Chromecast videos are not autoplaying m3u8 file

Question

I using Google example for work with Chromecast.

Working with mp4 files is correct.

But if I want to use the m3u8 format, the video will not start playing.

If I rewind the video by 10 seconds ahead, it starts playing. But it doesn't play when rewinding from 0 to 9 seconds, even if you rewind before forward for more than 10 seconds.

This is my code:

func playVideoRemotely() {

    GCKCastContext.sharedInstance().presentDefaultExpandedMediaControls()

    let url = URL(string: "http://www.streambox.fr/playlists/test_001/stream.m3u8")

    guard let mediaURL = url else {
        print("invalid mediaURL")
        return
    }

    let mediaInfoBuilder = GCKMediaInformationBuilder(contentURL: mediaURL)

    mediaInfoBuilder.contentID = "http://www.streambox.fr/playlists/test_001/stream.m3u8"
    mediaInfoBuilder.streamType = GCKMediaStreamType.buffered
    mediaInfoBuilder.contentType = "video/m3u8"

    mediaInformation = mediaInfoBuilder.build()

    guard let mediaInfo = mediaInformation else {
        print("invalid mediaInformation")
        return
    }

    if let request = sessionManager.currentSession?.remoteMediaClient?.loadMedia(mediaInfo) {
        request.delegate = self
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '19 at 15:02

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I have not development on an iOS chromecast sender, but have done it on web. If you want the video to autoplay once it is loaded then I believe you need to set the autoplay field on the load options.

answered Mar 29 '19 at 15:02

Allan Guigou

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I have another problem. If I rewind the video for example for 0:50 it will be played. But if after that I rewind it for 0:05, then it will not play. – maxwell Mar 29 '19 at 15:12
When you rewind are you doing it when the content is paused or playing? – Allan Guigou Apr 01 '19 at 12:59
Сontent is playing – maxwell Apr 01 '19 at 13:00
I'm not sure what could be causing that, I tried to reproduce with no luck. – Allan Guigou Apr 01 '19 at 13:54
Is your video playing without problems? – maxwell Apr 01 '19 at 13:56
The only issue I notice when seeking backwards (when playing or paused) is that it takes really long to finish buffering, but this is probably just related to my internet speed. I'm using m3u8 aswell. – Allan Guigou Apr 01 '19 at 16:16

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