Guys I live in a. Country where Pandora, youtube music, Spotify, and Google. Music are still. Not launched and so they don't work on my home..
Is there any work around to get my home to connect with with Pandora or Spotify..
I sure use a VPN for my phone but on the home. I'm. Out of ideas...
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incubus01 said:
Guys I live in a. Country where Pandora, youtube music, Spotify, and Google. Music are still. Not launched and so they don't work on my home..
Is there any work around to get my home to connect with with Pandora or Spotify..
I sure use a VPN for my phone but on the home. I'm. Out of ideas...
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You can set up a VPN on a win 10PC and you go into settings, hotspot, enable and then go into the ghome app and connection to your computer hotspot. If you don't trust that you could ask a friend in a country that supports music to set up a VPN on their router and you could use that. Sorry if this a little late and you already have music.
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Official Spotify app is now live on the android market, you need a premium account to use it, which seems pretty reasonable to me.
https://www.spotify.com/blog/archives/2009/09/06/spotify-mobile/
It's also live on the Apple App Store, so I guess a nod to Spotify for launching both at the same time.
Not worth the £10 a month yet, really buggy when changing screen orientation on the G1.
Can someone post an APK? I'm in the US right now and its not in the market here...
amgupt01 said:
Can someone post an APK? I'm in the US right now and its not in the market here...
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http://www.spotify.com/wp-content/uploads/SpotifyAndroid.apk
amgupt01 said:
Can someone post an APK? I'm in the US right now and its not in the market here...
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The apk will not do you much good since you need a spotify account and accounts are not allowed in the US either
10 a month? Does this work with your media on the network or from the net? I jsut want to stream or load up tunes from my network not the internet.
kizer said:
10 a month? Does this work with your media on the network or from the net? I jsut want to stream or load up tunes from my network not the internet.
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It now does both.
You can sync playlists from online and you can now add in all your local files to the desktop client as well. You can only sync these files over wifi (for obvious reasons) but it works rather well.
Anyone nab a Spotify? It's an awesome music streaming service. Also, maybe this could be a little G+ - Spotify trade off thread. Like someone has a G+ and not a Spotify and someone has a Spotify but not a G+. Also, if anyone could confirm the Spotify Android app working on the Nook (I can't test, my Nook is not with me).
There is an easy workaround at Gizmodo on how to get around the lack of an invite. You basically use a proxy to fool the UK spotify site into signing you up for.a free account and then you switch back to US and edit your profile. All the steps are easy to follow.
BTW, spotify itself invites new users, not the new users themselves (Ala Google+)
I took a look at Spotify earlier today. Maybe I'm missing it, but what's everyone so excited about? It looks like Pandora/Slacker mixed with a dash of Google Music for good measure.
The G+ streams are all atwitter about Spotify tonight.
$10/mo for mobile app use makes it DOA for me.
I'd do the free service or maybe the $5/mo if it had mobile app support, but I'm not even going to bother for $10/mo.
The main "advantage" of spotify seems to be the ability to offload the music for when you don't have wifi and the ability to stream your own music from your PC. Since the NC doesn't have 3G, the mobile app isn't really all that limited with the free service except when you are somebody else's wifi.
I haven't messed with it too much but I wonder if you set up a VPN back to your home network whether you can stream that way.
I do like the way you can make playlists for streaming.
Been using spotify since it was released in sweden 3-4 years ago. It's awesome in every way. Completely replaces any kind of illegal and legal way of getting music. If only a similar service of the same quality would come for movies and series...
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Right. The only problem is that I have a Free account and no upgrading for me..
I folks from Canada. If you feel like you're Nexus 4 don't have enough storage like me. (I have a 8G for now.)
I know a way to enable Google Music in our country. Google Music will give you the opportunity to put your music in the cloud, so when you will be somewhere with Wifi you will be able to enjoy your music.
This how it works :
Install tunelbear
( http://www.tunnelbear.com/)
This will make you virtually a citizen of United States where Google Music is available.
Then go to the Web site of Google Music
( music.google.com)
Downlaud the music manager
Install it
After unistall the music app from your phone an reinstall it.
You're ready to go.
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Euzhan said:
I folks from Canada. If you feel like you're Nexus 4 don't have enough storage like me. (I have a 8G for now.)
I know a way to enable Google Music in our country. Google Music will give you the opportunity to put your music in the cloud, so when you will be somewhere with Wifi you will be able to enjoy your music.
This how it works :
Install tunelbear
( http://www.tunnelbear.com/)
This will make you virtually a citizen of United States where Google Music is available.
Then go to the Web site of Google Music
( music.google.com)
Downlaud the music manager
Install it
After unistall the music app from your phone an reinstall it.
You're ready to go.
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Might wanna add that you do not have to keep tunnel bear active after the first use. It is only for authentication.
MatAuc12 said:
Might wanna add that you do not have to keep tunnel bear active after the first use. It is only for authentication.
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Thanks, and this work for other country no oficially suported by google...
I did this a while ago with Tor browser. I've had Google Music for a while. Barely saves space unless you're always connected to wifi or you have unlimited data.
Here's the link i followed: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/19/how-to-use-google-music-from-anywhere-yes-outside-of-the-unit/
Chromecast
The easiest way to enjoy online video and music on your TV.
Plug Chromecast into any HDTV and control it with your existing smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Send your favorites from Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, and Chrome to your TV with the press of a button.
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Buy it on Amazon with FREE shipping here: http://www.amazon.com/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00DR0PDNE?
Buy it on the play store here (10+ dollars shipping): https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00DR0PDNE?
As of 9/13/13 at 3:23 CST this is what Amazon's listing says:
Usually ships within 7 to 10 days.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
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FREE SHIPPING FROM AMAZON AS WELL![/SIZE]
If i lived in States I could buy....
Thank you! just ordered one! can't wait to try this out!
got 1 off amazon around 5pm
sold out now
Wow, those went fast. I wouldn't fret - I'm sure they will have stock soon, and they're saying to go ahead and order and they'll ship when available - in other words, first come first serve. I'd get in line for that free shipping if I didn't have mine ordered!
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Still trying to figure out if I want one. I know its only $35, but I have drawers full of $35 gadgets rotting away. I already have an Apple TV and a Roku 3 and a WD Live and a HTPC. All of which do everything this does and more. The streaming from the phone or tablet thing is goofy....your content is not on your phone (unless you are a 14 year old or something), its on a server somewhere (either netflix's or Amazon's or your own). Add in the lack of Ethernet (wireless sucks for streaming HD content...you are always at the mercy of your neighbors) and I think its a $35 drawer-space-taker-upper.
Someday I will be in Best Buy or something and my retard gene will kick in and I will buy one, play with it for a week, then into the drawer it goes, lol.
too bad its out of stock :<
Before I order I want to know if you can use it to stream movies from your phone to the TV without WIFI IE ad hoc from the phone
can someone upload the apk? in the italian play store is not available
thank you
tjsooley said:
Before I order I want to know if you can use it to stream movies from your phone to the TV without WIFI IE ad hoc from the phone
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In this article: http://www.inquisitr.com/868923/chromecast-tv-35-google-dongle-is-cheap-but-how-well-does-it-work/ it says this:
Essentially the Chromecast TV dongle will offer users the ability to stream Internet video and content onto their television screen. Simply plug the dongle into the HDMI port of a TV then connect it to the WiFi network at home. You can then watch movies or listen to music stored on your smartphone, tablet or PC, and watch or listen to it on the big screen.
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Sorry if it wasn't what you were looking for, but how did you expect it to connect without Wi-fi? The nice thing is that your phone is free to be used as normal while streaming.
danilos2k said:
can someone upload the apk? in the italian play store is not available
thank you
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This isn't an application - it's a piece of hardware Google released yesterday to allow streaming to any HDTV (smart or not). See videos in the OP.
DutchDogg54 said:
This isn't an application - it's a piece of hardware Google released yesterday to allow streaming to any HDTV (smart or not). See videos in the OP.
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there is also an apk in the US play store to pair with the Chromecast HW and setup the wifi
danilos2k said:
there is also an apk in the US play store to pair with the Chromecast HW and setup the wifi
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Thanks for mentioning that - didn't hear anything about that, for some reason. I'll upload it in a few when I get a chance :good:
DutchDogg54 said:
In this article: http://www.inquisitr.com/868923/chromecast-tv-35-google-dongle-is-cheap-but-how-well-does-it-work/ it says this:
Sorry if it wasn't what you were looking for, but how did you expect it to connect without Wi-fi? The nice thing is that your phone is free to be used as normal while streaming.
This isn't an application - it's a piece of hardware Google released yesterday to allow streaming to any HDTV (smart or not). See videos in the OP.
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Thats not what I am looking for. I did read that. I am saying can you setup a ad hoc wireless with your phone and stream a saved video to the tv if you dont have internet.
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there is also an apk in the US play store to pair with the Chromecast HW and setup the wifi
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Here's the Chromecast APK from my Dropbox. :good:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgblpwauvjb9jov/com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app-1.apk
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Thats not what I am looking for. I did read that. I am saying can you setup a ad hoc wireless with your phone and stream a saved video to the tv if you dont have internet.
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I picked one up at Best Buy yesterday and tried what you are asking. It will not work that way. You can setup and adhock network on your phone, connect the Chromecast and a 3rd device to stream to the Chromecast. I couldn't stream from the device providing the network.
Joe T said:
I picked one up at Best Buy yesterday and tried what you are asking. It will not work that way. You can setup and adhock network on your phone, connect the Chromecast and a 3rd device to stream to the Chromecast. I couldn't stream from the device providing the network.
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So you could use a phone for the ad hoc network and connect a tablet and the chromecast and then stream from the tablet to the TV?
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So you could use a phone for the ad hoc network and connect a tablet and the chromecast and then stream from the tablet to the TV?
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Exactly. I used my S4 to setup the network, connected chromecast and my wife's Note 2 and streamed to the chromecast via her Note 2.
I really haven't played with it too much; just watched a couple of youtube videos but that did work.
Joe T, can you play local content like
- local stored movies
- local stored musik
- local stored pictures?
Cloud stuff is quite good but not everything is synced with google at my side, just my music..
pl4cid said:
Joe T, can you play local content like
- local stored movies
- local stored musik
- local stored pictures?
Cloud stuff is quite good but not everything is synced with google at my side, just my music..
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From what I gather... no unfortunately. Google Music should work, YouTube definitely works but those are the only two things I was able to stream.
I tried to stream a TV Portal (android app) show to it and there was no "Chromecast" option on mx player or my S4's stock player. I've only spent about an hour messing around with it though.
I actually looked into it this morning in hopes there was something I was missing, I wanted to stream my own content to it and came across this G+ post. It doesn't look like you can stream whatever you want to it.
Also, if you look on the chromecast developer site it states
"You may not publicly distribute or ship your Google Cast application without written permission from Google, per the terms of service described below."
and
"YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTE CODE CONTAINING THIS SDK OR REFERENCING THESE APIs WITHOUT A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH GOOGLE ALLOWING YOU TO DO SO."
I hope google doesn't lock this down so only certain services can be used.
EDIT:
I was wrong. You can play local files through the Chrome Browser
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/tip-you-can-play-local-video-files-through-chromecast/
Any idea if it has DLNA support?? Say to support something like Plex??
I can't seem to get Pandora to work on my Chromecast ... I've update the Pandora app and and I see the cast button, however when I click it I get a message saying "Oops! We were unable to connect you to Chromecast at this time". The chromecast displays a "Brain Freeze - something failed to load".
I have changed the nameservers on my router and updated the iptables scripts (I am in Canada). Pandora works fine on my phone on my wifi network. Also, Netflix works fine on my Chromecast too. Are there additional scripts required on the router?
Not currently subscribed to Unblock Us so I can't test right now. There's always the possibility Pandora is sending an IP address rather than a hostname to Chromecast.
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Mind sharing where you found the updated Pandora APK for a fellow Canuck?
No need to find the Pandora apk, just temporarily change your Google Play store to a U.S. account and use a DNS/VPN service with U.S. gateway to connect and install Pandora.
You can always tab-cast Pandora from your PC to the Chromecast. The audio streaming performance is fine.