I can cast most things. But Slingbox, Showtime, and Starz are having issues casting to Nexus Player.
The other Chromecasts I have in the house work perfectly fine with these 3 apps. But casting to Nexus Player doesn't work for those apps.
Anyone else having these issues?
Edit: I am using an iPhone 6
I came to post the exact same thing! Showtime and starz both don't cast to nexus player. I tried using different frequencies on wifi and used a USB to ethernet adapter on player until I finally tried the apps to my chromecast with no issues. This is a major bummer! I also noticed that when casting HBO GO voice wasn't in sync with video. Nexus Player is definitely buggy hopefully they push out a bug squashing update soon.
ok. Well at least it's not just me. I posted on google forums as well. Maybe a google employee will see it? Hopefully they know about it.
Are you on android? Don't think it's an OS thing...
I also tried it from starzplay.com to nexus player. That doesn't work either. So I think it is a problem with nexus player casting. Some bug fix is needed.
Funny I have an app that works when casting to a nexus player but not on chromecast. Seems like there is more to the googlecast protocol than I thought. I thought the implementation would be the same on all devices.
Sent from my Nexus 5
I can add casting chrome desktop doesn't work to the Nexus Player either. I get a black screen (just like with showtime app). Again works perfectly fine with chromecast. I hope this gets resolved soon. Another thing I noticed is the HDMI-CEC. I can cast things to the player and it will turn on the player but it doesn't change input if the TV is currently on like the chromecast does.
Devices I've used with same results are Nexus 5 (lollipop), 10(kit kat), and Acer Chromebook 13.
vudu showtime anytime abc all dont work properly, yet android and windows screen mirroring and windows chrome tab casting works much better, i was able to sideload hbogo, maxgo, showtimeanytime, and vudu ....which can all be used with a mouse and keyboard combo like the logitech k400 as long as you have a microusb otg to usb hub
Netflix via Chrome wasn't working for me
I had problems last night getting Netflix to load from my OS X box running Chrome. I clicked the Cast button in Netflix and I just got the spinning/loading icon. I then went to the Chrome Cast Extension, and "no devices found" showed up. When I went to Youtube, the Chrome Cast Extension showed the device.
I haven't tried restarting browser, but just wanted to see if anyone else was having similar issues.
I am also experiencing the same issue with Slingplayer on my iPhone 6. The cast icon appears within the player of the Slingplayer app, and my Nexus Player shows up as the cast device. However, when I select the Nexus Player, I just get an endless spinning/loading icon.
Also having some casting issues!
Previously had a Chromecast and everything I had worked great with it.
With the Nexus Player though, I have two apps that don't even give me the option to cast anymore (Vudu, Disney Movies Anywhere). It is like they don't "see" the Nexus Player as a cast capable device. Every other app I have works fine (Netflix, YouTube, Flixster, Twitch, Google Play Movies, etc).
So is the Googlecast part of the Nexus Player just different enough that apps written specifically for the Chromecast don't work with it or what?
Orbiting234 said:
Also having some casting issues!
So is the Googlecast part of the Nexus Player just different enough that apps written specifically for the Chromecast don't work with it or what?
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The guy who developed the Videostream app pretty much said exactly what you said. They are not exactly the same. Unfortunate because I bought the Nexus Player for it's casting feature over Wifi AC and it turns out it doesn't work for the main website I want it to work for.
Solving Google Cast to Nexus Player Issue.
HI there,
Issue: the Chrome cast app in the Google Chrome browser no longer 'finds' the Nexus Player (Windows 8.1).
Fix: 1) Unistall the Chrome cast app in the browser.
2) Navigate to your AppDate file in the Windows user folder (view, shown hidden files etc.)
3) Find and delete the Chrome Cast app data.
4) Reinstall the Chrome Cast app in the browser.
Finding the app data in step 3), above can be a chore, as it will depend on your particular Chrome browser's configuration. You may need to go to other Windows or Google forums to learn how to locate the file.
Cheers.
Hi, I received my Nexus Player two days ago and i have a problem with cast tab from Chrome for Windows PC.
Some pages cannot cast, only pages with "official" cast function. With Chromecast i can cast any page without problems
¿Where is the problem? Thanks in advance.
Note: Google Cast version 22246
Same issue - cannot cast from Chrome to Nexus Player
I have the same issue - I cannot cast from Chrome on my notebook to Nexus Player. However my notebook can cast to other Chromecast (sticks). As you said, on Chrome browser a Youtube page WILL cast to Nexus Player, but I suspect this is using the native application on the Player.
Finally, my Nexus 9 and kitcat phone can cast to the Nexus Player without issue, just not the Chrome plugin for by notebook.
Have you found any solution?
jobumaru said:
Hi, I received my Nexus Player two days ago and i have a problem with cast tab from Chrome for Windows PC.
Some pages cannot cast, only pages with "official" cast function. With Chromecast i can cast any page without problems
¿Where is the problem? Thanks in advance.
Note: Google Cast version 22246
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sbochene said:
I have the same issue - I cannot cast from Chrome on my notebook to Nexus Player. However my notebook can cast to other Chromecast (sticks). As you said, on Chrome browser a Youtube page WILL cast to Nexus Player, but I suspect this is using the native application on the Player.
Finally, my Nexus 9 and kitcat phone can cast to the Nexus Player without issue, just not the Chrome plugin for by notebook.
Have you found any solution?
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Try to reboot the device, i don't now why but solve my problem.
Possible Workaround
I think I finally figured out a workaround!
1) Install Google Cast (Beta)
2) Go to settings, option
3) Under Additional receiver IPs, add the IP from your Nexus Player.
4) IP address can be found by going to setting, clicking on your wireless network, & viewing IP address
After doing this and clicking casting too, the IP address should be listed and you should be able to cast to it!
Hope this helps everyone else having problems.
All,
I am trying to test out the chromecast features of my device, specifically from the chrome browser on my Windows 7 machine to the Shield. I have installed the chrome extension but it never finds the Shield device. According to my research, youtube.com as well as a few other sites are cast enabled however when I go to youtube.com, there is no cast icon in the player window. All devices are on the same network although on different bridged routers but this doesn't appear to be a factor since I can cast from my Note 5 from cast enabled apps with no issues regardless of which router my phone's connected to.
Has anyone had success casting from Chrome/Chrome Tabs to the Shield?
Thanks!
Seems to be working for me. Have you clicked the "Google Cast" button in the toolbar?
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Seems to be working for me. Have you clicked the "Google Cast" button in the toolbar?
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Ok, I figured out that it was the browser/machine I was using. I suspect it's some firewall/security software. When I tried it from another machine it worked.
I recently got the Gear VR and the main way people choose to watch what the person is seeing is by mirroring the screen to their Chromecast or Nexus player. So I've downloaded the app but when I go to devices, it shows my player and even says ready to cast but there's nothing I can do from there. I can cast from the youtube app but I cannot mirror the screen. Anybody know of a fix or another option? I've tried using 3rd party apps like Mirror OP but they have performance issues (when they even want to work that is) plus casting doesn't cause any performance issues for the Gear VR.
Same happened to me.
What you have to do is.
1. Uninstall Google Cast
2. Re-Install
3. Open app
- Do not go to cast screen yet.
4. Close app
5. Close from recent app also.
6. Re-open it is going to give you another tutorial for Google cast.
7. Now you should be mirror your screen directly.
Same happen to me and it took me a while to figure out. Let me know if that worked!
Hello, I am trying to cast my photos and videos from Gallery to my LG WebOs smart TV and I get the error in the screenshots attached. Can you think of a solution for this? thank you very much.
PS: I dont want to use the screen cast, but the casting function included in the Gallery.