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Chromecast hardware specs

Source code for Chromecast (kernel, other stuff...)
So far, the ChromeCast specs did not say anything about display mirroring
Miracast and WiDi are two implementations of wireless mirroring. I'm trying to gather enough details, to see if the Chromecast device supports either/both of the standards
Chromecast has enough hardware to do the encoding/decoding/transfer, and it's a simple software mod to make Miracast/WiDi work properly, then it would be nice
Below is just data collected. Feel free to add more below
Miracast
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42853028&postcount=2
That's because Miracast is basically just an MPEG stream sent over a dedicated wifi channel (WiFi Direct). This is why the Nexus 7 can't do Miracast... It doesn't have the ability to have a second channel open at the same time. SHIELD has hardware-accelerated MPEG encoding, so Miracast runs a lot smoother and with less latency. The Nexus 4 either lacks the hardware encoder, or for some reason, doesn't use it.
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https://plus.google.com/100811170724158927013/posts/3qUsJBSYfb9
My layman's understanding of Miracast is that we're basically talking a Wi-Fi Direct connection between source and sink, using HDCP for copy protection, and having one device live encode its screen (in our case) as an MPEG stream. H.264 video and some form of audio, LPCM required plus codecs for AAC & AC3 being optional.
In essence and very lay terms, you're recording a very low quality Blu-Ray movie of your screen and streaming it to your TV. All live and in real time. That's terms anyone should understand.
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Requirements:
HDCP handshaking?
WiFi Direct Connection support
WiDi
Airplay
Chromecast hardware specs
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/google-chromecast-h2g2-42-fcc-documents-show-off-whats-inside-t/?
Marvell DE3005 - maybe close enough to this DE3100 dual core 1.2ghzSoC Product Brief
(specs below are fon the DE3100)
- Armada 15002(more info on anandtech
- built-in GPU Vivante GC1000(3D graphics GC1000 core)
- ARM v7
? Micron D9PXV 4Gb RAM http://www.micron.com/parts/dram/ddr3-sdram/mt41k256m16ha-125
? Micron 4GB flash memory 29F16G08MAA
AzureWave chip - WiFi
Pics from https://twitter.com/nerdtalker/status/360168961595289600
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Looks like some extra output port on the second picture, on the top

Wonder what that switch(on top picture) is for..
Also that port on bottom picture, might be used for debug, firmware upgrade?!?! If that's what is for, then linux for ARM possible?! Hope so. That would open for whole new level of usabilty of this gadget.
Very tempting to get one and play with it.
UPDATE-
Went ahead and ordered one from BestBuy website..Scheduled for delivery in between Aug 1 and Aug 9

dvdmkr said:
Wonder what that switch(on top picture) is for..
Also that port on bottom picture, might be used for debug, firmware upgrade?!?! If that's what is for, then linux for ARM possible?! Hope so. That would open for whole new level of usabilty of this gadget.
Very tempting to get one and play with it.
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From Amazon review from (supposed) beta tester:
"The Chromecast can draw power from the HDMI port it's plugged into. If your TV doesn't support that, there's also a USB cable and power adapter included in the box."
So, I suspect that port is for (optional) power supply while plugged in via HDMI to non-powered port.

I'm interested to see about this too... It seems think this could really be a contender if miracast were possible.

soccerwuedo5 said:
From Amazon review from (supposed) beta tester:
"The Chromecast can draw power from the HDMI port it's plugged into. If your TV doesn't support that, there's also a USB cable and power adapter included in the box."
So, I suspect that port is for (optional) power supply while plugged in via HDMI to non-powered port.
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the port that's on the opposite end of the HDMI (i.e. in the top pic on the left), is the microUSB port. look at the pics/videos
dunno what that top port(on the second pic) is for

paperWastage said:
the port that's on the opposite end of the HDMI (i.e. in the top pic on the left), is the microUSB port. look at the pics/videos
dunno what that top port(on the second pic) is for
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JTAG header?

the button is supposed to be for resetting or helping the chromecast to pickup on a wireless network. as for its "official" labeling of the function, i am not entirely sure as of yet.
there is no mention of the header anywhere that ive seen yet.

I have a question for this Chromecast.
Would it be possible to play your own music/video in the network using Chromecast (not Netflix, Google Play, etc)? So pretty much, can it be used with DLNA since it also would connect to a network?
All I see from the Description in Google's website was to stream Netflix, Google Play videos, use Chrome etc etc. I didn't see anything about playing local content from your phone/computer/tablet to be played on the TV.

The unpopulated flex port looks pretty much like LCD display connector.

ibarra21 said:
I have a question for this Chromecast.
Would it be possible to play your own music/video in the network using Chromecast (not Netflix, Google Play, etc)? So pretty much, can it be used with DLNA since it also would connect to a network?
All I see from the Description in Google's website was to stream Netflix, Google Play videos, use Chrome etc etc. I didn't see anything about playing local content from your phone/computer/tablet to be played on the TV.
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Another thread just popped up on this, check it out. It seems like more and more is being learned about this every hour. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2378276

Very good to know that you could stream locally saved movies on TV..
Can't wait for BB to ship mine.. expected delivery date is between 8/1 and 8/9..
It would be a killer if you could load linux(ARM based) on this, access to ext. storages and run torrent...

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Chromecast+Teardown/16069
ifixit teardown
looking at the info for the AW-NH387, the BT and WiFi share the same antenna... FM uses a separate antenna though
Only BT 3.0

Bluetooth kernel sources are not present... probably easy to steal it from the google tv's source code
Code:
eureka_mv88de30xx_defconfig:316:# CONFIG_MV88DE3100_SDIO_BT_8787 is not set
eureka_mv88de31xx_defconfig:324:# CONFIG_MV88DE3100_SDIO_BT_8787 is not set
EDIT2:
though they could be loaded via modules (not currently loaded, since chromecast = anchovy = uses config 88de30xx instead of 88de31xx
Code:
eureka_mv88de31xx_defconfig:766:CONFIG_BT_MRVL=m
eureka_mv88de31xx_defconfig:767:CONFIG_BT_MRVL_SDIO=m
Code:
config BT_MRVL
tristate "Marvell Bluetooth driver support"
help
The core driver to support Marvell Bluetooth devices.
This driver is required if you want to support
Marvell Bluetooth devices, such as 8688/8787.
Say Y here to compile Marvell Bluetooth driver
into the kernel or say M to compile it as module.
config BT_MRVL_SDIO
tristate "Marvell BT-over-SDIO driver"
depends on BT_MRVL && MMC
select FW_LOADER
help
The driver for Marvell Bluetooth chipsets with SDIO interface.
This driver is required if you want to use Marvell Bluetooth
devices with SDIO interface. Currently SD8688/SD8787 chipsets are
supported.
there is WiFi Direct support on the 8787 wifi source

Mirroring Android to Chromecast

Check this out from the man who made the AllCast app.
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Sending video to Chromecast will not be too difficult.
Sending video + synced audio, all of this with minimum latency so it is actually usable will be much more difficult. I doubt it will be possible to do a better job at it than Miracast whose it is the entire purpose.

I have a miracast dongle and used it about three times with n10 and new n7. Some apps of interest block output (sky go etc) the delay is short but too long for most games, the pic quality is Inferior to hdmi, so what are you left to do with it? Photos/video? Which we can now do easily at hq .. My only use case idea was communal game watching, which is kind of dull really. I was excited to try it but seriously the reality is not that exciting. Still a nice feature to have I just dont fathom the idea its the best thing ever. After two minutes of pointing and going 'mirroring with android!!' You will likely be bored
If you have a killer use i've missed do say.
Sent from my Nexus 7

Why is it difficult for chromecast to mirror things? What's inside the miracast dongle that isn't inside chromecast?

The S3 Kid said:
Why is it difficult for chromecast to mirror things? What's inside the miracast dongle that isn't inside chromecast?
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Completely different software, possibly different hardware such as more ram.
Miracast was designed for this - think of it as wireless HDMI over a peer to peer connection.
Chromecast was designed to receive content via the internet with control from any device on the same network, not peer to peer.

EarlyMon said:
Completely different software, possibly different hardware such as more ram.
Miracast was designed for this - think of it as wireless HDMI over a peer to peer connection.
Chromecast was designed to receive content via the internet with control from any device on the same network, not peer to peer.
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Exactly the above.
Miracast is designed for low-latency, high-bandwidth connection, hence the peer-to-peer, minimal compression.
Since Chromecast connects to your WiFi access point, putting a Miracast load on that would heavily bog down the wireless network.
Assuming a wireless source device,
A 50 Mbps stream on Miracast is just that - source device ---50 Mbps---> mirroring device
A 50 Mbps stream on a WiFi AP is double that - source device ---50 Mbps---> AP ---50 Mbps---> mirroring device
Going through the AP means the wireless bandwidth usage is doubled, just like casting device-local media to Chromecast.
Except in the case of device-local media, we have the benefit of some amount of buffering and latency is not as huge an issue because we're not seeing it on both screens so a delay in response time isn't as perceptible or annoying. It's not like you're trying to interact and have to wait a second or two after each keypress like on a slow TeamViewer connection.
There are many potential delays in the chain:
Compression on source device
It takes CPU cycles to compress data, and this creates delay, as is currently the case with the Cast extension for Chrome.
This can be offset if there is hardware-assisted or complete hardware-based compression like Nvidia ShadowPlay does, though there will always be some amount of delay as long as compression is used.
Another possibility is to use vector-based graphic commands rather than sending raster images.
An additional possibility for Android is to use "shorthand" and an agreed-upon set of UI elements. The source would say "draw menu" rather sending the actual graphics and the target would draw the requested menu using the agreed UI elements. It's like sending plaintext and a font rather than rendering text as graphics.
Wireless transmission
Source -> AP -> Target incurs delay because the AP has to forward the packets. Essentially it's a router hop.
This can be avoided by doing a direct connection of some sort, but in the Chromecast world that would mean taking Chromecast off the "normal" network entirely. That kind of goes against the current Chromecast behavior where another device can assume or override control.
Decompression on target device
It takes CPU to decompress data too, and that also creates delay, though usually less than the initial compression.
Again, this can be offset by using hardware-assisted or complete hardware decompression, but there will always be some amount of delay as long as decompression is necessary.
If using vector-based graphic commands rather than sending raster images, it's just a matter of the graphic engine's drawing speed and the complexity of the vector, unless you start using a crazy amount of shapes. Nice thing about vector is that it's scalable so you don't have to worry about bandwidth bloating as the resolution increases.
Ideally Chromecast mirroring would employ as much of the compression and decompression optimizations above as allowable on the platform.
And of course we have to remember that the source device is going to be in use during this entire ordeal, so we don't want to negatively impact actual usage of the source device.
Technicalities aside, I am very curious to see what Koush has cooked up!! It could just be a question to gauge interest, but it's Koush...

Chromecast mirroring is going to lag like hell. Why even waste your time with this? Ever send a 3MB jpeg to Chromecast? It loads like you are on a 56k modem..

bhiga said:
Technicalities aside, I am very curious to see what Koush has cooked up!! It could just be a question to gauge interest, but it's Koush...
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^^ This.
I've seen a lot of folks say that they want MX Player, MoboPlayer, etc etc, supported.
Others still can't figure out how to get their phone videos visible elsewhere.
If he's solved the expected audio syncing issue then this is going to make those camps very happy. I doubt they'd care about an initial delay.
PS - lest we forget: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media
With Google Cast you have several options for supporting various media types, codecs, and facilities:
Video codecs: H.264 High Profile Level 4.1, 4.2 and 5, VP8
Audio decoding: HE-AAC, LC-AAC, CELT/Opus, MP3, Vorbis
Image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WEBP
Containers: MP4, WebM
Containers: MPEG-DASH, SmoothStreaming, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)
Level 1 DRM support: Widevine, PlayReady
Subtitles:
TTML - Timed Text Markup Language
WebVTT - Web Video Text Tracks
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The ASUS Miracast Dongle specs for that, for comparison -
Video codec:
H.264, MP4V
Audio codec:
AAC, LPCM, MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG Vorbis
Containers:
MP4, AVI, MKV, 3GP, TS
Image:
JPEG, BMP, PNG
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For video to work, most cases are ultimately going to amount to transcoding.
I'd imagine that he's solving that by catching the streams at some common point, possibly in a framework, and encoding those.
And that makes sense if you're going to mirror homescreens and anything else.
If what I suspect is true, this is likely going to be a rooted-Android-device-only solution.

EarlyMon said:
^^ This.
I've seen a lot of folks say that they want MX Player, MoboPlayer, etc etc, supported.
Others still can't figure out how to get their phone videos visible elsewhere.
If he's solved the expected audio syncing issue then this is going to make those camps very happy. I doubt they'd care about an initial delay.
PS - lest we forget: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media
The ASUS Miracast Dongle specs for that, for comparison -
For video to work, most cases are ultimately going to amount to transcoding.
I'd imagine that he's solving that by catching the streams at some common point, possibly in a framework, and encoding those.
And that makes sense if you're going to mirror homescreens and anything else.
If what I suspect is true, this is likely going to be a rooted-Android-device-only solution.
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He's probably going to take what he already has in the Mirror.apk (which does screen recording and mirring to AirPlay and also to a "computer").
The computer streaming sets up a web server on the phone where the stream is played. He will likely take this and display it in the Chromecast web container. Hopefully it will also be more reliable.

ralphwiggum1 said:
He's probably going to take what he already has in the Mirror.apk (which does screen recording and mirring to AirPlay and also to a "computer").
The computer streaming sets up a web server on the phone where the stream is played. He will likely take this and display it in the Chromecast web container. Hopefully it will also be more reliable.
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I'd completely spaced that, many thanks.
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/Z9kB5vyGQtJ
As he said there on December 12th,
Root your Android 4.4.2 phone (not necessary in the future).
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So, I haven't followed that since the announcement, hopefully the future has arrived and root won't be necessary.
If the 4.4.2 rev is still required, I predict some gnashing of teeth.
He also mentioned,
I've spent a lot of time in this code, and actually implemented my own variant of the Virtual Display API in 4.2 to get Airplay Mirroring working.
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The web server is no surprise, that's a given for Chromecast.

Here it is. https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/Z9kB5vyGQtJ

The S3 Kid said:
Here it is. https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/Z9kB5vyGQtJ
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Doesn't work with chromecast.

That's the old Mirror beta that @ralphwiggum1 mentioned.

Dun dun duuuun!

mdamaged said:
Dun dun duuuun!
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But, but, but... the doubters said it couldn't be done?! :laugh:

lazyn00b said:
But, but, but... the doubters said it couldn't be done?! :laugh:
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Impressive! I'm curious to see how it does for actual video, and hopefully it will apply to Chromecast (right now it seems to be "playing" on Mac)

get 'r dun!! yeaaaa

And now on Chromecast.. The lag isn't as bad as I predicted, although at the end it gets pretty bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhACF2mReY

lazyn00b said:
But, but, but... the doubters said it couldn't be done?! :laugh:
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Count me in as happy to eat crow, I had a lot of doubts.
Now I'm curious about videos and what the final requirements will be.

[CHROME-EXTENSION] Thundercast

I'm writing an extension to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
Update 0.8 (the new version is taking shape)
Major changes: new name. : )
Minor changes: the UI is more conventional but is the result of the code simplification and allows avoiding some operations, like javascript injections.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
If you use the stable channel of chrome, google will likely block the extension soon after the first restart of the browser. In that case, to use it further, I suggest installing chrome canary.
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English

bio-xda said:
I’ve written a chrome extension I use to send various contents from the web to the chromecast. If you are brave enough you can give it a try.
To install the extension you have to drag and drop the crx file in the extensions tab (chrome://extensions)
dropbox link: goo.gl/kgatdZ
PS: forgive my English
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What does it do more than google cast?

albanodesign said:
What does it do more than google cast?
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Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.

bio-xda said:
Basically it forces the use of the cast API so your pc won’t act as the server of the video but only as the remote controller, mimic the behavior of youtube in websites that don’t support chromecast.
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Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?

Flowah said:
Does that have any advantages? I notice that often, casting the entire tab of a screen playing a video makes it tough on my Chromecast whereas the Youtube implementation works pretty smoothly. Does using your version make it smoother?
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It should, as the extension is telling Chromecast to go grab the media directly, rather than your PC trying to encode from the screen and send the (re)encoded video to Chromecast.

Did anyone try it ?

its working good
but i also have to have the cc extensionn running to cast directly to cc
would be nice if that is automatic

I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.

kawaiichi said:
I tried at yify.tv, doesn't work, extension always fail to transfer source to chromecast with the red ! sign on the extension icon.
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Unfortunately you’re right, I’ve never had to deal with video urls like theirs. There are many things that need to be improved, i hope to find the time

Awesome extension... exactly what i was looking for... my mother just has an old slow laptop n with this extension streaming simple flash streams works like a charm. With google cast its realy realy laggy.. so thnx n keep on working
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nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?

yuriebc said:
nice!
but how I use? just enable and cast with google cast?
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While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum

bio-xda said:
While thundercast is enabled you should see a big, ugly button over the videos. It will cast the video if chromecast support its format, otherwise you can always download it.
Btw, i'm rewriting the extension from scratch and will be very different. My intention is to release it in the store, but it's not going to happen soon.
Maybe this thread can be closed, but i have a thing for the user of xda i'd like to share when the new version is ready.
Ps: sorry i didn't get (or i lost) the notification from the forum
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I'm liking the current version already. Looking forward to what you cook up in the revamp!

Update 0.8
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This has become one of my favourite extensions. Looking forward to try out when I get home. Any chance to release it to the store, it is really painful to come back here and update manually every time a new version is out or if I want to install it on my other devices

This version seem fantastic. I hope it reduce the lag that official chromecast extension give in flash video on chrome.
I try to use it.
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About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…

bio-xda said:
About the store, I haven’t decided yet. There are some (few) things I want to improve before but I'm having issues with the chromecast. It has such a poor wifi reception I have to carefully position the tv to get it work and, in these days, with the heat, things seem even worse. It’s becoming a bit frustrating…
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An HDMI extension (if the included one isn't sufficient) can do wonders for getting Chromecast away from the TV and into a better reception zone. Even a 3-foot (1-meter) cable can help tremendously. TVs are very bad with signal reflection and interference.

Is live streaming websites supported by this extension? I tried to use it with livestation no luck
Also tried it with file drive and did not see cast icon

Where do we get this extension
WHere do we download this extension, I do not find it on the Chrome Extension site???

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You will probably have to change those screenshots to comply with Play policy mate - theyre showing IP content and the big g is pretty serious about that now. Ive had a couple of apps flagged this week for having images of book and album covers. If you look at the big players, you will see that none (other than IP distributors who have rights) show IP content in their screens. While your app may not be big enough yet for them to actively pursue you, you should probably start early - theyre notoriously vague in their flagging policy

rootcid said:
You will probably have to change those screenshots to comply with Play policy mate - theyre showing IP content and the big g is pretty serious about that now. Ive had a couple of apps flagged this week for having images of book and album covers. If you look at the big players, you will see that none (other than IP distributors who have rights) show IP content in their screens. While your app may not be big enough yet for them to actively pursue you, you should probably start early - theyre notoriously vague in their flagging policy
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As if nuVue didn't add enough convenience to your media experience, version 1.3.1 now adds the ability to start playback on connected clients* with just a few simple taps. Also in this release:
- Added option to flag unwatched items or hide watched items
- Added support for Media Browser mixed TV and movie libraries
- Bug fixes and enhancements
(*does not include Chromecast devices)

nuVue 1.4.0 (a.k.a., the "what's new is what's old, what's next is what's new" release) is rolling out now. Not only will you never miss anything new that is added to your libraries, now you will also be able to see what TV series and movies are currently in progress and start or resume playback. Plus, we will be coming soon to the Android App Store.

Do you sometimes add entire seasons of a show at once? Now nuVue will collapse episodes from the same season into a single expandable entry. Update rolling out.

Will this support connecting to other upnp servers besides Plex??

Hi I need your help .
Do i need to buy the $4.99/mth subscription to use plex on my android? Cause i jave already bought the app. Please reply.

macOS Big Sur 11.3 Release Megathread!

While we wait for macOS Monterey to be rolled out officially to all Mac users throughout the world, Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.3 with some notable changes and features so here's everything you need to know about the update! This is a sort of a major update since it adds support for Apple's new AirTag which is helpful both if you have an AirTag or just so that your Mac can act as a relay to trace a lost AirTag. Let's go over the new features.
1. Support for AirTag​
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macOS Big Sur 11.3 introduces support for the AirTag which means you can track your wallets, keys, and other belongings directly from your Mac. It also gets the new Find My that can help you track your lost belongings or even ping another AirTag in your vicinity so that the owner can be notified of the exact location in which their item with AirTag was last found.
2. Better support for iPhone and iPad apps​
Apple introduced support for iOS and iPad OS apps on the Mac with macOS Big Sur. Of course, you need to have a Mac with Apple Silicon to be able to do this so any of the new M1 Macs can run iPhone and iPad apps. With macOS Big Sur 11.3, Apple has improved the support for these apps by introducing resizeable windows, the ability to display apps in the highest resolution they're natively supported in, and finally, keyboard and mouse controls for apps and games which can be really handy since the Mac doesn't have a touch-screen display.
3. New Emojis and Improved Siri​
The emoji selector now has the option to choose from multiple skin tones for different couple emojis including the one with a kissing emoji and the heart emoji. There have been new face emojis added as well.
As with Siri, there are more diverse options now.
4. Apple Music and Podcasts​
If you have auto-play enabled, Apple Music will continue to play songs similar to your previously played song once you've reached the end of your playlist. City Charts will now show you popular tracks from over 100 cities around the world.
The Podcasts app has also received some new changes including a redesign helping users to find their favorite podcasts easily. You can now save and download episodes which automatically get added to your Library and can be then accessed easily. More podcasts are now easier to discover using the Top Charts and Popular Categories menus.
5. News and Reminders​
Apple's News+ service now has a redesigned feed that helps subscribers find newspapers and magazines quickly and easily. Search has become more relevant to find the topics and channels you most prefer.
As with reminders, the ability to sort them and support for syncing the order of reminders across your Apple devices has been introduced. You can now print your reminders and lists as well.
6. Safari, Gaming, and other System Features​
Safari has undergone a number of changes including customization for the Start Page section, extensions that can replace the new tab page, speech recognition on websites for dictation and voice navigation, and WebM and Vorbis video and audio support.
If you're among the 3 people who play games on their Mac, you can now pair your Xbox Series S and X controller or the new Sony PS5 DualSense Controller which is sweet.
Macs with the M1 chip now have support for hibernation. Just like the iPhone, the About page on your Mac will now display the warranty status of your Mac along with Apple Care+ coverage. You can even purchase and enroll your Mac into Apple Care+ from this section.
Problems and Issues fixed in macOS 11.3​
Some Reminders created via Siri would go off during early morning hours which has been fixed.
Some users were unable to turn off the iCloud keychain feature which can now be done.
AirPods, which can be used with multiple Apple devices were unable to properly switch between connected devices and this issue has now been reportedly fixed.
While the AirPods are automatically switching between devices, the notifications may be missed at times or they may be duplicated in earlier versions but this has been fixed too.
Fixed the problem with external 4K monitors not displaying full resolution when connected via USB-C.
The Login screen was not being displayed properly on previous versions after restarting on some M1 Macs.
Apart from these new changes and fixes, there are some security updates too on macOS Big Sur 11.3 which make your Mac more secure and protect it from malicious files.
Have you updated to the latest version of macOS? If you use a pair of AirPods or you got yourself Apple's new AirTag, this update is for you as it makes things a lot more seamless, especially with the improved switching on AirPods.