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Play movies and tv not working. Anyone else?

On the latest update of app and CC firmware. Casting is working fine from YouTube and Netflix. Tried to cast a show I bought and no dice. I push the cast button, select my CC, wait a minute, the tv comes up with "ready", but when I select a show to play it just plays on the phone. Any suggestions? I tried power cycling both devices, clear cache and data for play movies and tv app, and a complete reinstall of said app. Nothing is working. It was working fine when I tried about a week ago
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sherdog16 said:
On the latest update of app and CC firmware. Casting is working fine from YouTube and Netflix. Tried to cast a show I bought and no dice. I push the cast button, select my CC, wait a minute, the tv comes up with "ready", but when I select a show to play it just plays on the phone. Any suggestions? I tried power cycling both devices, clear cache and data for play movies and tv app, and a complete reinstall of said app. Nothing is working. It was working fine when I tried about a week ago
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Yup I'm having the exact same issue! Just sits there on the play movies ready screen.

Issue resolved with yesterday's play movies and tv app update. Hopefully it's working for you too!
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Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.

embhorn said:
Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.
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Today I got 2 new Chromecasts. First all worked well. But now I'm getting the same issue you got on both Chromecasts. So it really has to do with the App or maybe I'm blocked for Play Movies because I'm from Germany, I don't know.
But began streaming some movies from Play Movies only to test if everything works and after that I bought a new movie and watched it for about 40 minutes. I stoped it and wanted to continue later but later it didn't start anymore. :crying:

Having same issue as well. Last night streamed tv shows to both my chromecasts from my n7, and today just not loading. Chromecast shows "Connected" but Google Play Movies app just says "Couldn't play video on <name of chromecast>".
Tried my Nexus5 and same behavior. Did a factory reset on one, but still no love.
I suspect this is an issue on the server end but that's merely speculation.

I was able to stream a movie on Play Movies tonight with no problem using my Nexus 7 and a rooted ChromeCast that has the hard coded DNS servers replaced.

comcor said:
Having same issue as well. Last night streamed tv shows to both my chromecasts from my n7, and today just not loading. Chromecast shows "Connected" but Google Play Movies app just says "Couldn't play video on <name of chromecast>".
Tried my Nexus5 and same behavior. Did a factory reset on one, but still no love.
I suspect this is an issue on the server end but that's merely speculation.
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Same issue here, from both my Nexus 7 on KitKat and my Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean 4.3. The same videos play fine when cast through the YouTube app. Has anyone figured out the cause or a workaround?

same here
embhorn said:
Hate to dredge up an old issue, but this is affecting me now. I get "Connected" message on my TV screen and "Couldn't play video on "[my CC name]". Touch to try again."
Netflix works fine, Pandora, Youtube. Everything except the "Play Movies & TV" app. I've contacted Google Support, but they are slow as molasses.
Everything is up to date. The only thing that correlates with it not working is upgrading my devices to Kit Kat.
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Same issue here and the only culprit I can identify is Kit Kat. This didnt start on my Nexus 7 or my Moto X until after I updated to 4.4. I emailed CS and they basically told me to not expect a solution anytime soon.

Here was the final response from Google Support:
Thank you for contacting Google! My apologies that the troubleshooting didn't take.
I have learned of some developments since we last spoke. There is a known issue with Google Play movies at the moment. It appears that is what you have run into since Google Play movies is the only app that you are having casting issues with.
I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused. Our engineers are aware of this issue, and are currently working on resolution.
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I ended up factory resetting my CC and magically the Google Play Movie & TV app started streaming again without errors. I told Google and they must have closed my ticket because next I got a survey invite.

[Q] Chromecast won't stream Youtube

I have set up a Chromecast on two TV's in my house, both are recognised and both will play Netflix. Neither will play Youtube. The video is recognised the You tube splash screen shows on the TV, the title of the video shows however never loads fully. On my phone it shows a message saying "Playing your video on Living Room is taking an unusually long time".
I am living in the UK and purchased my Chromecast in USA. When I was in USA I set up the Chromecst and it worked perfectly for both Netflix and Youtube. Is this a Region issue or an APK issue. Any thoughts would be gratefully appreciated..

I experience the same problem with 2 chromecasts here in Italy but only on second play, first video Is always ok, second one shows the problem you mentioned.

In UK and got it working fine. Did you let it update or flash?
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I have tried resetting the different levels security and other setting on my wireless router to no avail. I dont undesrtand as both netflix and the chrome browser add on work well

fatbhoy said:
I have tried resetting the different levels security and other setting on my wireless router to no avail. I don't understand as both netflix and the chrome browser add on work well
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I have exactly the same situation. What ISP are you on? Router? BT/Homehub 4 for me.

Nodesy said:
I have exactly the same situation. What ISP are you on? Router? BT/Homehub 4 for me.
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BT Homehub 4 too. I tries reducing the wireless security to wpa and it solved problem a bit however my chromcast connection with my wifi drops out all the time.

Did anyone have any luck with this, i'm having the same issue - BT Home hub 4 as well

djdope said:
Did anyone have any luck with this, i'm having the same issue - BT Home hub 4 as well
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there is another topic on this HERE
Lots of people having problems, some seem fixed, mine isn't. Everything worked fine until today.
I'm in the UK on SKY using SKY Hub.

How strange as nothing has been done at this end and It's working now with Home Hub 5.

My Chromecast with Flashcast 1.1 (1330) can`t play youtube clips.
When I play it from PC or iPad or Nexus 5 the clip starts playing and suddenly stopped-Chromecast restart (always after 10-15 seks. playing).
There are few clips on youtube in very low quality which works correctly.
I have good quality of internet bandwidth and strong WIFI signal for all devices.

Chromecast Cast Screen Live

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...elect-devices-running-kitkat-4-4-1-or-higher/
Looks like it's finally live. Not sure if this should go in General or App section.

Does anyone have the Chromecast APK 1.7? can't find it posted anywhere. It's required per the announcement. http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/07/mirror-your-android-screen-to-tv-with.html

Not needed for our devices. 1.7 i believe is needed for non nexus devices.
I'm on 1.5.5 and it works

That's good. I'm at work, so I assumed every device would need it.

It's very laggy for me ?? Hmm anyone else?

Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.

I'm excited to try it when I get home. I actually tried to check yesterday and it wasn't working. I wanted to cast pictures and allcast was being very slow using Drive. I'm also curious to see how games turn out.

Kept failing to connect for me, gave the phone a restart and couldn't get the button to show up in the quick settings again... Going to bed for now, hopefully I'll have better luck in the morning haha

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bzuu2Konsi6VMnBxZWI5ajhNaHc/edit?usp=docslist_api
Here's 1.7
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We need Google cast receiver apk can someone please chare it?

rahuln said:
Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.
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Honestly, casting photos is what I'm most excited about. AllCast has never worked reliably for me and the Photos app doesn't let you zoom.

Hey can someone try casting sling box or xfinity TV go this is very important to me because I stream all my cable for free on computers and thinking about canceling my ISP and just using T-Mobile.

Here's the link to the new Chromecast APK if native support isn't working. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...v1-7-screen-casting-integration-apk-download/

It works flawless with xfinity tv go app. Jus fyi
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rahuln said:
Yup the screen cast is working without app. Once the chromecast is detected on the network the cast screen shows up in the quick settings.
There is little bit lag but even the videos play quite well.
Not sure what I will use it for though.
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I'll be using it mainly for Xfinity app & emulators on my TV in my bedroom!
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The first thing I tested it with was MXPlayer and a video format not supported by Chromecast. It worked flawlessly.

I tried flappy bird (I know) and it worked surprisingly well. Probably not 100% playable as there is an expected delay. However, I think other games that don't require constant input might work well. Video actually does work well for me. Also, I thought it was cool that if you lock the phone when casting it gives the CRT animation on the TV.

My sound doesn't work. Plays sound choppy distorted and very low. When I use normal YouTube with Chromecast not Cast Screen, it plays sound normal. Strange. Anyone else?

I have the same issue when casting screen however I'm running Android l and looking at the chrome cast forums here it looks like it's a bug with Android l or the beta chrome cast app
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PsychDrummer said:
I tried flappy bird (I know) and it worked surprisingly well. Probably not 100% playable as there is an expected delay. However, I think other games that don't require constant input might work well. Video actually does work well for me. Also, I thought it was cool that if you lock the phone when casting it gives the CRT animation on the TV.
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I was thinking the Walking Dead games would be cool to play with this.

[Q] Bluetooth Music

Has anybody managed to get their car's headunit to display track name and title when streaming music from the Moto X? All my car's headunit displays is 'Streaming' yet all info is present wheb using an iPhone 5 so it isn't the car that's the problem.
Thanks.

Try another player..
poweramp has some extra settings to this
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I get the name and title and album info in my 2014 Altima when using Google Music.

Nexus-S said:
Has anybody managed to get their car's headunit to display track name and title when streaming music from the Moto X? All my car's headunit displays is 'Streaming' yet all info is present wheb using an iPhone 5 so it isn't the car that's the problem.
Thanks.
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I've used my Moto X in several different cars from different manufacturers over the past month and every one has displayed track info when using google play music and pocket casts over BT.

Thanks for the replies. I'll try another player and report back. FWIW the car in question is a 2012 Volvo C30.

Try a few other androids, it could be that it works only with ios

godutch said:
Try a few other androids, it could be that it works only with ios
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So i tried Poweramp and checked abd unchecked every option going - still no luck.
As it happens my girlfriend has just purchased a Galaxy Alpha and this DOES display track info, using both Google Play Music and the Samsung Music app.
Any other suggestions? I'm at a bit of a loss as to why my Moto X doesn't...

Nexus-S said:
So i tried Poweramp and checked abd unchecked every option going - still no luck.
As it happens my girlfriend has just purchased a Galaxy Alpha and this DOES display track info, using both Google Play Music and the Samsung Music app.
Any other suggestions? I'm at a bit of a loss as to why my Moto X doesn't...
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Can you check the manual/dealer to check which protocols your car uses?

godutch said:
Can you check the manual/dealer to check which protocols your car uses?
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I could do, although the dealership is a few miles away and would charge for any software upgrades which may or may not work.
I suppose I'm just hoping that it fixes itself when Lollipop arrives!

Nexus-S said:
I could do, although the dealership is a few miles away and would charge for any software upgrades which may or may not work.
I suppose I'm just hoping that it fixes itself when Lollipop arrives!
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Lollipop didn't fix this. My iPhone 5, my girlfriend's Galaxy Alpha and my sister's Galaxy S5 all give track info, yet my Moto X doesn't...

My moto x has always displayed the track and artist info when using google play through Bluetooth also. Maybe try removing device and adding it back to see what happens.

Nexus-S said:
Has anybody managed to get their car's headunit to display track name and title when streaming music from the Moto X? All my car's headunit displays is 'Streaming' yet all info is present wheb using an iPhone 5 so it isn't the car that's the problem.
Thanks.
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Mine works on the 2014 Ford Fusion and my 2012 Mustang. This is while using Google Play Music. The artist picture shows up on my Fusion but not the Mustang.

Chromecast support.

Hello,
Has anyone else got any problems when mirroring device screen to Chromecast? I understand that the picture is a little off the screen as i had a op2. I have tried my misses Galaxy S6 and that works perfectly fine but with my op3t it doesnt even connect it just comes up with disconnected.
TIA.

It is a know issue in the current OOS 3.5.X version I believe. As long as I am not mistaken, it is solved in the Open Beta versions, just be a little bit more patient and it should work again with OOS 4.0

Yea I use chromecast to mirror my phone all the time, but my OP3T doesn't even connect o the chromecast. Hopefully its true and they have addressed this in OOS4.

Thank god it's a known issue! I was so confused as to why my phone isn't mirroring to Mi Box, which has Google cast built in. Let's hope they resolve it soon.
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samandroid1998 said:
Hello,
Has anyone else got any problems when mirroring device screen to Chromecast? I understand that the picture is a little off the screen as i had a op2. I have tried my misses Galaxy S6 and that works perfectly fine but with my op3t it doesnt even connect it just comes up with disconnected.
TIA.
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Screen cast won't work on Oxygen OS 3.5.3-3.5.4. It does work with no issues on custom roms based on android 7.1.1. though so we I guess we have to wait for Oxygen OS based on nougat
Currently screen cast simply fails without even connecting. At the same time google cast as such (casting youtube videos or casting spotify) works with no issues.

jemeljsh said:
Screen cast won't work on Oxygen OS 3.5.3-3.5.4. It does work with no issues on custom roms based on android 7.1.1. though so we I guess we have to wait for Oxygen OS based on nougat
Currently screen cast simply fails without even connecting. At the same time google cast as such (casting youtube videos or casting spotify) works with no issues.
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Ah right, glad its not just me haha! Hopefully get the update relatively soon then because my Chromecast and Kodi is all that I use! On the subject of that is there any plugins for Kodi to support Chromecast?

samandroid1998 said:
Ah right, glad its not just me haha! Hopefully get the update relatively soon then because my Chromecast and Kodi is all that I use! On the subject of that is there any plugins for Kodi to support Chromecast?
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Before I got a sony android TV which includes Kodi as one of the supported apps I was streamin kodi running on my android phone to my precious tv through google chromecast hdmi dongle following this guide -> http://beebom.com/how-stream-kodi-chromecast-android-or-pc/

4.0.2 released but problem remains the same OnePlus 3t is great phone but lack such a basic features very sad

rocksolidnsg said:
4.0.2 released but problem remains the same OnePlus 3t is great phone but lack such a basic features very sad
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I have no such problem with my 3t, works with no problem with chromecast and chromecast audio.