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 Chromecast sender error if Chromecast extension is not installed or using incognito

I'm having an error running Chromecast sender in Chrome Incognito or if Chromecast extension is not installed: Failed to load resource: net::ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE chrome-extension://boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd/cast_sender.js Failed to load…
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RemotePlaybackClient, stop() not getting callback

I am attempting to write a RemotePlaybackClient sample app, in part because the one published by Google crashes aapt. I can get RemotePlaybackClient to support play(), and it plays back a video on a Chromecast. However, when I call stop(), to stop…
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Display web sites and web apps with Chromecast

Can Chromecast be used to display a web site or web app? All the sample sender/receivers I've seen so far show how to play videos. The docs posted so far are minimal as best, just an API reference with little explanation what any of it does. I just…
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Android > Chrome Chromecast icon over html5 video position

If there is a Chromecast around and: If the html5 video controls are enabled, the cast buttons shows up in the control bar. If the html5 video controls are disabled, the cast button shows up on the top left. I'd like to disable the native controls,…
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Storing large file in chromecast memory

The problem I made a receiver application that is just showing a video in loop on the Chromecast. The problem is that the Chromecast doesn't seems to be caching the video in it's cache. So the video keeps getting downloaded every time it finishes a…
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Chromecast – Connect to other device session from Chrome

Context When casting from Google Chrome and using the session listener it's possible to join an already created session, this works well when the session is created from chrome, and if the autoJoinPolicy was set to ORIGIN_SCOPED it even works from a…
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Why am I getting this error chrome-extension://invalid

I am facing a wierd problem accessing the Chromecast extension in Chrome. I made a web page and when the user press connect it call the Cast Api and open the dialog to connect to a Chromecast. In some pcs it doesn't work the error that appears is:…
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Chromecast add subtitle while playing video

I can show subtitle(webvtt) using android app using following code MediaTrack subtitle = new MediaTrack.Builder(0, MediaTrack.TYPE_TEXT) .setName("English") …
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How to implement chromecast support for html5 player

I have designed an html5 player with some custom functionalities using js and html5,now i need to add chrome cast option on html5 player like…
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How to Chromecast-enable a website?

This article explains the benefits of a "Chromecast-enabled site": Higher quality: Chromecast-enabled sites can serve high quality content that is best for viewing on TV. This will often means you'll get a full 1080p high definition picture;…
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Detect usage of Google Cast

How to detect if my AndroidTV is currently an Google Cast receiver from mobile/desktop ? How to detect who is currently an Google Cast sender from Google Cast Receiver perspective? How to detect if my Android Phone is currently an Google Cast…
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Chrome Extension Error - Website with Youtube embed video

I have a website that has a embed youtube video. Im getting the following errors but I have no idea why. Im not developing any app for chrome. It is just a website with a video. The errors Im getting are the following: Failed to load resource:…
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What does Chromecast support?

I'm wondering what web technologies the Chromecast supports. I know there's not a comprehensive list as mentioned here but I actually would like a list of supported and performant features. How different is it from normal web development? Is there…
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How do I change the style of the MediaRouteButton in the ActionBar?

I realize I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong with styles and themes but I'm still a bit of an Android newbie so please excuse my ignorance. I'm trying to change the style of my MediaRouteButton from the default dark to light since I…
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NullPointerException in Google Play Services When Calling play() on RemotePlaybackClient

This sample application of mine used to work just fine. Somewhere in the past few months, though, Google updated Google Play Services (and Chromecast itself), and now when I call play() on RemotePlaybackClient for the Chromecast, Google Play…
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