Questions tagged [chromecast]

Questions related to Google's Chromecast device, a dongle that provides hi-definition audio/video on TVs via wifi streaming.

Development Links:

General info: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast

List of Available Apps: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/apps.html

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Google Cast OpenGL ES app

Is the Google Chromecast capable of streaming an OpenGL ES application and if so what should the proper steps be. I'm using a GLSurfaceView on Android and as of current I can find no tutorials or examples for this online.
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Chromecast SDK with m3u8 urls

I have setup the example webserver that comes with the SDK (https://github.com/googlecast/), and it works will the example media file they provide. When I try it with an example m3u8 file it fails…
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ChromeCast - Empty receiver list

I'm developping a sender/receiver application but, in my sender app, in always get an empty receiver list. I did: Whitelist my ChromeCast and my receiver page and I received my App ID from Google Tick the box: "send this Chromecast serial number to…
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Why doesn't Chromecast respect fractional playbackRate values on video elements?

Using the debugger on the sample cast app I try to set a fractional playback value: document.getElementById("vid").playbackRate = 0.5; And the video will not change speed. If I set playbackRate to zero the video will pause. And if I set it to 1.0…
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Using Chromecast Android API to push a URL to the "ChromeCast" App

So far I've been able to write a webpage that pushes a url to the (what I'm calling) native app in the chromecast device. Through this API I can open a "video_playback" app that sends the URL and some other info, just like in this webpage…
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Launching a netflix movie from chromecast sender app

I'm working on a chromecast sender application where I would like to have netflix launch and play the requested movie. However, I can only manage to launch the Netflix application, but it doesn't load the video as I am not sure which parameters I…
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Displaying the MediaRouteButton for Chromecast in the action bar

The Netflix and YouTube apps supporting Chromecast show the MediaRouteButton in the action bar, but the Sender App Tutorial only shows how to display it in a layout. How do you display it in the action bar?
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Chromecast Button only appears after backgrounding the app

Pretty simple situation. Adding a Chromecast button to the toolbar. When the app is first launched, the button does not appear. When I background the app and then bring it to the foreground again, the button appears. And yes, there is a castable…
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Does the Chromecast support casting videos from Reddit? (HLS and Dash videos)

Called proxy with URL http://192.168.xx.xx:8080/3hyw7hwoajn21/HLSPlaylist.m3u8 Called proxy with URL http://192.168.xx.xx:8080/3hyw7hwoajn21/HLS_540_v4.m3u8 Called proxy with URL http://192.168.xx.xx:8080/3hyw7hwoajn21/HLS_AUDIO_160_K_v4.m3u8 Called…
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How can I play audio to a Chromecast when casting a URL to it?

I cast URLs to my Chromecast to display web pages on it, and this generally works fine, the pages run scripts, css and images. However I've not been able to play audio in those web pages. When I cast something like YouTube to the Chromecast that…
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Change the client application name on ChromeCast Default Media Receiver

I want to change the text "Default Media Receiver" which is displayed on the audio playback page of the Chromecast Default Media Receiver, but not the video playback page, to anything but that. I'm developing an Android app. I'm having difficulty…
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Not allowed to start service

I'm working on a streaming application that also has Chromecast integration. According to my Crashlytics console, a significant number of users are experiencing the following crash: Fatal Exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not allowed to…
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Chromecast receiver - extremely poor framerates

We are experiencing severe issues with playback fidelity on Chromecast. Using the most basic implementation of CAF or v2 on the receiver, the video serves perhaps 2 frames per seconds, showing a lot of artifacts. We are using HLS (served via…
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React-Native need airplay and chrome cast feature

I'm eager to know is there any way to integrate google's chrome cast and apple's airplay in react native app ?
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How does Chromecast determine inactivity?

I've made a Chromecast app that displays multiple quotes and the whole idea is to basically connect it to a spare tv/monitor you have lying around and use it to have inspirational quotes change on the screen. But the problem is, Chromecast…
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