaintext is inherent in Android itself.
The trouble with Chromecast is that it automatically makes itself available as an unsecured WiFi AP for setup.
Which is OK except for the fact that rooted firmware enable ADB/SSH/Telnet by default.
Which is also OK except for the fact that those can be (re)enabled via the Eureka web panel.
Which is OK except for the fact that anybody can get to the web panel, because anybody can connect to the Chromecast's unsecure AP.
So any break in the chain would fix things. Functionality-wise securing the web panel is the best solution - it doesn't break any stock functionality and doesn't remove any added functionality.
chateau1 said:
If the above is true will a stock Chromecast do the same thing (show critical information)?
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No, because there isn't ADB, SSH or Telnet access to browse the filesystem.
Even if there was ADB/SSH/Telnet or some other way to browse the filesystem, without root you can't access the supplicant file.
chateau1 said:
One of my reasons for asking is I am seeing my neighbor's Chromecast and it is apparent he has set it up since it shows his name. Would like to be able to tell him if he is indeed vulnerable.
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Your neighbor isn't vulnerable to his/her wireless credentials being let out (unless someone finds another way to hack Chromecast's setup mode). However, someone could easily "hijack" their Chromecast, associate with another network and push random content to it.
If they have HDMI-CEC enabled the hijacker could turn on their and play whatever they wanted to.
It's not really a huge security risk, but it's an annoyance, as the hijacker would be taking over your neighbor's TV, and they could push undesired content. Overall, the hijacker would probably get bored quickly as they wouldn't see any of the result, unless they're an immediate neighbor or spying on their in some other way.

I am no longer able to cast from my laptop

I was able to cast from my laptop till yesterday. However today every time i try to cast i see this error
This activity encountered an error.
Please check that your device:
is close to your wireless access point
supports tab projection
Then try again.
Tried to cast from iphone and android and it is working. Tried to remove the Extensions and reinstall it but no luck.
amkhafaga said:
I was able to cast from my laptop till yesterday. However today every time i try to cast i see this error
This activity encountered an error.
Please check that your device:
is close to your wireless access point
supports tab projection
Then try again.
Tried to cast from iphone and android and it is working. Tried to remove the Extensions and reinstall it but no luck.
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I assume you've already rebooted your laptop and installed any pending updates?
bhiga said:
I assume you've already rebooted your laptop and installed any pending updates?
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Yes, also tried chromium browser but the same problem
Can you check whether video (not tab) casting works from YouTube.com?
At least that will help determine if it's a discovery issue.
Also, does your Chromecast have a fixed IP address (via DHCP reservation)?
bhiga said:
I assume you've already rebooted your laptop and installed any pending updates?
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bhiga said:
Can you check whether video (not tab) casting works from YouTube.com?
At least that will help determine if it's a discovery issue.
Also, does your Chromecast have a fixed IP address (via DHCP reservation)?
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Tried to cast from YouTube and it is working however i can't pause or control the video
How can i find if it has a fixed IP or not?
amkhafaga said:
Tried to cast from YouTube and it is working however i can't pause or control the video
How can i find if it has a fixed IP or not?
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Interesting, it's like it can find your Chromecast but the control port isn't functioning.
If you haven't gone into your router and set up a Reserved address for your Chromecast, then it does not have a fixed IP. That means when you restart your router or Chromecast, it might get a different IP address.
Speaking of rebooting router and Chromecast, that's the next thing to try.
I did reboot chromecast and the router still no luck.
Nothing useful on chromecast website
amkhafaga said:
I did reboot chromecast and the router still no luck.
Nothing useful on chromecast website
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Only other thing I can think of is some kind of antivirus or firewall blocking the control traffic.
Maybe you could try factory resetting your chromecast?
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have you got or added or updated any new security software lately?
amkhafaga said:
I was able to cast from my laptop till yesterday. However today every time i try to cast i see this error
This activity encountered an error.
Please check that your device:
is close to your wireless access point
supports tab projection
Then try again.
Tried to cast from iphone and android and it is working. Tried to remove the Extensions and reinstall it but no luck.
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interesting cause the exact same problem started happening to me yesterday.
It is working now without doing anything
Thanks all for your help
Interesting. Was probably something on Google's end then. Remember that except for Netflix, Chromecast gets its "apps" like a web browser does, so any changes can make/break functionality in a "live" manner.

Google Play Music Disconnecting When Idle

I just wanted to make a thread to see if anyone else was experiencing an annoyance I've been dealing with for the past few days. I don't know if it's due to a new firmware version on the Chromecast, or the recent update to the Play Music app, but casting music hasn't been such an intuitive experience for me recently. As a relevant note, both my Chromecasts are running the latest Eureka-ROM.
As long as I've had the Chromecast, casting music from Play Music has been fluent and the connection between the Chromecast and my HTC One was hard to break, even as I switched between apps and let my phone go to sleep. Recently, this hasn't been the case. If I am listening to an album on the Chromecast while tethered to my phone, I may pause it for a number of reasons and step away, then come back and expect to resume it. When I pause the song, then walk away, my phone will obviously go to sleep (since my screen timeout is 1 minute). As of the last few days, when I return to my phone after such a break, I look at my TV and find my Chromecast back at the homescreen. I then look at my phone and the Play Music app thinks it is still connected and the song is paused. When trying to press play a dialog pops up and says something along the lines of "The song cannot be played at this time." The only way to resume playback is to click "Disconnect" in the app, then reconnect and it goes back to normal once I restart the song.
So anyway, I suppose this may be a Eureka-ROM thing, but I don't see the reasoning behind that line of thinking. Has anyone else been experiencing this or any other change of behavior in Play Music?
Just to make sure, double-check your Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep setting.
bhiga said:
Just to make sure, double-check your Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep setting.
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I could see that helping to keep control but if GPlay is working correctly he shouldn't have to be connected to the CCast with his device at all...
Does GPlay Music work differently than everything else does?
Asphyx said:
I could see that helping to keep control but if GPlay is working correctly he shouldn't have to be connected to the CCast with his device at all...
Does GPlay Music work differently than everything else does?
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Many of the playlist-enabled apps have some level of "ping back" to manage the playlist functionality if it's not handled server-side.
bhiga said:
Many of the playlist-enabled apps have some level of "ping back" to manage the playlist functionality if it's not handled server-side.
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Ahhh OK that does make some sense since no one seems able to do a proper playlist on the CCast that I have found...
Not the way it should work but I guess thats the workaround.
Google really should address this somehow...
Asphyx said:
Ahhh OK that does make some sense since no one seems able to do a proper playlist on the CCast that I have found...
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The alternative would be to maintain a queue at the server's end, like how YouTube does TV Queue. Problem is, when interfacing with locally-hosted media it raises some privacy issues as the location leaves your network. It also would incur Internet traffic for those on limited/paid connections, albeit tiny, it'll still add up.
And of course not every app has a login/server attached to it. Perhaps something could be rigged with a cloud-hosted playlist file or something via Google Drive or another location that Chromecast can directly access.
bhiga said:
The alternative would be to maintain a queue at the server's end, like how YouTube does TV Queue. Problem is, when interfacing with locally-hosted media it raises some privacy issues as the location leaves your network. It also would incur Internet traffic for those on limited/paid connections, albeit tiny, it'll still add up.
And of course not every app has a login/server attached to it. Perhaps something could be rigged with a cloud-hosted playlist file or something via Google Drive or another location that Chromecast can directly access.
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Or you could send the app a playlist of links to play one after the other...
Sort of the way the old ASF files used to work.
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Or you could send the app a playlist of links to play one after the other...
Sort of the way the old ASF files used to work.
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I think some of the apps have moved to that buffered playlist model, though it still requires some callback and housekeeping in case the controller changes the playlist, etc.
bhiga said:
I think some of the apps have moved to that buffered playlist model, though it still requires some callback and housekeeping in case the controller changes the playlist, etc.
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I suppose...But they could allow changes via the control channel if they fleshed that channel out....
It definitely is one of the things Google has dropped the ball on in their design.
Thanks for the responses guys! Yeah, my Wi-Fi sleep policy is set to "Always", so that's not the issue. It's weird, my CCs have also not been showing up at all until a reboot sometimes. Something in the new GMusic or new CC firmware is not working as well as it used to.
For the sake of being thorough, give your router a reboot if you haven't already.
Also, do a ping test on your network to ensure it's not a faulty router/switch. I recently had to replace a switch (under lifetime warranty, luckily) because it had silently gone bad. It was still passing some traffic - enough for me not to notice immediately, but then my server lost its Gigabit connection (would only connect at 100 Mbps) and that got me investigating more.
bhiga said:
For the sake of being thorough, give your router a reboot if you haven't already.
Also, do a ping test on your network to ensure it's not a faulty router/switch. I recently had to replace a switch (under lifetime warranty, luckily) because it had silently gone bad. It was still passing some traffic - enough for me not to notice immediately, but then my server lost its Gigabit connection (would only connect at 100 Mbps) and that got me investigating more.
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That probably has a lot to do with it, now that you mention it. My AP is a crappy Linksys and I experience random connection drops occasionally. I've been meaning to replace it with something better for a while. I just power cycled it and I am casting fine now. I also paused a song and gave it a few minutes without touching my phone and it resumed alright. Then ten seconds later the song started back from the beginning. Since this isn't a known problem it probably is dropped packets from my AP or something similar.
Synthic said:
That probably has a lot to do with it, now that you mention it. My AP is a crappy Linksys and I experience random connection drops occasionally. I've been meaning to replace it with something better for a while. I just power cycled it and I am casting fine now. I also paused a song and gave it a few minutes without touching my phone and it resumed alright. Then ten seconds later the song started back from the beginning. Since this isn't a known problem it probably is dropped packets from my AP or something similar.
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If your AP is dropping out that can cause a number of problems. Is it one of the older WRT54G models? I used to run a bunch of those but there's a logging bug (even with logging turned off) that causes the router to go haywire. The third-party firmwares fixed it by flushing the logs via a cron job or firewall rule, I believe. I ended up with a pile of them after I moved to Pogoplugs for my VPN endpoints/servers.
bhiga said:
If your AP is dropping out that can cause a number of problems. Is it one of the older WRT54G models? I used to run a bunch of those but there's a logging bug (even with logging turned off) that causes the router to go haywire. The third-party firmwares fixed it by flushing the logs via a cron job or firewall rule, I believe. I ended up with a pile of them after I moved to Pogoplugs for my VPN endpoints/servers.
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That's interesting, I never knew that. I did actually used to have a WRT54G, but have since upgraded to a EA2700. I was playing around with the settings and I switched it over to "bridge mode" which I think fixed the issue. I use a router provided by Comcast so the Linksys was supposed to be acting strictly as an AP but it wasn't. Any casting I've done since has been working well.

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