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Disconnecting from ChromeCast doesn't stop the video playback

My users are complaining that when they click the disconnect after playing a video, it does not stop the video. Is that something the CastCompanionLibrary should be doing or do I need to trap the disconnect and do it myself? I thought maybe by the…
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Android v3 Cast SDK crashes

I recently upgraded our app to use the v3 Cast SDK provided through google play services. I now get the following exception on devices with google play services that are under 9.1.0 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)  at…
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How to change theme on Dialog Cast Companion Library android

I'm using Cast Companion Library android. I want to change some color like text color, play, pause button to Dark. Right now is in Light color. Any suggestion to do this? This is the screenshot image Thanks
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Android Chromecast Companion Library - subtitle toggle button

I'm using the Companion library for casting video from my app to the Chromecast. Is there any way ho I can add the subtitles / closed captions toggle button so the user will be able to turn them on and off? I'm reading their documentation where I…
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Pushing a "playlist" to Chromecast using CastCompanionLibrary

Using the CastCompanionLibrary, it is simple to send a MediaInfo to the Chromecast API to play it. MediaInfo.Builder media = new MediaInfo.Builder("http://url.to/video.mp4"); VideoCastManager cast =…
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Is it possible to customize VideoCastControllerActivity?

I am using the Cast Companion Library (because it makes implementing some of the design guidelines easier). I do not want to use the VideoCastControllerActivity when playing video and instead want to use my own activity. Does CCL facilitate this…
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I can't get the Cast Companion Library notification to work

I am using the Cast Companion Library and it is mostly working fine, I get the mini player, and also the lock screen controls and the activity for playing content, but I can never get the notification screen to show. I am doing the following when…
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cast.player.api.Host error: cast.player.api.ErrorCode.NETWORK/3018

I have an app which plays Live Channels over Chrome Cast. While most of the channels are played successfully on some channels I get cast.player.api.Host error: cast.player.api.ErrorCode.NETWORK/3018 I've looked around the web and wasn't able to…
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Any way to open googlecast minicontroller seekbar?

As you know while mini controller is open we can click and it opens the popup which includes seekbar. I have used the Cast Companion Library and other features works well. CastConfiguration options = new…
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how do i change the applicationId dynamically for chromecast android

I want to change the applicationId, for the baseCastManager after it's been initialized? Is there a preferred way to do this? mApplicationId. @alinaddaff where are you :) I was just going to use a setApplicationId(String applicationid) method on an…
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Get media current position before disconnecting from cast

Is it possible to get current playing media from VideoCastManager before disconnecting from the cast? I want to save the last progress of current media when the user manually disconnects from cast. I used VideoCastCosumer method onDisconnected()…
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Cast Companion Library MiniController rendering error

The MiniController button from the companion library works fine and does exactly what it needs to do, but in our project there is always a rendering error in the preview pane (in XML mode) in every layout where we implement the MiniController…
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Issues adding Chromecast support to Android App

I am attempting to integrate Google Cast into my app. I am using the CastCompanionLibrary. Integrating it is simple. ActionBar is updated with the Cast Icon. I can connect to my Chromecast devices. However, when I attempt to invoke playback, I get…
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How to force caption support using Chromecast Companion Library

I am revamping my chromecast implementation to use the Companion Library (https://github.com/googlecast/CastCompanionLibrary-android) Currently the only way to have the caption button visible on post KITKAT is to have the users enable captions…
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Not able to be notified when casting menu item is clicked using Cast Companion Library

I'm using Cast Companion Library version 2.7.0, I'll update soon to the latest (2.7.4) ;) My problem is I am not able to be notified when casting menu item is clicked. My code: @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)…
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