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.
Hello.
So far I've never had difficulties watching videos (via Wi-Fi and using Samsung video player) on my Samsung TV. But I've reinstalled my (custom) Rom and since then my videos displayed on TV have jerky movements. Unfortunately I deleted the Samsung video player and now I have to use screen mirroring functionality that could be the problem. I tried reinstalling the Samsung video player (via different apks found on internet) but it failed.
So, could someone help me reinstall the Samsung video player on my note 3?
Thanks in advance!
Issue with Chromecast function
I switched from Chromecast to a Nexus Player today because I use my Chromecast (v1) all the time and the media player on my new TV sucks so I wanted to use Kodi and Chromecast in one device. Kodi works very well with the Android M preview but I'm having an issue with the Chromecast function. There is some strange smoothing or interpolation thing going on. For example when I'm streaming something from ShowBox or a local file from my phone via LocalCast or BubbpleUPnP the picture looks sped up. In fact I initial though there was some motion smoothing enabled on my TV. But there was not. The sound is also out of sync.
This only happens on the Nexus Player, the Chromecast (old version) does not have that issue.
Does anyone know why that happens and how to fix it?
Edit: I found a posting with the same issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/general/nexus-player-soap-opera-effect-v5-1-t3068551
Apparently it was introduced with Update 5.1 and only happens when apps use the native Android video player. Any idea how to fix that? TVHZ did not fix it btw. I'm pretty sure I'm SOL but I'm asking anyway.
Phone info: Rooted (Dirty Santa) VS99513A Security Patch Level December 1, 2016
Problem: Youtube App - almost all videos will initially show the static video preview screen, but will then go black as soon as ad and/or video starts. Audio is fine throughout.
I can play YT video from the Chrome browser on the phone (after disabling hardware acceleration).
I've cleared data/cache from YT app. I've uninstalled/reinstalled YT app. Reinstalled all YT updates, etc. Don't know what the issue is. Annoying.
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Phone info: Rooted (Dirty Santa) VS99513A Security Patch Level December 1, 2016
Problem: Youtube App - almost all videos will initially show the static video preview screen, but will then go black as soon as ad and/or video starts. Audio is fine throughout.
I can play YT video from the Chrome browser on the phone (after disabling hardware acceleration).
I've cleared data/cache from YT app. I've uninstalled/reinstalled YT app. Reinstalled all YT updates, etc. Don't know what the issue is. Annoying.
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Start playing video then swipe to dismiss it. Play the video again and it should work. Happens to me on a modded version I have and usually that fixes it.
I'm experiencing the same issue. It only works through swipping down with Youtube modded version.
Really miss the official YouTube app.
Any help .. ?
Hello
I have trouble with playing videos since update 6.3
Every time I want to play a video for first time, the video sticks for about 10 seconds and then it continues playing normally...
I tried below solutions:
Clearing cache and data
Reinstalling the application
Also I always use Google play store to install and update my applications.
Thanks for your help