Hi. I have Moto G5 Plus and I'm going to buy Chromecast. I have 2 questions:
1. When I cast movie from YouTube or Netflix, does screen on my Moto have to be turned on or I can turn off screen to save battery?
2. Battery. Does casting Tales much battery from Moto G5 Plus while it streams for 2 hours? 5%, 10%?
.czarodziej said:
Hi. I have Moto G5 Plus and I'm going to buy Chromecast. I have 2 questions:
1. When I cast movie from YouTube or Netflix, does screen on my Moto have to be turned on or I can turn off screen to save battery?
2. Battery. Does casting Tales much battery from Moto G5 Plus while it streams for 2 hours? 5%, 10%?
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1. Short: Yes you can turn off the screen of your moto.
Long: The phone sends a link to the video file to the chromecast and the chromecast starts streaming. The phone only controls the streaming (pause, stop.. etc.)
2. Casting takes like 5%-10% since your phone is actively following the stream for pausing/stop/start etc.
ckret said:
1. Short: Yes you can turn off the screen of your moto.
Long: The phone sends a link to the video file to the chromecast and the chromecast starts streaming. The phone only controls the streaming (pause, stop.. etc.)
2. Casting takes like 5%-10% since your phone is actively following the stream for pausing/stop/start etc.
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My experience with streaming to Chromecast (actually, a "cast" compatible TV) is that casting a 2 hour movie, provided the screen is off and your not using your device for other things, takes very little battery, maybe 1-2% more than normal since the device is active and cannot sleep. Of course, this varies based on signal strength, background tasks, etc. The G5+ is very battery friendly.
What about Spotify? Can I steam music from Spotify to TV (via HDMI) or Spotify is compatible only with Chromecast Audio?
.czarodziej said:
What about Spotify? Can I steam music from Spotify to TV (via HDMI) or Spotify is compatible only with Chromecast Audio?
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Spotify is Chromecast ready.
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I'm considering purchasing a miracast adapter. Probably a net gear unit. With that said, I was wondering if the adapter only mirrors what's on your screen or can you tell it to display Netflix or YouTube while keeping your phone display discreet. I would like to answer text messages and emails without having people see what I'm doing on my televisions display.
Pop up text messages will show up on your screen while watching youtube
Sorry I wasn't clear enough. I was wondering if I could play a movie on my television and do other things on my phone without it popping up on the tv. example: could I stream Netflix on my TV and play angry birds on my phone at the same time.
This is in the hands of app developers. It will mirror the phone screen unless the app you are running tells the device to display something else.
Yesterday when I cast a Netflix stream to Chromecast, I noticed that a pause/play card appeared on my watch. There's also a second screen to the right with volume controls. I don't know which app is doing that, but while the volume controls work, the play/pause button doesn't. Has anyone else seen this with Netflix, Chromecast, and Wear?
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Yesterday when I cast a Netflix stream to Chromecast, I noticed that a pause/play card appeared on my watch. There's also a second screen to the right with volume controls. I don't know which app is doing that, but while the volume controls work, the play/pause button doesn't. Has anyone else seen this with Netflix, Chromecast, and Wear?
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Yup, same here, exactly. Nexus 5, Moto 360, all up-to-date.
I think it's a Chromecast/Android wear interaction problem. I have the same problem using HuluPlus app, Moto X 1st gen phone, and LG G watch.
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Yup, same here, exactly. Nexus 5, Moto 360, all up-to-date.
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To update, the Wear card play/pause works for YouTube and Play Music on the Chromecast, but not with videos casted from Chrome browser
Hey, peeps. I use my phone to follow some twitch streamers. Problem is that my battery won't last as long as the stream.
The solution is to just listen to the streamer instead of watching thr video (I watch it for the funny commentary).
I can do this with an app called Ace and any third party video player.
This is where my actual problem starts. I have audio lag when the screen is off. When it's turned on it is ok. When I turn it off the audio starts to stutter. I can't figure out why. I've tried different settings.
I'm running full performance settings on my phone.
I tried MX Player, BSPlayer and VLC Player. VLC doesn't seem to have the stuttering issue but it also doesn't allow me to fast forward or backward (on a past broadcast).
GDReaper said:
Hey, peeps. I use my phone to follow some twitch streamers. Problem is that my battery won't last as long as the stream.
The solution is to just listen to the streamer instead of watching thr video (I watch it for the funny commentary).
I can do this with an app called Ace and any third party video player.
This is where my actual problem starts. I have audio lag when the screen is off. When it's turned on it is ok. When I turn it off the audio starts to stutter. I can't figure out why. I've tried different settings.
I'm running full performance settings on my phone.
I tried MX Player, BSPlayer and VLC Player. VLC doesn't seem to have the stuttering issue but it also doesn't allow me to fast forward or backward (on a past broadcast).
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Did you try different kernel/roms? It sounds to me like your cpu/gpu scales to low when screen is off.
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Did you try different kernel/roms? It sounds to me like your cpu/gpu scales to low when screen is off.
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I am on Resurrection Remix with Alucard kernel running the extreme performance profile.
Videos stored on my device don't sutter (even with the screen off). It happens only when streaming. And it's not buffering lag, since it works well with the screen on.
I'll try turning cortexbrain off. Since it supposedly puts the phone into a battery friendly state when the screen is off.
I've been noticing that since upgrading to the S7 I have not been able to use my S7 for streaming music. It happens when I am streaming music through Amazon Prime Music and I am streaming content to my device. After listening for a few minutes the phone will constantly buffer and take 10-15 minutes to gather the data to play the song through. This problem never occurred with Amazon Music on my LG G2. It has led me to give up on streaming music and only rely on local content. Am I missing a setting that limits my data connection with the screen off? I assume it's a setting that I am missing here which limits the data connection while the screen is off. It buffers more consistently while the screen is on. Any thoughts?
Try going into settings/battery/more and apps optimized to unselect Amazon.
Are you currently using greenify? Also, do you get the same results when using other music streaming apps like spotify or Pandora?
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The issue has been fixed. Might have been something with an update.
I have Chromecast set up on my Sony TV. I regularly cast screen from my Moto x, picture quality is superb.
On my new 6t, upon connection of the screen casting, I get a toast that says "screen casting not optimized for this device.". . I can see my phone screen on the TV but it looks very pixelated and just general awful quality - nowhere near acceptable.
Has anyone else had this issue and if not, what method do you use for screen casting? My TV also supports Miracast which is screen mirroring(the 'enable wireless display' option under cast menu) and that fails to connect whatsoever with this device (6t).
Any input would be much appreciated, thank you
&Mod please move to q&a if you can. Accidentally posted in wrong section
I don't have any issues and I cast everything. I have a TMO 6t and I don't have regular cable. It could be an issue with your app? Have you been tied uninstalling and reinstalling? Make sure you are using the official Google app for screen mirroring. It works a lot better than other apps out there
I'm not using an app .I'm using the cast option under connection settings..
Yeah. This is something that has been bugging me since I noticed it a week or so ago. I have a Vizio 4k TV with a Chromecast built in. When I cast the screen of my 6t using the Cast button in Quick Settings, my TV reports it's only receiving a 720p signal. If I cast from YouTube Vanced, Netflix, HBO Go, the TV will report 1080p. If I cast a game from the NHL or MLB app those too are only 720p, although they do appear to be higher quality. However what bugs me the most is when I try to view photos or video taken with the phone's camera. I took some video at 1080p/60fps and when I cast it to the TV using Google Photos it will only cast at 720p and the video looks horrible. Same with pictures.
I tried VLC and it would cast in 1080p but 60fps video was really choppy. Also, if the video is recorded in portrait, it's rotated to landscape on the tv.
I tried AllCast and it cast in 1080p and was smooth with 60fps video. However, it doesn't handle videos in portrait properly either.
Any recommendations for an app that can handle casting local files at it's full resolution that also handles portrait video properly?
I tried it after seeing you having problems, but it works fine for me. It's not as smooth as regular casting (as in streaming via Chromecast, rather than screen mirroring) but there's not much in it. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest, so I was pleasantly surprised.
Hmm interesting..well thank you for the input
My new Oneplus 8pro China 11In2020 build has problem too. Cast quality very poor. What to do? My recent Poco F1 was top notch with little delay. But 8 pro, I did not expect.