Hi, first of all, apologize if my query violates any rules of the forum and if so, ask the moderator to delete the post if appropriate.
Long time ago I do not have a visa, so lately I have looked for few orthodox ways to get accounts in netflix. Lately when using the netflix app connected to my chromecast and watching netflix movies, the account is blocked, however, if the account I use to view content by the netflix app or pc does not happen this, only when I connect to the Chromecast account block it ...
Anyone know what this will be?
PS: I have the first generation chromecast
does you want to use Netflix in the same country where is you Abo? Netflix used Geoblocking. That was one reasons, that a root access was needed for the CC. Uncomfortable I must go to Stock with one CC, because Google use another file structure and the update freeze the CC during update process
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I have just received my chromecast and it works quite nicely. However some videos cannot be casted from the youtube app on my nexus 7. They are all videos that have been flagged for mature content. For instance some music videos. I get an error saying the video is not available for my tv.
However, I can cast those same videos from my laptop.
Does anyone know whats going on here?
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I have just received my chromecast and it works quite nicely. However some videos cannot be casted from the youtube app on my nexus 7. They are all videos that have been flagged for mature content. For instance some music videos. I get an error saying the video is not available for my tv.
However, I can cast those same videos from my laptop.
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Since Chromecast gets video on its own, there are limits on how the YouTube login gets passed.
Google's support article doesn't seem to mention restrictions on 18+ content, but like I said, what Chromecast can access isn't the same as what a full, normal YouTube login can.
theaftermath said:
I have just received my chromecast and it works quite nicely. However some videos cannot be casted from the youtube app on my nexus 7. They are all videos that have been flagged for mature content. For instance some music videos. I get an error saying the video is not available for my tv.
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You don't need the App for YouTube to cast to the CCast. Try using the browser and using the Cast button on the Video itself instead of going via the App. This works with both Netflix and YouTube. No need to use Google Cast in a browser or the Android App to send their content to a CCast.
You might have better luck sending the content FROM You Tube than from the App that tells the CCast to go and get that content.Their code is likely to be a bit more up to date on sending than the Apps are.
You say you are casting from a Laptop but did not mention via what method your using so apologies if your already doing it the way I suggested.
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Since Chromecast gets video on its own, there are limits on how the YouTube login gets passed.
Google's support article doesn't seem to mention restrictions on 18+ content, but like I said, what Chromecast can access isn't the same as what a full, normal YouTube login can.
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I would think an account is an account and the info about that account is stored on the google side. So it should be the same on all devices that use that login.
I would more believe that the player that the Android App sends to retrieve does not have the ability to play 18+ content natively. Or by default has 18+ restrictions set on by default in the app if that was what is going on.
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I would think an account is an account and the info about that account is stored on the google side. So it should be the same on all devices that use that login.
I would more believe that the player that the Android App sends to retrieve does not have the ability to play 18+ content natively. Or by default has 18+ restrictions set on by default in the app if that was what is going on.
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Yeah, I Want to Believe but if the account login seamlessly transferred with the Chromecast handoff somehow, then live events would work, and we wouldn't have those random videos that say "Not available for your TV" (unless perhaps there's some backlog of transcoding required, like when they initially launched the mobile/MP4 site).
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You don't need the App for YouTube to cast to the CCast. Try using the browser and using the Cast button on the Video itself instead of going via the App. This works with both Netflix and YouTube. No need to use Google Cast in a browser or the Android App to send their content to a CCast.
You might have better luck sending the content FROM You Tube than from the App that tells the CCast to go and get that content.Their code is likely to be a bit more up to date on sending than the Apps are.
You say you are casting from a Laptop but did not mention via what method your using so apologies if your already doing it the way I suggested.
I would think an account is an account and the info about that account is stored on the google side. So it should be the same on all devices that use that login.
I would more believe that the player that the Android App sends to retrieve does not have the ability to play 18+ content natively. Or by default has 18+ restrictions set on by default in the app if that was what is going on.
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On my laptop I am casting directly from the youtube video. I am not casting the tab as I don't have enough CPU.
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Yeah, I Want to Believe but if the account login seamlessly transferred with the Chromecast handoff somehow, then live events would work, and we wouldn't have those random videos that say "Not available for your TV" (unless perhaps there's some backlog of transcoding required, like when they initially launched the mobile/MP4 site).
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I think the difference is between how the youtube android app and how youtube on my laptop pass login details. It is the only way the laptop works and the android app doesn't.
theaftermath said:
On my laptop I am casting directly from the youtube video. I am not casting the tab as I don't have enough CPU.
I think the difference is between how the youtube android app and how youtube on my laptop pass login details. It is the only way the laptop works and the android app doesn't.
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Well your account is your account...
Unless your using a different account on the Android App than you are on the Laptop there should be no difference because if Account is important then all anything is telling Yahoo is what the userass is....
It may however be tat the Android app isn't sending or using ANY account at all...
Thats the only way I see account being at fault here.
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Well your account is your account...
Unless your using a different account on the Android App than you are on the Laptop there should be no difference because if Account is important then all anything is telling Yahoo is what the userass is....
It may however be tat the Android app isn't sending or using ANY account at all...
Thats the only way I see account being at fault here.
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I agree, I don't believe the youtube app is providing authentication. I am using the same login. I hope they fix this.
C$39 on amazon.ca, free shipping. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00IT92PR0
I guess that world release was even closer than Google predicted at SXSW.
But notice that this is the "New Canada Compatible" version! (i.e., package printed in French as well as English )
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C$39 on amazon.ca, free shipping. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00IT92PR0
I guess that world release was even closer than Google predicted at SXSW.
But notice that this is the "New Canada Compatible" version! (i.e., package printed in French as well as English )
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Ordered one this morning. I've already got two rooted 'casts but I figured I'd get an "official" one to see just what it supports without the rooting. I suspect that the answer will be "not much".
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Ordered one this morning. I've already got two rooted 'casts but I figured I'd get an "official" one to see just what it supports without the rooting. I suspect that the answer will be "not much".
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Geo-blocked U.S. services are still geo-blocked, but you don't need a rooted version to work around that.
I just got one as well from Amazon.ca. Wondering if it gives the possibility to live stream TV channels like something from Russia. I saw several sites that offer subscriptions but none offers Chromecast compatibilities.
Reading now about Plex, some say it cost something, some don't, trying to figure out what is the main purpose of Plex and if its a monthly fee and if so why.
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Reading now about Plex, some say it cost something, some don't, trying to figure out what is the main purpose of Plex and if its a monthly fee and if so why.
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Plex is useful for...
Streaming locally-stored content
Transcoding (converting on-the-fly) content for streaming content in formats that the device does not support
Extra Premium features such as offline sync
Support for Chromecast used to be available to premium users only (as part of early access), but it is now available to all.
To use Plex on Android, you need the Plex app.
If you subscribe to PlexPass (the premium features), you can use Plex for PlexPass which is free.
If not, the Plex for Android app is $4.99
So...
Plex Media Server software - free
Hardware to run Plex Media Server on - you provide
PlexPass (Premium) features - monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription
Plex Android app - free for PlexPass subscribers, $4.99 (one-time) without PlexPass subscription
Plex (and on-the-fly transcoding in general) is especially useful if you have multiple playback clients that don't necessarily support the same formats. Otherwise an alternative is to simply convert your media library to a format that your player supports.
The main reason that many of us end up using Plex is that it's useful in several different ways, and although there are equally good alternatives in each area, it just seems sensible to consolidate on Plex.
I don't really need to index all the media on my network and add metadata - but as long as the capability is there with Plex, why not?
I can get by without transcoding, at least for one or two devices, as long as I'm willing to do some quick conversions when I need to - but as long as Plex is there and it will do transcoding, I guess I don't need to bother. And I keep adding more devices...
There are other ways to browse my media on my iPod Touch or Android tablet, but I bought those Plex apps some time ago when they were on sale for $1.99, so I might as well use them now that they support the Chromecast.
My old Samsung TV happens to have a Plex client app, and so does my Roku media player, so it supports my devices in addition to the Chromecast.
And Plex has a bunch of channels of its own to supplement what I get from other sources, and some of those channels are killer!
So while Plex is far from perfect - there are bugs and the indexing and meta-data sometimes goes wrong - it's hard to find another tool that does so much.
Hmmm, as other people have noticed, the Chromecast now has a new internal data field for Country Code, set by IP address. You may need to update your Chromecast app to see it (under the firmware settings for 16041). In Canada it reads CA. In Spain it apparently reads ES.
If they have a country code, it's probably exposed to apps loading on the Chromecast. How long will it be before new versions of those apps start checking Country Code for geoblocking. I have a feeling that the Chromecast is about to become a whole lot less useful to international users.
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Hmmm, as other people have noticed, the Chromecast now has a new internal data field for Country Code, set by IP address. You may need to update your Chromecast app to see it (under the firmware settings for 16041). In Canada it reads CA. In Spain it apparently reads ES.
If they have a country code, it's probably exposed to apps loading on the Chromecast. How long will it be before new versions of those apps start checking Country Code for geoblocking. I have a feeling that the Chromecast is about to become a whole lot less useful to international users.
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If we're lucky it'll only be used for localization of apps, but probably not... If that's the case, DNS bypass may stop working and VPN may become the only way to bypass regional restrictions.
DJames1 said:
If they have a country code, it's probably exposed to apps loading on the Chromecast. How long will it be before new versions of those apps start checking Country Code for geoblocking. I have a feeling that the Chromecast is about to become a whole lot less useful to international users.
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It will be a problem for anyone who uses an App that comes directly from a content provider (Netflix, HBOGo, Hulu, BBC) but it shouldn't affect things like Plex, Playon and Bubble. (I call them content referrers because they simply pass on content from other content providers as a sort of middleman).
The question is does the unit you buy come country code locked (ie a UK CCast is locked to UK available content only) or does it determine where it is based on IP and then set the country code?
If Hardlocked then we will need to find a way to root and change this at will
If softlocked then it should be easy to fool the device via use of a VPN and Proxy. (I'm guessing this is what is happening)
Netflix would appear to be the toughest nut to crack and I'm not sure exactly how they go about geolocating and determining what you should see.
If you subscribe from the UK (or Canada) you get one set of content available but if you are in the US you get a different set of content.
What happens if your usually in the UK (UK Sub) but then go to the US do you see US content? Probably...So just a matter of fooling the device. VPN some router trick or via Root.
If they do try and mess this all up with geolocation then I'm betting it won't be long before someone creates a service that will fetch geolocatated/restricted content and pass it onto another geolocation in the same way Plex does with it's channels. Think of it as VPN Plus service.
Apparently it is a soft value determined dynamically from IP address, because I've seen a few people mention that it changed for them when using a VPN.
In theory the DNS proxy services could determine what new Google site is doing the location check and add it to their redirection list, but that may take some time. They haven't been in a big hurry to test and support the Chromecast so far, but maybe that will change now that it's released internationally.
Netflix always goes by your current IP address to set its content filter. They don't care what country your account is based in, or what country you were in 10 minutes ago. If your IP address is now in Mexico, you can watch that new movie that's only licensed for streaming in Mexico.
Services that are U.S.-only like Pandora and Hulu+ tend to be much more diligent and strict about enforcing geoblocking. Unlike Netflix they don't want your steenking international business. That's why Netflix is a stock market superstar and Pandora and Hulu are perpetually struggling to survive.
I can verify it's a soft value, I bought both my chromecasts from the US and I'm from Israel, the latest patch added localization, meaning half of my chromecast is in hebrew and everything is godamn at the wrong side, I hate it but not enough to start messing around with VPN's.
kishke said:
I can verify it's a soft value, I bought both my chromecasts from the US and I'm from Israel, the latest patch added localization, meaning half of my chromecast is in hebrew and everything is godamn at the wrong side, I hate it but not enough to start messing around with VPN's.
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This jives with the Chromecast setup application being "available in 50 languages"
Thanks for the confirmation!
bhiga said:
This jives with the Chromecast setup application being "available in 50 languages"
Thanks for the confirmation!
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Google changed something from yesterday, the hebrew is gone, but I think its still different, the cloak suppose to be on the right side?
Anyone know how to play two differant movies on two differant chromecast at the same time from the same device .every since the net flix update i cant choose two differant chromecasts frome one device.
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Seems you cannot. Netflix remembers what the device was playing and where, so even if you reboot the device it will return to the same state. Switching profiles disconnects Chromecast, so that doesn't work either.
Long story short, one device can watch one video. Chromecast does not count as a "device" - it's just an extended screen for the controlling device, which follows the DIAL model.
This might work..
Create a second account on the device (2nd Android account) and a 2nd profile in Netflix
Install Netflix on the 2nd Android account
On the 1st (main) Android account, get your movie of choice going and then reboot your phone so that it is no longer connected
When the phone reboots, log into the 2nd Android account, open Netflix, connect to the other Chromecast and see if that works. You'd be oln a separate Android profile, separate Netflix profile, separate Chromecast. It might work
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When the phone reboots, log into the 2nd Android account, open Netflix, connect to the other Chromecast and see if that works. You'd be oln a separate Android profile, separate Netflix profile, separate Chromecast. It might work
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Good idea. I definitely know it does not work on the same Android profile.
Hi Friends,
Am living in Kuwait where the ChromeCast has not reached officially. I however intend to buy one and would be glad if someone can answer a couple of my questions. I did go to the FAQ page, but the Google Apps page show nothing (probably because it is not available in my region) and the other page which shows the features of the product is down.
a) Can I cast any and everything from my mobile to my TV? I mean, videos, photos & music from my internal storage / SD card direct to TV?
b) How can I install apps on the CC if the google apps page turns up blank because of my region?
c) Can I check out or show my gmail, email, whatsapp & viber messages on the TV?
d) Can the CC also be unrooted? If yes, do I gain any benefits by doing this?
Thanks
Paparasee said:
Hi Friends,
Am living in Kuwait where the ChromeCast has not reached officially. I however intend to buy one and would be glad if someone can answer a couple of my questions. I did go to the FAQ page, but the Google Apps page show nothing (probably because it is not available in my region) and the other page which shows the features of the product is down.
a) Can I cast any and everything from my mobile to my TV? I mean, videos, photos & music from my internal storage / SD card direct to TV?
b) How can I install apps on the CC if the google apps page turns up blank because of my region?
c) Can I check out or show my gmail, email, whatsapp & viber messages on the TV?
d) Can the CC also be unrooted? If yes, do I gain any benefits by doing this?
Thanks
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I don't know if it will work in your region. Someone else will have to answer that.
A & B. You don't install apps on the CC. You use apps on your phone or computer to connect to the CC.
C. CC does have the ability to screen mirror exactly what is on your phone screen and computer screen.
D. Someone else can answer about rooting it. I know you can, but I think it's only certain numbers.
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Thanks my friend
I always was having the misconception that apps were being installed in the CC. So, this really makes sense and I understand therefore there is no need to root the CC.
The Chromecast does load apps, but it loads them on demand over the internet rather than having them permanently installed. As far as I know Google has never restricted the availability of those loadable apps by region - the Chromecast worked in Canada and Europe long before it was officially sold in those regions. Of course an app may still be regionally restricted in the Apple app store or Google Play store for Android, but if you somehow work around that, its companion loadable app on the Chromecast won't be a problem.
However certain apps (like Netflix and Hulu) may impose region restrictions when you try to stream something. Even if you use a VPN on your casting computer/phone/tablet to access the geo-blocked content, the stream will fail to play on the Chromecast because it contacts the server site independently and gets hit with the same geo-blocking.
Alternatively you can use screen mirroring or tab casting from Chrome to relay the video stream to the Chromecast from your casting device, but it requires high performance, and people are still generally disappointed with the video quality.
Hello Everyone!
I’m working on a business project for my University course and had a brief Yes/No question I’m hoping someone on the forum could answer: Is it theoretically possible for someone to customise the Google Cast software to trigger periodic auto play of commercial ads when someone is trying to cast their content onto a TV equipped with Google Cast?
To illustrate my point, imagine you have someone trying to cast their Netflix show from their mobile device onto a TV with a Chomecast Dongle. When this person triggers the request to play their content on the TV, the Google Chromecast would be configured to play a 60 second commercial before allowing said person to watch their content. Could this be possible? Would the Google Cast API allow you to customise the software in this way?
Kindest,
Ama
Adoumbia86 said:
Hello Everyone!
I’m working on a business project for my University course and had a brief Yes/No question I’m hoping someone on the forum could answer: Is it theoretically possible for someone to customise the Google Cast software to trigger periodic auto play of commercial ads when someone is trying to cast their content onto a TV equipped with Google Cast?
To illustrate my point, imagine you have someone trying to cast their Netflix show from their mobile device onto a TV with a Chomecast Dongle. When this person triggers the request to play their content on the TV, the Google Chromecast would be configured to play a 60 second commercial before allowing said person to watch their content. Could this be possible? Would the Google Cast API allow you to customise the software in this way?
Kindest,
Ama
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Any one have an idea about this?
from the user-facing perspective, I don't think it's possible. when one device casts, then another one does, it doesn't resume the first cast automatically when the 2nd cast ends.
I suppose if you start digging into the internals, you could get somewhere, but from a user facing perspective, one cast stream ends the prior, so once you play that 60s commercial, the cast ends
Adoumbia86 said:
Hello Everyone!
I’m working on a business project for my University course and had a brief Yes/No question I’m hoping someone on the forum could answer: Is it theoretically possible for someone to customise the Google Cast software to trigger periodic auto play of commercial ads when someone is trying to cast their content onto a TV equipped with Google Cast?
To illustrate my point, imagine you have someone trying to cast their Netflix show from their mobile device onto a TV with a Chomecast Dongle. When this person triggers the request to play their content on the TV, the Google Chromecast would be configured to play a 60 second commercial before allowing said person to watch their content. Could this be possible? Would the Google Cast API allow you to customise the software in this way?
Kindest,
Ama
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In theory if you had root access to the device, you cold make it do whatever.
Normal circumstances though would be no. All the Chromecast does is fetch the content on its own. You "casting" basically tells the Chromecast to make a request to xyz and start playing. You maintain an open session to the local API for basic controls. Not only is the API traffic encrypted, even if you were able to maliciously redirect the cc to your source the user would be like wtf and click cast again, starting the whole process over.
What you're trying to do isn't really feasible with the Cast SDK and actually violates the terms of service since it interferes with basic expected functionality. That said, it is possible with some other creative methods. It would require you to be in control of the network the Chromecasts are on and act as a command bridge of sorts between the user devices and the Chromecasts. Lots of work for getting ad revenue that is questionably violating terms of service.