Questions related to Google Cast SDK usage and issues.
Questions tagged [google-cast-sdk]
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Build error - targeted OS version does not support use of thread local variables
What does the below error means? I've never seen this before.
d: targeted OS version does not support use of thread local variables
in __ZN12base_logging10LogMessage5FlushEv for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit…

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Android ChromeCast RuntimeException : Remote load failed. No local fallback found
I am using cast feature in my application. It was working fine but suddenly I can see the increase in the number of crashes on play store console.
I am initializing CastContext properly as defined in the guidelines and Moreover, I am checking that…

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Google Cast custom receiver timing out
Using the Google CAF Receiver SDK, how do we prevent the receiver from timing out and automatically killing the cast session when we're not using the receiver player?
The standard Google Cast use case is to send media from a device to the cast…

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Why is Chromecast unable to stream this HLS video? "Neither ID3 nor ADTS header was found" / Error NETWORK/315
I'm trying to stream some URLs to my Chromecast through a sender app. They're HLS/m3u8 URLs.
Here's one such example URL:…

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No acceptable module found. Local version is 0 and remote version is 0
After adding Bitmovin Cast in Android project I get a lot of same issues from different devices.
This solution didn't help.
GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance().isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(getContext())
- returns 0 (SUCCESS)
But app…

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skipPrevious and skipNext buttons inactive even with items in queue Google Cast iOS Sender SDK v4.3.5 and above
I have an iOS sender application for video streaming that supports queueing and using the skipPrevious and skipNext buttons to skip forward and backward between videos in the queue. The app works with the google cast sdk v4.3.3 and v4.3.4 but I need…

myost
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Style the text color in the "Currently playing" cast screen
I cannot find a way to keep my application style below and display the text in the "Currently playing" popup screen. It's white on white as you can see in the following picture.
It seems textColor is used for the text and colorPrimary for the…

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Retrieve media info from the current track being played on a specific Chromecast
I'm working on a webpage controling what is being played on a specific Chromecast (there are several on the network) but I'm having trouble with the Google Cast SDK.
I don't want a sender app, nor register a for an API key, just retrieve the media…

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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…

Doug Smith
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How to listen to progress on Google Cast in iOS
How can I listen to progress on Google Cast in iOS?
I have implemented cast support in my app based on https://github.com/googlecast/CastVideos-ios but I don't want to use their GCKUIExpandedMediaControlsViewController class to control playback.
I…

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How do I make a game for the chromecast
I want to create a simple game for the Chromecast, where the game is on the TV and the phone is the controller.
I found two possible ways to do this: Google Manager API and Remote Display API, but both seem to be deprecated according to the…

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Casting Youtube video to custom CAF receiver using IFrame approach
I am trying to create a custom receiver app, which can play youtube videos using Iframe approach.
I am not able to find documentation to link the YouTube player to in the cast framework.
Note : I am using the CAF receiver framework.
Basically i…

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Has anyone successfully implemented Google cast sdk with Jetpack Compose? What approach did you take?
I am currently trying to add Google cast sdk to a pure Compose app.
I have hit several issues with various approaches. I am wondering if anyone else has achieved this and if so what approach did they take?
I have tried adding the cast implementation…

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Debugging Chromecast app displays error message
I have a custom Chromecast receiver that isn't working and I'm trying to figure out why. When I cast to it from Chrome on my desktop my app starts up on the Chromecast but the Chromecast dialog just says Connecting...
And although my app does…

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iOS Google Cast SDK 4.4.4 - Duplicate symbols for architecture arm64
Im trying to update the Google Cast SDK from version 4.3.0 to 4.4.4 this due to the fact that the new version contains some fixes for iOS 13.
Since the update I get these build errors. It seems that both React and the cast SDK are using the same…

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