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Chromecast Apps Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

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    #92
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Is there a way to prevent it updating?


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    #93
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Is there a way to prevent it updating?

    I think by rooting, but the new f/w patched the root exploit, so I don't know.

    I do know that my CC would not update via the hacked router, to allow Smart DNS, and I could not cast to it until I reverted the router to normal, i.e. no static routes for google DNS, 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4

    It updated straight away once I reconnected after return to normal.

    I then reverted to my Smart DNS, and all was OK.....

    except Netflix Android update via my provider SmartyDNS, [the old/previous Netflix still works!!!]

    It is a problem with Smarty, coz I tried with a different provider, and AOK.

    So, they are gettin the bums rush asap.


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    #94
    Ste05
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭Ste05


    How did you change the DNS settings on your Chromecast without Root??


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    #95
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Ste05 wrote: »
    How did you change the DNS settings on your Chromecast without Root??

    You can't , you have to change the settings on your router instead.


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    #96
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    Ste05 wrote: »
    How did you change the DNS settings on your Chromecast without Root??

    Why router do you have?

    You need static routes set up, or a DD-WRT enabled router.....

    http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

    I did a pictorial guide for the old eircom netopia somewhere here, I'll dig out a link if you need it, the process is easy.


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    #97
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    My chromecast updated today and since it has it's not working at all. It takes quite a bit of time to connect to my wireless network but once it does my phone cannot find it to cast anything to it. Everything from all cast,chromecast app and other apps we don't mention here cannot find it.

    Anyone have any advice?


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    #98
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    My chromecast updated today and since it has it's not working at all. It takes quite a bit of time to connect to my wireless network but once it does my phone cannot find it to cast anything to it. Everything from all cast,chromecast app and other apps we don't mention here cannot find it.

    Anyone have any advice?


    The most obvious thing to do would be to factory reset it. But don't be tempted because you could possibly end up with a paperweight (Not a good one at that).

    Maybe try reconfiguring the network settings on the device.

    Hopefully Google is working on another update to fix the bugs in this one.

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



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    #99
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    corkie wrote: »
    The most obvious thing to do would be to factory reset it. But don't be tempted because you could possibly end up with a paperweight (Not a good one at that).

    Maybe try reconfiguring the network settings on the device.

    Hopefully Google is working on another update to fix the bugs in this one.

    Thanks Corkie.
    That's so disappointing! Mine is now completely useless but thankfully I resisted the reset. Google better get a move on with that update.


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    #100
    Ste05
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭Ste05


    irishpancake wrote: »
    Why router do you have?

    You need static routes set up, or a DD-WRT enabled router.....

    http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

    I did a pictorial guide for the old eircom netopia somewhere here, I'll dig out a link if you need it, the process is easy.
    Unfortunately, I have one of the Sky BroadBand routers and AFAIK you can't update the DNS on them, or certainly I wasn't able to find a simple way to do it last time I checked. :(


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    #101
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    My chromecast updated today and since it has it's not working at all. It takes quite a bit of time to connect to my wireless network but once it does my phone cannot find it to cast anything to it. Everything from all cast,chromecast app and other apps we don't mention here cannot find it.

    Anyone have any advice?

    Answering my own Q just in case this happens to anyone else.

    I read that pulling the usb cable out for a few mins and then putting it back in can fix this problem and so far it seems to have worked for me, mine is again connecting to wifi and my phone can find it and cast to it.


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    #102
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Answering my own Q just in case this happens to anyone else.

    I read that pulling the usb cable out for a few mins and then putting it back in can fix this problem and so far it seems to have worked for me, mine is again connecting to wifi and my phone can find it and cast to it.

    Good to hear the old solutions still work!!!

    When I worked for eircom, the first solution we tried was always jiojii.....[jack it out jack it in]

    fixed a lotta stuff, and meant you could have an early lunch, maybe even a pint......:p

    back in the day, its amazing just how many liquid lunches were consumed :o


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    #103
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    Found out about this method on another forum

    If you have windows PC, enable home sharing in network settings and windows media player


    By doing the above you can then use apps (avia, allcast or localhost) to cast to your PC.


    Regards
    John

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



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    #104
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    corkie wrote: »
    Found out about this method on another forum


    By doing the above you can then use apps (avia, allcast or localhost) to cast to your PC.


    Regards
    John

    corkiejp?? John Paul.....?? 1979??

    I mentioned SMB and Networking from NAS/PC here, using Localcast....

    http://www.touch.boards.ie/thread/2057267396/7/#post92004413
    I would recommend Local Cast for local media now, no need for Plex for most stuff.

    For CC supported fiile formats, or use handbrake s/w to convert.

    EDIT: for clarity.....shares from Laptop/PC/NAS via smb [Windows sharing settings] or dlna [local media server needed].

    https://play.google.co...tefanpledl.localcast

    So, you can cast to a PC/Laptop without Allcast receiver by utilising SMB??


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    #105
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    irishpancake wrote: »
    corkiejp?? John Paul.....?? 1979??

    I mentioned SMB and Networking from NAS/PC here, using Localcast....

    http://www.touch.boards.ie/thread/2057267396/7/#post92004413


    Sorry, I never consider using local media casting from windows to other devices before.

    Your link above is broken, but from your quoted text, it would not reveal to people that you could cast to windows media player.


    I did more searches to find what else I could do with the WMP and DLNA and found this link.


    Which led to me to getting the app BubbleUpnP (has chromecast support) and the corresponding BubbleUPnP Server for windows.


    I paid €3.49 for the BubbleUPnP license which gives me transcoding of videos while casting.

    My windows media player is busy scanning my 1TB external hard drive to include my videos and music in the libraries, so I can access/cast them from my android devices.


    The above is much easier than trying to setup a plex server which for some reason would not work for me when I tried.

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    #106
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    corkie wrote: »
    Sorry, I never consider using local media casting from windows to other devices before.

    Your link above is broken, but from your quoted text, it would not reveal to people that you could cast to windows media player.


    I did more searches to find what else I could do with the WMP and DLNA and found this link.


    Which led to me to getting the app BubbleUpnP (has chromecast support) and the corresponding BubbleUPnP Server for windows.


    I paid €3.49 for the BubbleUPnP license which gives me transcoding of videos while casting.

    My windows media player is busy scanning my 1TB external hard drive to include my videos and music in the libraries, so I can access/cast them from my android devices.


    The above is much easier than trying to setup a plex server which for some reason would not work for me when I tried.

    Thanks corkie, that works perfectly on my laptop, via WMP, casting with Localcast, Allcast and Bubble. I haven't tried the Bubble server, as vids play OK.

    It is a good alternative to watch certain stuff from an unmentionable source on a PC/Laptop!!!


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    #107
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    irishpancake wrote: »
    Thanks corkie, that works perfectly on my laptop, via WMP, casting with Localcast, Allcast and Bubble. I haven't tried the Bubble server, as vids play OK.

    It is a good alternative to watch certain stuff from an unmentionable source on a PC/Laptop!!!


    Your welcome!

    Just to clarify you only need the server and license to transcode videos on the fly.

    It's the first app that I have found that can transcode .ts videos successfully. (From my saorview box.)

    The BubbleUPnP app has use's beyond just chrome casting. For example it allows me to browse/play content on my Nexus 7(2012) from my media stored on my PC.


    Edit: Additional benefit by running BubbleUPnP on two android devices. You can play content from the other device.

    For example Nexus 7(2012) with limited storage can play content from the sdcard in my xperia z1.

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    #108
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    corkie wrote: »
    Your welcome!

    Just to clarify you only need the server and license to transcode videos on the fly.

    It's the first app that I have found that can transcode .ts videos successfully. (From my saorview box.)

    The BubbleUPnP app has use's beyond just chrome casting. For example it allows me to browse/play content on my Nexus 7(2012) from my media stored on my PC.

    yeah, bubble is great....another use I found:

    http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp

    Audio cast...it's an Xposed Module....and it is so simple.

    Simply install and activate the module on your rooted Android device.

    Then it integrates with Bubble, as an Audio Cast button for any renderer in your Nework which is DNLA enabled, like a Smart TV, ChromeCast TV, or an Internet Radio (I got this one recently....fantastic.

    So, on your Android, Start Spotify, or Pandora (yeah, in Ireland!!!), on Bubble select the renderer you want to cast to, TV or Radio, and it sends your Playlist to that device...

    like so:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_6v52QSP4


    So, you need the paid version to get more than 20 minutes play.

    It just works....brilliantly.


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    #109
    MBSnr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭MBSnr


    Question about Localcast for those who use it.

    From my phone works fine - keeps the screen on and even if I lock my phone it still continues play back via the chromecast.
    Using the exact same app from my tablet and it doesn't keep the screen from locking - but as soon as the screen locks the playback pauses. Meaning I have to use the phone....

    Any ideas on why the tablet is doing this and not the phone?


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    #110
    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    MBSnr wrote: »
    Question about Localcast for those who use it.

    From my phone works fine - keeps the screen on and even if I lock my phone it still continues play back via the chromecast.
    Using the exact same app from my tablet and it doesn't keep the screen from locking - but as soon as the screen locks the playback pauses. Meaning I have to use the phone....

    Any ideas on why the tablet is doing this and not the phone?

    Some tablets are probably supported well enough..some not.
    Send some feedback to app developer, what tablet/ what os etc


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    #111
    irishpancake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭irishpancake


    Probably nothing to do with the OP, but the dev of Localcast has had his access to Google Drive suspended....

    this is where he stores the API for his two Apps, including Local Cast :(

    See G+ announcement and info here:

    https://plus.google.com/109720416927515295704/posts
    radApps - Stefan Pledl
    Shared publicly - 18 Sep 2014

    LocalCast, Beat:

    my Google account (not this one), which I use for development got suspended due to suspicious activity.

    That's what I get when I want to log in:

    "We've detected unusual activity. For your protection, we've disabled your account."

    What does this mean to you:

    The only thing that seems to be affected is Google Drive right now. The Google Drive access for all my apps seems to be blocked.

    The receiver app for LocalCast still seem to work, but it is stored on Google Cloud Storage and could be affected too in the future. If you get an error message like "receiver app timed out" then it is down.

    I'd change the location of the receiver app to something else, but guess what I need to log into the Chromecast Developer Console... So I can't change that.
    radApps - Stefan Pledl
    General Discussion - 19 Sep 2014

    I have two apps which access Google Drive:

    - Beat (a music player which streams from drive)

    - LocalCast (can cast movies from drive to the Chromecast).

    Yesterday both api projects got removed from the api console. I can see that they weren't deleted, because I can access the LocalCast project from the billings tab (billing was enabled for the cloud storage, the receiver app is hosted there).

    I have no idea why this was done. I got no email.

    Is the only way to contact Google about this, paying the 150$ per month for the silver support here https://cloud.google.com/support/ ?


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    #112
    dunnetd
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭dunnetd


    Hi,

    Just looking whether to buy chromecast and wanted some advice, I have a Moto G 4G & a LG G PAD so will the phone not work with it due to not yet supported? I presume the LG PAD will work if someone can advise. Presumably if you play media on VLC you can mirror it to your TV?

    Thanks


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    #113
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    dunnetd wrote: »
    Hi,

    Just looking whether to buy chromecast and wanted some advice, I have a Moto G 4G & a LG G PAD so will the phone not work with it due to not yet supported? I presume the LG PAD will work if someone can advise. Presumably if you play media on VLC you can mirror it to your TV?

    Thanks


    Both your device's should be able to use the chromecast, using apps to do so. (Re-read thread for suggested apps, when you get it.)

    Screen Mirroring may not work on your devices but can be enable on some rooted KitKat devices (see link in my posts).

    Even if you get screen mirroring working, it probably won't be a reliable way to cast media (performance wise). You better off using dedicated apps for casting video/media files.

    My favorite app so far has to be BubbleUPnP.

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    #114
    jozi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    I can confirm that screen mirroring won't work on the g pad, not mine anyway.

    Must read the last few pages of the thread myself, looks to be a fair bit of info


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    #115
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Quick question: If i am casting via AllCast from an internet streaming app does my phone battery get run down more than it would for Netflix or another app that has chromecast functionality?


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    #116
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,630 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    neacy69 wrote: »
    Quick question: If i am casting via AllCast from an internet streaming app does my phone battery get run down more than it would for Netflix or another app that has chromecast functionality?

    Not that I have noticed.


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    #117
    dunnetd
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭dunnetd


    Hi, where do you recommend the best place to buy the chromecast?


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    #118
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,630 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    dunnetd wrote: »
    Hi, where do you recommend the best place to buy the chromecast?

    Got mine in Tesco,39.99.


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    #119
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    https://cast.google.com/chromecast/redeem/

    Free three month trial of NowTV for chromecast users in the UK. Maybe we can get it to with some messing around? My internet is acting the maggot so I can't check myself tonight.


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    Delboy5
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭Delboy5


    If i want to cast a website thats streams a video whats the best app for this?

    I tried just casting the tab from chrome and its a little "laggy".......any way around this?


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    #121
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,140 ✭✭✭corkie


    Delboy5 wrote: »
    If i want to cast a website thats streams a video whats the best app for this?

    I tried just casting the tab from chrome and its a little "laggy".......any way around this?


    You could use vidcast for html5/mp4 videos. If the videos are flash based then your stuck with Tab Casting.

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