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[APP] Mizuu Movies - movie management

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Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION​
Thanks a lot!

Force closes instantly.

Works great for me running 3.2... Its an awesome application works as intended.

patass said:
Force closes instantly.
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Really? That's strange. Can you please submit the error message? It's definitely not supposed to do that.
Knether said:
Works great for me running 3.2... Its an awesome application works as intended.
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Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!

says it only supports mp4 and 3gp, I have all avi

stevejau said:
says it only supports mp4 and 3gp, I have all avi
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Yes, since Android doesn't support .avi files natively, I have not yet made it possible to use those files. But when I do, they will only be playable if you're using a custom video player as your default player.

This looks great! I've been waiting for an app like this, until now I've just been using a file manager app to pull up my movies. I definitely prefer this XBMC-like interface. I'll give the app a whirl when I get off work.
One request though, which would keep my from purchasing. I'd prefer the option to play the videos through an external video player. I know a lot of users already have their preference of video player (Rock player, mobo player, etc), but this could be a great interface to that. Most of my videos are divx or not natively supported by honeycomb, so this app wouldn't work for me as is. This would also let you focus more on the interface/theming and less on the codec support.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm sure this app will only improve, looking through your other thread in the developers forum it looks like you're very quick on the updates. I'll reply with more specific criticisms after I try it tonight.

nivram88 said:
This looks great! I've been waiting for an app like this, until now I've just been using a file manager app to pull up my movies. I definitely prefer this XBMC-like interface. I'll give the app a whirl when I get off work.
One request though, which would keep my from purchasing. I'd prefer the option to play the videos through an external video player. I know a lot of users already have their preference of video player (Rock player, mobo player, etc), but this could be a great interface to that. Most of my videos are divx or not natively supported by honeycomb, so this app wouldn't work for me as is. This would also let you focus more on the interface/theming and less on the codec support.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm sure this app will only improve, looking through your other thread in the developers forum it looks like you're very quick on the updates. I'll reply with more specific criticisms after I try it tonight.
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Hey, thanks for your comments!
The app already uses your default video player, so if you've set a third party player as your default player, that's what it'll use

Great work!
First let me say thanks for this beautifull work, we need these kind of applications.
Well, I have tried the free version in the market, it shows the screen with the boton to scan, as soon as I click it, the application dieds
If you need something from me to reproduce the error, please let me know, I will gladly cooperate in this project
Running in a Xoom tablet, Honeycomb 3.2

rabarkar said:
First let me say thanks for this beautifull work, we need these kind of applications.
Well, I have tried the free version in the market, it shows the screen with the boton to scan, as soon as I click it, the application dieds
If you need something from me to reproduce the error, please let me know, I will gladly cooperate in this project
Running in a Xoom tablet, Honeycomb 3.2
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Thanks a lot!
It's rather strange - Xoom seems to be causing a lot of issues. Anyway, I'd love for you to try v. 1.3.0, which I've just finished and is about to upload to Android Market. It brings a lot of fixes and new stuff

Waiting to test it!
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Thanks a lot!
It's rather strange - Xoom seems to be causing a lot of issues. Anyway, I'd love for you to try v. 1.3.0, which I've just finished and is about to upload to Android Market. It brings a lot of fixes and new stuff
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Just waiting for it to be available, to install it and test it...
Thanks!

It should be out now
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found

It is alive!
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It should be out now
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found
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You are the man!
Now is working, and I have to say, is awesome!
I've playing around a little, all is great, except when in the screen with movie information, when I click in the Identify button, it crashes again
Other thing I noticed is that there is one avi file which was detected and the begining, but after activating the support for other file types, it dissapear...
Great work! I will be using it

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You are the man!
Now is working, and I have to say, is awesome!
I've playing around a little, all is great, except when in the screen with movie information, when I click in the Identify button, it crashes again
Other thing I noticed is that there is one avi file which was detected and the begining, but after activating the support for other file types, it dissapear...
Great work! I will be using it
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Seems I didn't test it properly, as I'm experiencing the same error. I'll get a look at it right now!
Cheers!

I've just uploaded a fix - awfully sorry about that!
Please refer to v. 1.3.1

I've downloaded 1.3.0, the full version. I start it up and click "lets roll!"... then seemingly nothing happens for 10 seconds, then it says no movies found. I definitely have movies in my /Movies/ folder, playable by rock player. Im on a 3g Xoom 3.1 connected to Verizon 3g.

nivram88 said:
I've downloaded 1.3.0, the full version. I start it up and click "lets roll!"... then seemingly nothing happens for 10 seconds, then it says no movies found. I definitely have movies in my /Movies/ folder, playable by rock player. Im on a 3g Xoom 3.1 connected to Verizon 3g.
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Hey!
First of all - please update to v.1.3.1
Secondly, is it possible that none of your files are in one of these formats?
".3gp", ".3gpp", ".mp4", ".ts", ".webm"
These are the formats that are supported by Android by default - if you want more formats, you'll have to enable it in the application settings, which isn't available untill you've completed the initial search.
If you can, please try renaming one of your 100+ MB files to one of the above mentioned extensions temporarily. Then search with Mizuu Movies, enter the Settings and check "Include non-supported file types". Once that's done, you can change the extension back to whatever it was before and do an update in Mizuu Movies

Fixed!
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I've just uploaded a fix - awfully sorry about that!
Please refer to v. 1.3.1
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Fixed!
It seems everything is now working in my Xoom
Again, thanks for the effort and good work, definetly I will get the donate edition
Keep working on it!

When I select use enhanced reflections it causes the app to force close. Using paid version 1.3.1.
Sent from my Xoom

downloaded new version to test again, no movies found, cannot see/find menu settings to search for other file types.

[APP] Simple (unrestricted!) YouTube app [V0.3] - Updated

Hey all,
I was tired of not being able to find certain video's in the popular YouTube apps out there in the MP. So I decided to throw a quick and simple app together which (at least for me) is able to locate and play the same results as the desktop version of YouTube.
So VeVo video's etc and other copyrighted stuff normally not available on mobile is available with this app. Please let me know if it also works in Germany.
Let me know if there is any interest, i might do further development. It is very basic now and all built in one day. Dont expect too much of it. Quick and simple, enjoy it!
Xap is attached...
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Thank you! Great App!
I tried it on my Omnia 7 and It works fine, but some videos aren't smooth, for example Pixie Lott - Turn It Up by pixielottvevo in Standard Definition.
If you could fix it, it would be perfect
Thanks again!

I have to say that it is so nice to have a YouTube app that has a wonderfully clean interface, allows us to watch ALL videos, and runs so smoothly. Haven't noticed anything about choppy video playback. I don't mean to discredit the other wonderful Youtube apps available but the clutter that comes with them seems unnecessary and very distracting. It is my belief that most users are just searching and watching and the "featured", "most played", and most "discussed" sections of other apps are overkill. This is the perfect replacement for the HTC YouTube app which for most of us has to be sideloaded(like this one of course) but which also doesn't play copyrighted videos. Please, please, please keep it simple and focus on optimization if anything if future updates Even the simplicity of your icon is perfect!!!! And the use of the native player without the overlay and extra options is great as well!!!!

Yes that was indeed my intention. Ill fix the crash bug when there is no internet (stupid wp7 apis need 100 try catches).
Also Ill probably implement something like search on channel and add the possibility to read comments. The main focus is to get ALL videos supported.
Also I have no control over the smoothness of playback as it is handled by native wp7, could be a crappy encoded video. Or maybe a memory issue (restart might fix it?). So I cant really optimize on that regard.
I might add a pivot to move to the left for comments and related videos? Seems usefull I think. And perhaps allow one to click on the name of the publisher/channel so I can load up those videos.
Thanks for the positive and useful feedback!

Very nice, I never noticed that the videos were restricted (via metrotube or anything).
I also like how minimal this is, straight to the videos is great.

AshleyT said:
Thank you! Great App!
I tried it on my Omnia 7 and It works fine, but some videos aren't smooth, for example Pixie Lott - Turn It Up by pixielottvevo in Standard Definition.
If you could fix it, it would be perfect
Thanks again!
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Make sure your phone is not connected to the pc as this will disturb smooth playback. It can be that the video is badly encoded or a memory issues. I pass the playback directly on to the wp7 media player.
Updated! Added some more features and some refinements. I think ill also implement the reading of comments, not sure if ill implement also commenting itself as that would require login etc which is quite some work.

Nice additions (authors, playlists by search). Simple but something I think a lot of users use a lot. Comments might be nice, seeing as the your UI design allows for it once you've selected a video (there's space for it). I know its your app but i really think you have something here and dare i say you could easily charge for this and make some money other than the ads. Although the ads are hardly noticeable due to the way you've implemented them. Videos load faster and smoother than any other app out there. They are right on par with the HTC Youtube app. I might be alone in this, but Im happy that you took out the "featured videos" that load when you start the app. I can search and be watching what I want before most other apps have even loaded. Stellar. I love the white background as well but might I suggest a black theme (might go nice with the metro dark theme if thats what a user is running).

Thanks
Yes I can get it into the mp without ads, Im only afraid I can not use these logos and name and ill have to use a non branded name than. Ill have to think about maybe an in app pay system to remove the add. But all this will come much later. Will still have to design a start page and implement comments.
Should i use a button to toggle the comments or a pivot?

i would recommend a pivot. That way it gives the user the option to look at them if they want. I would assume it will allow for a quicker load of the "play video" page but it will still leave the option available if the user wants. Also, a pivot will add to the already nicely implemented "metro" theme. To be perfectly honest, the ads are minimal and very non-invasive. I would have no problems if you just left them and Im sure most other people would agree. Of course, entering the marketplace etc. is something I can't speak to. Any plans for a dark theme.

dosnt seem to play age restricted videos and no log in option available is their a way around this?
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sunspark said:
dosnt seem to play age restricted videos and no log in option available is their a way around this?
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No login implemented yet. Ill look into the age restricted stuff later. With unrestricted I mean whether users can watch vevo etc.
Also Ive not specifically looked into germany as germany may get different results (in the xmls it specifically states restricted DE... Can any german guy confirm whether VEVO returns a result?)
The login might come but that needs more work, the simplicity and availability to play desktop results were first. Its quickly built
@yeahyeahyeah1981: good news man, I implemented a pivot with comments and related videos its looking nice. I still have a tiny problem with losing the instance so ill have to implement some saving and loading but that will be done somewhere this week and that ill post the newer version
Dark theme no plans yet. But should not be too hard to implement, ill just need to cut out the logos and dont like that haha other than that its just binding to variables find and replace Black with {Binding ForeGroundColor} and same for white. But I also need to make settings etc.

[HOWTO] Chromecast Mirroring (screen mirroring)

Hello everyone,
So I got my Google Chromecast today and after a bit of messing around I found this cool neat feature that allows you to mirror your entire display to the chromecast device.
This is how you do it.
1) In Google chrome browser on your computer click the Google cast extension and then click the little arrow in the extension and select "cast entire screen (experimental) I've attached a screenshot.
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2) after completing step one select your chromecast device and walla you see your screen on your TV
This seems to be an experimental feature so let me know how it works for you, so far I've tested it on my Linux Mint 15 laptop and it works nicely there is a minor delay but at least its something

Nice Find!!
It would be great if the audio also worked it streams xbmc great but not audio

FYI: Need Chrome Beta for this to show.

This is really cool, nice find.
I hope audio works through this in the future!

Make video please

Chrome beta allows you to shoot to your tv? I am looking for the option but dont see it !

Tower1972 said:
Chrome beta allows you to shoot to your tv? I am looking for the option but dont see it !
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Do you see the arrow in the upper right corner when you press the chromecast button in chrome?

lol my TV IS my computer monitor actually. I just use the Chromecast for when I dont want to start up my pc ,,,but I will check shortly

You can cast just audio from that menu too.

How good is the screen mirroring? If it works well with no lag, I may use this to cast some PC games to the TV!

Can.I.Haz.Jelly.Bean? said:
How good is the screen mirroring? If it works well with no lag, I may use this to cast some PC games to the TV!
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Have yet to try a game but there is definitely lag, (~ a half a second?) just scrolling the web page but audio is good, video is good, and the audio/video sync seems to be fine.
Right now I'm casting Google Play Music from my average, 1 year old, Toshiba laptop, to my cheap-ass, Insignia TV, listening to Taj Mahal tear-up the guitar.
Life Is Good!

firemountain said:
Make video please
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does this really need a video? the picture in the op sums it up completely...

PhantomGamers said:
does this really need a video? the picture in the op sums it up completely...
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Not howto video, but the video of the result, to see lag. I haven't chromecast and interested to see is it good enough to use for screen mirroring. Thanx.

firemountain said:
Not howto video, but the video of the result, to see lag. I haven't chromecast and interested to see is it good enough to use for screen mirroring. Thanx.
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oh, fair enough.
i don't think it's any laggier than the tab projection so you should look up videos of that on youtube for an idea.

There is a half a sec up to 2 sec lag so I don't think it's suitable for gaming unless someone finds a way to lower the lag somehow.
Also I use the stable version of chrome on Linux and it works so I don't know maybe for windows the beta version of chrome is needed.
The biggest down side for me is that audio is not working in the desktop cast mode

it doesnt even work for me.the CC doesnt respond to me clicking the cast entire screen (im on chrome stable)

Well when I use Netflix off my phone there is a real slight delay and it takes a few seconds after that for the proper resolution to kick in.. So if your game is lag dependant like a shooter etc.. I would be hesitant
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cammykool said:
it doesnt even work for me.the CC doesnt respond to me clicking the cast entire screen (im on chrome stable)
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Can you explain your issue in more details? What do you mean it doesn't respond?

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Can you explain your issue in more details? What do you mean it doesn't respond?
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i got it to work

Can someone test this Chrome extension on Chromecast. Media Player allows you to play video from your chrome browser. Just drop video into blank tab.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/media-player/nmkigfdipchbagbecdmmomiahkkhlcfo

Latest Pandora App Contains Chromecasting Code

The latest update of the pandora app:
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The app_id for the chromecast receiver is going to be Pandora_App. Can't be used until Google/Pandora push the receiver app to the Chromecast repository. You could theoretically run it on an emulator but it's impossible to determine what the proper URL is for the app.

Along with the other new of mentions of Pandora on a non-live Chromecast page (don't remember the details), I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes official along with Kit Kat and the Nexus 5. Supposedly as early as tomorrow (10/31).
That would be a nice treat

Pandora is working.

Can't wait to test
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Still no luck for me.
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Since we can't use Pandora in Canada without jumping through some hoops, I'm really hoping that Rdio follows suit.

EarlyMon said:
Pandora is working.
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Same here.
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EarlyMon said:
Pandora is working.
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Yep, should be working for everyone (if it's not working you only need to reboot the chromecast).

upload
Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself

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What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.

bozzykid said:
What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.
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It also does not allow you to control from multiple devices without interrupting the music. I really wish they implemented this like Netflix app in that you can seamlessly move between devices (phone, tablet, etc)... Even more shocked Google didn't do it right (Netflix way) with Google Music...

rd2000 said:
Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself
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What he said....

jsdecker10 said:
What he said....
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I think he can't see Pandora app in play store because he's outside US. So, he's asking someone to share the Pandora. Apr file. But I don't think it would work, unless he uses a vpn

I update the pandora app on my nexus 7 and my motorola droid razr maxx. I see the cast button on the nexus 7 but not on the droid. Is it in a different place for the phone app or shouldn't it be in the upper right hand corner?

I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.

GabrialDestruir said:
I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.
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Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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My tv doesn't have an option to go black, maybe turning down the brightness and contrast all the way or something.

strange I'm only noticing ads while connected to chromecast and casting to my TV (ad pops up on the tv screen once in a while and I can't skip songs as much as I want). If I disconnect and just skip songs on my nexus tablet I get no ads or limited skips. Anyone else notice? Don't know how this could have anything to do with Chromecast

simultaneously chromecasting pandora ?
is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?

bodecove said:
is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?
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As in to multiple TVs?
Since each Chromecast is independent (think micro computer accessing Pandora), even if you managed to get the Pandora playlist point the same on all Chromecasts, they'd still all be receiving a separate and individual data stream, so sync would not be 100%. You'd probably get weird echo/reverb effects if you can hear more than one player's audio.
It's like if you and your friend both brought up the same YouTube video on two phone/tablets. Even if you both hit play at exactly the same time (and didn't get interrupted with an ad), each phone/tablet is getting a separate on-demand video "feed" and decoding it. Your playback would likely be close in time with identical hardware, but still no guarantee.
The proper way to do multi-location playback is via multicast streaming, which is more like an over-the-air TV broadcast. The "feed" is broadcast, and any number of receivers can "tune into it" and they'll get whatever is being broadcast at that time.
But I don't think Pandora can do that...
So back to your original goal, the easiest way would be to use an HDMI distribution device or splitter (be mindful of HDCP compliance, not sure Chromecast requires it, but it probably does) so the same signal is going to your multiple locations in the house.
You could put a Chromecast on each TV and switch cast destinations (I do this with YouTube sometimes), but that will give you breaks between moves as things reconnect. Don't forget to turn off the TV when you leave.

NEWSFLASH: Plex no longer requires PlexPass for Casting

For you that haven't joined in the fun at Plex, you can finally have it without joining the membership program.
$4.99 for the app on the play store..

LOL we both posted this simultaneously...(Maybe you beat me by a few seconds! LOL)

Any app updates needed?

DJames1 said:
Any app updates needed?
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Need Plex for Android v3.2.8.109
Google Play ~ download page
Here is a link to the announcement from Plex's Forum.

I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.

Yeah!
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DJames1 said:
I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.
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Plex web casts fine for me!

Yes, an update is needed for the iOS app to support the Chromecast without Plex Pass.
I can't get Plex Web to cast. Before a cast icon used to show up for me. Now I don't see the cast icon at all.

DJames1 said:
I saw the forum post about the Android update, but I was wondering about iOS. I got a couple of people to buy the Plex iOS app when it was on sale a few weeks ago with the promise that it would support the Chromecast soon. Do I need to tell them to update?
Also wondering about Plex Web, but I'll just check that when I get home.
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Not sure if it applies to iOS just the Android app, But it stands to reason that if they made it public for Android iOS is soon to follow.
DJames1 said:
Yes, an update is needed for the iOS app to support the Chromecast without Plex Pass.
I can't get Plex Web to cast. Before a cast icon used to show up for me, but it would say Plex Pass needed when I clicked it. Now I don't see the cast icon at all.
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The issues with PlexWeb seem to be related to the googlecast extension.
Both the original and the beta seems to crash a lt and the Beta even when it was working would not stream to CCast.
[EDIT] Apparently iOS has also got it...
here is a Blog post regarding some new features...
https://blog.plex.tv/2014/03/13/chromecast-free-everyone-great-new-features-ios/

I've tried updating everything: PMS (0.9.9.7.429), Chrome (33.0.1750.149, Plex extension (1.2.21), Chromecast (16041). Definitely no cast icon in Plex Web now, where there used to be one before. Tab casting from the same Chrome window still works.
How is it working for mdamaged?

DJames1 said:
I've tried updating everything: PMS (0.9.9.7.429), Chrome (33.0.1750.149, Plex extension (1.2.21), Chromecast (16041). Definitely no cast icon in Plex Web now, where there used to be one before. Tab casting from the same Chrome window still works.
How is it working for mdamaged?
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Are you trying to use your LAN plex web? There is no icon for me there either, but the one at plex.tv has it.
Here's a pic (far right side):
{
"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"
}

No, I'm using http://plex.tv/web/app. As I said, it had the cast icon previously, but now it's gone.
Update: I turned on my U.S. VPN, and the cast icon re-appeared. But strangely once I turn the VPN off, the cast icon seems to be back permanently. Must have enabled it permanently in the Plex Web settings. Don't know if it's a misguided attempt to be smart with location-specific features, or some unrelated side effect. But whatever, it works now.
Completely separate issue, just an unexpected observation: I thought that since the VPN is only running on my PC, Plex Web wouldn't be able find the Chromecast on my local network since they would be on two separate networks, but I was wrong. Plex Web finds the Chromecast and casts to it just fine even with the VPN turned on. Huh! I wonder how that works?

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No, I'm using http://plex.tv/web/app. As I said, it had the cast icon previously, but now it's gone.
Update: Got it! It's a bug. Plex seems to be assuming now that if you aren't currently accessing Plex Web from the U.S., then you can't possibly have a Chromecast and there's no need to enable the cast icon.
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I bet money that it isn't Plex that is detecting this location but the Chrome Googlecast Extension required to see the icon in PlexWeb.

Good theory, but unlikely I think given that tab casting and other extensions like Videostream didn't have any problem connecting to the Chromecast. It could actually be something completely random like turning on the VPN cleared or bypassed a cache.

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Good theory, but unlikely I think given that tab casting and other extensions like Videostream didn't have any problem connecting to the Chromecast. It could actually be something completely random like turning on the VPN cleared or bypassed a cache.
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Does Videostream require the Googlecast ext to work?
Here is why I suspect the GCast ext...
Both Netflix and YouTube require the GCast Ext to display icons on their Web Based Players.
BOTH have content restrictions based on Location since Netflix has different content in Europe than they have in US (I suspect YouTube may as well).
What would be the best way to ensure Europe doesn't have the ability to send US Netflix content to a CCast via the Web?
Have the GCast Ext remove the Icon and not identify a located CCast when location is detected as not in region!
Otherwise the Website itself would have to do this detection which is difficult.
Granted I could be dead wrong in your case because you do have a very different/complicated VPN going on that can always makes things act funny, but with the soon to be release for UK and I suppose the rest of Europe it stands to reason that Google is trying to insert some regional control over the system and since most of the Web page support requires GCast Ext (coupled with the crashing problems many seem to be having with it,) It makes sense that they are trying to do it all in that extension.
I hope they ditch that ext requirement at some point and simply make and installable app or program that will do this outside of Chrome because the more I use chrome with all it's compatibility issues with things like PayPal the less I like it!

For those that want to know. I was able to successfully update my PMS on my NAS. I also verified cc functions on both android and iOS (some people were not sure)
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That seems very unlikely. Both Netflix and Youtube initally access the same url in any country, nothing to do with the Google Cast extension. Content filtering by IP address is applied at their end. I've never seen their cast icons go missing. Plex is neutral and would have no reason to apply any filtering.
I'm going to do a test on another untouched system to see if I can spot exactly what causes the cast icon to first appear in the new Plex Web if it's not the VPN.