Chromecast Apps Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

Lucas Hood · 21-02-2018 2:36pm

glasso wrote: »

for from pc to chromecast.

android to chromecast isn't an issue.

This is Android forum though?

Not really relevant is it.

21-02-2018 3:23pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

This is Android forum though?

Not really relevant is it.

it is when with chromecast you are generally casting to it.
casting to an android device from pc which is what a fair bit of discussion in this thread has been about.

Evil_g · 21-02-2018 5:14pm

I'd never heard of Sodaplayer. I'm glad Glasso plays by his, or her, own rules.

corkie · 21-02-2018 5:26pm

Evil_g wrote: »

I'd never heard of Sodaplayer. I'm glad Glasso plays by his, or her, own rules.

Read back the last page, It infected my laptop with adware. So use at your own risk. I didn't want to risk installing it again, so have not tested latest installers.

21-02-2018 5:35pm

corkie wrote: »

Read back the last page, It infected my laptop with adware. So use at your own risk. I didn't want to risk installing it again, so have not tested latest installers.

can't find any google results linking soda player to adware - are you 100%
sure that was the cause?

I can only think of maybe that you need to be careful where you download from - some download sites will include things in an install - you need to look at the install options.

28-02-2018 10:46pm

can confirm that after a month of using soda player - no issues with adware or malware.
great little app for casting to chromecast and streaming peer-to-peer as opposed to downloading

Evil_g · 01-03-2018 5:06pm

glasso wrote: »

can confirm that after a month of using soda player - no issues with adware or malware.
great little app for casting to chromecast and streaming peer-to-peer as opposed to downloading

Eh, I downloaded it, and whilst I could figure out how to open movies from my c: drive I couldn't figure out how to cast. I couldn't even find any interface or menu at all, apart from the very basic choices at the bottom of the screen.

I presume I'm missing something very obvious, but could someone point me in the right direction?

Lucas Hood · 01-03-2018 5:16pm

When the chromecast is on you get an option to cast it .

steve_r · 01-03-2018 5:18pm

Evil_g wrote: »

Eh, I downloaded it, and whilst I could figure out how to open movies from my c: drive I couldn't figure out how to cast. I couldn't even find any interface or menu at all, apart from the very basic choices at the bottom of the screen.

I presume I'm missing something very obvious, but could someone point me in the right direction?

There's a tv icon in the bottom corner when the chromecast is on - just click that

Evil_g · 01-03-2018 5:33pm

Ah, that works! Excellent. This app could be a game changer.

corkie · 22-03-2018 8:12pm

Future Android version may support turning off the display while screen casting to save battery

The ability to cast a phone’s screen to other devices like the Google Chromecast is an often understated feature. It can allow for a number of different types of content to be projected onto your TV screen. You can stream games, show off photos in your gallery, and a whole lot more. It’s even possible at times to stream normally uncastable content, such as content you may need a VPN to view.

corkie · 27-06-2018 4:29pm

Your chromecast or network settings are NOT the fault. Servers for it down!

Chromecast not casting?

https://mobile.twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1011898144202739712

Google Home and Chromecast are down, affecting users worldwide

corkie · 22-11-2018 10:32pm

Did a chromecast with bluetooth support get release yet?

I was hoping to get an update to the first generation in the sales.

But looks like it is not available yet.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 10:31pm

corkie wrote: »

Did a chromecast with bluetooth support get release yet?

I was hoping to get an update to the first generation in the sales.

But looks like it is not available yet.

Never heard of such a thing, how would that work?

corkie · 26-11-2018 10:47pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Never heard of such a thing, how would that work?

At a guess it would feed sound by Bluetooth, while casting a show. or the link suggests:-

It’s possible that this would be for connecting peripherals like keyboards and gaming controllers.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 10:49pm

corkie wrote: »

At a guess it would feed sound by Bluetooth, while casting a show.

How would that offer any advantage over WiFi streaming?

corkie · 26-11-2018 11:28pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

How would that offer any advantage over WiFi streaming?

Cast a show to your TV and have sound on a Bluetooth device (coming from chromecast). Still stream over wifi.

Old non smart TV's don't have Bluetooth.

The high horse brigade · 26-11-2018 11:45pm

corkie wrote: »

Cast a show to your TV and have sound on a Bluetooth device (coming from chromecast). Still stream over wifi.

Old non smart TV's don't have Bluetooth.

I'd have my doubts that would work very well. I've had the odd issue with audio sync with some lossy codecs using HDMI passthrough and that's over a cable. Google have only just allowed video Chromecasts be added to audio groups, their reason up to now was that they had no control of the latency over HDMI

Mantis Toboggan · 10-12-2018 8:59pm

Rte player has been updated, looks decent and casting is now available.... Finally!

The high horse brigade · 10-12-2018 9:04pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Rte player has been updated, looks decent and casting is now available.... Finally!

Still no Android TV support

Mantis Toboggan · 10-12-2018 9:07pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Still no Android TV support

A decent android TV should have chromecast built in.

The high horse brigade · 10-12-2018 10:11pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

A decent android TV should have chromecast built in.

Of course it does but I'd prefer a native TV app

corkie · 23-01-2019 12:38am

[IrishTechNews] The New Chromecast Comes to Ireland

Google Store €39.00

^^^ Other bricks and mortar (argos, harvey and currys) might also have the updated version soon

It maybe over kill for some people's needs but a Mi Box S has chromecast ultra builtin.

Also a rumor on reddit that there maybe a Google Android TV dongle in the works.

jozi · 23-01-2019 11:40am

corkie wrote: »

[IrishTechNews] The New Chromecast Comes to Ireland

Google Store €39.00

^^^ Other bricks and mortar (argos, harvey and currys) might also have the updated version soon

It maybe over kill for some people's needs but a Mi Box S has chromecast ultra builtin.

Also a rumor on reddit that there maybe a Google Android TV dongle in the works.

The google link didn't work for me. I thought I read somewhere that the Chromecast Audio was also discontinued?

jimdavey · 28-01-2019 6:20pm

i used to work this yoke. it worked just briiiant. even worked with GARDA website!

Bluefoam · 30-12-2021 8:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/108729391#Comment_108729391

If you want a feature rich device, you need to pay for it... Get a Nvidia Shield, it has Bluetooth... Although it doesn't have the APTX Latency codec, but then you need expensive headphones for that functionality too.

corkie · 30-12-2021 10:01am

@Bluefoam Why quote a 2018 post from a dead thread?

Bluefoam · 30-12-2021 10:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118389691#Comment_118389691

Sorry for upsetting you... It was up close to the top of the category, so I just assumed it was recent. Just shows how little activity is happing on boards in general these days...

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