Database Info

Possible to remove Chromecast?

Hi. I have a Chromecast at home which I use my nexus 7 with. I find it very annoying on my nexus 5 when I play videos the chrome cast button is always there.
Is there a way to completely remove it from my nexus 5? I never want to use Chromecast on my phone.

imtiax said:
Hi. I have a Chromecast at home which I use my nexus 7 with. I find it very annoying on my nexus 5 when I play videos the chrome cast button is always there.
Is there a way to completely remove it from my nexus 5? I never want to use Chromecast on my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do u have the Chromecast app on your Nexus 5? Maybe you can disconnect it.

Primokorn said:
Do u have the Chromecast app on your Nexus 5? Maybe you can disconnect it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I don't have it. Chromecast is built into Android

imtiax said:
No I don't have it. Chromecast is built into Android
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No it's not. "Chromecast" is a separate app for Android in the Play Store. Some other apps also support it (have it "built in") natively like YouTube but the Android OS itself/on its own, does not.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

CPNowell said:
No it's not. "Chromecast" is a separate app for Android in the Play Store. Some other apps also support it (have it "built in") natively like YouTube but the Android OS itself/on its own, does not.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So why do we have the 'Cast Screen' option in the quick settings if it's not built into the OS?

imtiax said:
Hi. I have a Chromecast at home which I use my nexus 7 with. I find it very annoying on my nexus 5 when I play videos the chrome cast button is always there.
Is there a way to completely remove it from my nexus 5? I never want to use Chromecast on my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U mean in the quick toggles? The only way to remove it i know of is use cataclysm rom
Sent from my Android 5.0 Nexus 5

EddyOS said:
So why do we have the 'Cast Screen' option in the quick settings if it's not built into the OS?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Point taken, however, that is just (device) screen mirroring which was, up to and including KitKat, still "in beta". Now, of course, it is baked in to Lollipop but I would argue that it's not really the same as the full "casting" offered by the Chromecast support built in to Apps like Youtube or BBC iPlayer which send their stream at its native resolution and that the "Cast Screen" option in the drop down settings is a much lighter "load" on the OS than a full Cast (since it is only the device's native screen). So, why the OP feels the need to "remove it", I don't get?

imtiax said:
Hi. I have a Chromecast at home which I use my nexus 7 with. I find it very annoying on my nexus 5 when I play videos the chrome cast button is always there.
Is there a way to completely remove it from my nexus 5? I never want to use Chromecast on my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. Turn off your Chromecast
2. Get your phone off WiFi.
3.If your modem supports different bands, use default band for Chromecast, and another for your phone.
But seriously? A little button is that much of an annoyance?

s6 DLNA

on my s5 when i played a video i had the small icon on the top of the player when i hit it i could stream it to my tv or xbox ect.
i read that The video player has been simplified too and the DLNA view is gone. You can still send video files to DLNA players or use screen mirroring.
how do you send the video to dlna players now ?
the only way i can find to do this is to open quick connect then select the files i want to play then stream them, less then ideal and slow at going through the multiple steps.

bUMP ... in the night ....
anyone at all please ///

The S6 isn't officially supported for screen casting yet. Expect to see see that icon return to the stock player then. I have been trying to play with chromecast screen casting and it is crashing constantly. Hopefully they update the chromecast app soon. As for DLNA I haven't seen an option For it in the stock software, grab bubbleupnp from the play and you can stream again.

Lancer-AM said:
The S6 isn't officially supported for screen casting yet. Expect to see see that icon return to the stock player then. I have been trying to play with chromecast screen casting and it is crashing constantly. Hopefully they update the chromecast app soon. As for DLNA I haven't seen an option For it in the stock software, grab bubbleupnp from the play and you can stream again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ya hoping they bring back that icon to the stock player , i ben useing bubbleupnp but much prefer stock dlna icon , thanks for the info.
hmm As for DLNA does any 5.0x devices have it working ? guessing no

So? any idea if dlna is gonna be Supported on s6?

In the video player, hit More->Share->View Content On.

flu13 said:
In the video player, hit More->Share->View Content On.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi guys. On my old Galaxy S5 in the video player i was able to see and play movies directly from an external HDD connected to the router (nearby devices tab). Now on my new Galaxy S6 Edge i can't do that anymore. Someone knows how can i see and play movies form the external HDD connected to an Asus router? Thanks!

flu13 said:
In the video player, hit More->Share->View Content On.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No that doesnt work. I confirm no dlna on s6 after 5.1.1 upgrade.
Looks its a strategy of samsung because note 4 doesnt have dlna as well (and didnget it long after launch).
But no one seems to care about here? Im pretty decieved , but now sony are making great phones. I will trade mine for z4 or 5 if i find the oppurtunity
Bye samsung
---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:22 PM ----------
Lancer-AM said:
The S6 isn't officially supported for screen casting yet. Expect to see see that icon return to the stock player then. I have been trying to play with chromecast screen casting and it is crashing constantly. Hopefully they update the chromecast app soon. As for DLNA I haven't seen an option For it in the stock software, grab bubbleupnp from the play and you can stream again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Note 4 doesnt yet have it and was launched sept 2014. No it was dropped on purpse by samsung. Sadly i didnt know that before i bought s6 . No review mentionned it because it strangely dsnt look important for most users i assume.

Download a 3rd party app like Skifta! It worked on an older phone. It's the best dlna app.

3ayachi said:
No that doesnt work. I confirm no dlna on s6 after 5.1.1 upgrade.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As fun as it is to be indirectly told I'm either A) wrong or B) lying, I promise you that this works on my S6 after the 5.1.1 upgrade. I use it all the time. Maybe it's carrier-specific? What carrier are you on? What video app are you using?
And when you say "That doesn't work" (tech support person's dream), what do you mean? Do you not see the option? Do you see the option, but no destination? Do you see the destination, but the content doesn't transfer?

flu13 said:
As fun as it is to be indirectly told I'm either A) wrong or B) lying, I promise you that this works on my S6 after the 5.1.1 upgrade. I use it all the time. Maybe it's carrier-specific? What carrier are you on? What video app are you using?
And when you say "That doesn't work" (tech support person's dream), what do you mean? Do you not see the option? Do you see the option, but no destination? Do you see the destination, but the content doesn't transfer?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry for the misunderstand, I dont want to tell you are lying. The option exists but it doent work with windows media player on my pc (that is my only use of dlna since i have no connected tv ..) with the exact same configuration that used to work with my s4
Im under 5.1.1 / 920f / windows 10 / wmp
So could you tell if it works with your pc ?
Moreover samsung didnt mention its dlna support at launch (wich i thought they simply forgot such a basic feature ) neither announced it was back wih 5.1.1
Sorry again for any bad impression i left earlier.

3ayachi said:
Sorry again for any bad impression i left earlier.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, and no worries. My response was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
I think the problem stems from you asking about something different from the initial question. The initial question was how to send content from the phone to the TV, which is what I answered, and which does work, and which is, I believe, DLNA.
What you seem to be asking about is how to view content from your PC on your phone. I'll admit that I had a mighty struggle with that, even on the S4, so I have never tried it with the S6. If you got it working on the S4, you're already a step ahead of me. I never bothered with trying to do it on the S6, and if I want to view content on my phone, I just transfer it over either by hooking up a cable or by using FileDrop, although the latter is kind of slow.

Now I can be more precise about my problem. I can't share content between WMP under windows 10 and my S6 , thing that I did easily with my S4 with the same configuration.
I thought first that it was due to DLNA incompatibility since it was not present in the S6 launch. But now I tried on a smart TV and it works great. Still though I can't detect my phone with WMP and vice versa. I think that is DLNA as well so no reason it doesn't work.
If someone can do than it should come from my settings. Otherwise It's something samsung deleted.
Edit: third party DLNA apps work well.. so the problem is with samsung video app. What a shame they drop such options!

ChromeCast and Galaxy S6

Hello to all,
i would like to know if Chromecast works well on the Galaxy S6 with:
1) ScreenMirroring ?
2) 1080p 60fps made with the phone (smooth playback on TV) ?
3) 4K made with the phone (smooth playback on TV) ?
I really would like to buy this phone and because of the missing MHL port i want to know if it works fine with the above mentioned points.
Thanks a lot
RubenMMS2

Someone with the S6 and Chromecast that could gave this info?
thanks and best regards
RubenMMS2

sgs4 experience
i'm still waiting for the s6 but i have a s4 and a chromecast dongle
when samsung didnt changed anything i'm afraid the default "screen mirroring" function will not find your chromecast
it is only supported by samsung tv/dvd/etc..
you can add a AllShare Cast hub because as far i know this is the only supported receiver
BUT you can allways use the chromecast app to mirror your screen wich works quite well with most things
1080p is ok but i suppose 4K will not work well...

I'm afraid that clonednull is right. I have an S6 and a chromecast and it doesn't find it when using the built in screen mirroring. You have to use the Chromecast app to initiate it.
I had no idea this would be a thing. It used to worked with Nexus 5.

Could this be a Google issue and not Samsung?
The s6 is not on the list of supported devices at the moment. One can hope.
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6059461

It is working quite well. I bought one for my partner which works with my S6
You have to use the Chromecast app, but Screenmirroring is supported, as are some of the basic apps like Youtube.
But of course the quality is not as good as it would have been using an MHL-Adapter( if that was possible).

bsechain said:
It is working quite well. I bought one for my partner which works with my S6
You have to use the Chromecast app, but Screenmirroring is supported, as are some of the basic apps like Youtube.
But of course the quality is not as good as it would have been using an MHL-Adapter( if that was possible).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's working for me on the s6. I didn't watch a whole movie, but I got it to connect with Amazon instant video with screen mirroring. When you first turn on Chromecast in the upper left there is a menu that says "devices." In that menu you will find screen mirroring. It says it's a beta version.

There are already 2 things about this phone that Irk me.. Both being chromecast compatibility and MHL. I hope these issues can get worked out ASAP. dont know why samsung could not make the device at least MHL compatible...

Question Amazon prime music

anybody use Amazon Music? Been using Google, but wanted to try Amazon since free. After installing notice casting option not there. It show on wife's non Samsung phone, but not mine. Nope, cant cast from app.
Anybody able to get this to work, or does it natively work for you? If so, did you k stall from somewhere other than Google play store?

mt2020 said:
anybody use Amazon Music? Been using Google, but wanted to try Amazon since free. After installing notice casting option not there. It show on wife's non Samsung phone, but not mine. Nope, cant cast from app.
Anybody able to get this to work, or does it natively work for you? If so, did you k stall from somewhere other than Google play store?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't answer your question about casting. I do like Amazon Music though. I use the payed version because the streaming music fidelity is very high. AFAIK Tidel is the only other choice for high fidelity.

OK, for others, figured this out. There is a bug on family plans Prime where only main Prime member can cast. All other family users can only cast if logged in as main account holder... Which screws up personalized playlists.

Mine doesn't work well for casting. If I have it on the TV and am cleaning or whatever where I am not touching my phone it stops every song or two until I touch the phone...
No other service does this for me.

whoamanwtf said:
Mine doesn't work well for casting. If I have it on the TV and am cleaning or whatever where I am not touching my phone it stops every song or two until I touch the phone...
Maybe you need to set the app to never close in the battery saver menu.
No other service does this for mMaybe e.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

whoamanwtf said:
Mine doesn't work well for casting. If I have it on the TV and am cleaning or whatever where I am not touching my phone it stops every song or two until I touch the phone...
No other service does this for me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While I don't use Amazon's music service, I did find that my preferred media player was being limited by the Samsung "Background usage limits". I put the app into the "never sleeping app" list and then it continued to work well when the phone went to sleep or screen locked. Hopefully this willl tip help you.

So the answer is... Broken. Amazon admits won't work properly with anyone other than Primary Amazon account holder. So, I used my wife's account to log into music and it works, however stupid Amazon didn't keep log in on the app separate from other Amazon apps so all Amazon apps think I'm the primary and that won't cut it, particularly for Amazon shopping as I get her lists and history,.

Question Screen Mirror missing on Pixel 7 Pro

Hey all.
I preordered the Pixel 7 Pro, rooted it right out of the box and have been using it for months now. Overall it's been a great phone but I'm **STRUGGLING** with some basic things that bug the crap out of me and I'm reaching out for some input.
First of all, the x64-only architecture. I know there's nothing you or I can do about it, but it's BS that Google introduced it without any warnings at all.
I fully realize that app developers need to update their software to be compliant with the future, that's a given, but there are several that still haven't updated their app to be compliant that I used multiple times per day. Things like where their app incorrectly identifies my Pixel 7 Pro as a tablet with a weird resolution and it automatically adjusts to a split screen while in portrait mode, making everything illegible. That one sucks because it's my invoicing program that I've got years of invoices in. Another app FC every time I try to full-screen the app - unbearable when it's the app for your security cameras. BOTH devs have been notified months ago and still no progress on a fix even though they've updated their apps a half dozen times since then.
Second, the screen mirror function is completely missing from my Pixel 7 Pro. I'm unclear if it's something I've done or if Google made it so this is the new "normal".
On my previous phone, a OnePlus 7 Pro, running Derpfest A12, I could pull down the shade, tap "Screen Cast" and it would find my 2 Chromecasts AND my Samsung TV and would connect to the TV with one more tap.
On the Pixel 7 Pro, it only sees the 2 Chromecasts, no TV is found at all. Yet I can cast Youtube directly to the TV without any extra button presses, no issues at all - just cannot mirror my screen like on the OP7P.
In my screenshots, note that my Chromecast devices are named "trojan.B and trojan.D", that's to help deter the neighbors from even trying to connect LOL.
OnePlus 7 Pro Cast settings: (notice the "Enable wireless display" option at the upper right that's 'hidden' under the 3 dots)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
And my Pixel 7 Pro Cast settings: (note there is no 3 dots where I can enable wireless display and that the TV doesn't show up at all)
Have I done something to disable casting to my TV? This is driving me nuts. Everything I've read online and watched in youtube vids shows that this *should* be possible.
I've gone into Google Home and set up everything that's available in there, but the TV still doesn't show up.
Third thing that's KILLING me about this phone is that Viper4Android doesn't work because there is no x64 driver (yet). Of course this is subjective. I prefer V4A over everything else, have been an avid user of V4A for years and have custom built profiles for each of my devices. I'm currently just skating by with Wavelet, but I've tried JamesDSP and I can get kind of close, but it's not like V4A for me.
I know that there are some people working on it and that they're making progress with a new x64 driver and the app overall, but man, this one really hurt.
If I had known that my new $1100 phone was going to be this much trouble for me, I would've just stuck with the OP7P or went in a different direction. I'm currently feeling like I spent $1100 to be partially disabled and unhappy with what's supposed to be the best phone on the market.
Ideas and thoughts that are helpful are much welcomed.

Huh?
I can cast perfectly with just the stock quick tile

You are correct on Google springing x64-only architecture. However we all were notified that the future will be 64 bit only system 2 years ago. Second screencast works just fine on my phone, there is even a quick settings toggle. V4A was a great App prior to Android 13. It was the main reason why I even root .All developers were giving a 2 year notice to be 64bit compatible. Developers are the ones to blame for them not working on the Pixel 7 series. Luckily JamesDSP is a great alternative to V4A. Loudness, bass and clarity are pretty close to profiles I used in V4A.

Screen mirroring was removed from Android when Marshmallow was released in 2015. Natively Android now only uses Chromcast or DIAL which is what YouTube uses, OnePlus will have implemented their own solution to re-enable it.

HipKat said:
Huh?
I can cast perfectly with just the stock quick tile
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what I'm talking about and what doesn't work on my phone. At least I know I can factory reset and get that functionality back I guess.
I literally did nothing weird to my phone, I rooted it right out of the box and installed my apps but my Screen Cast toggle only shows the 2 Chromecast devices and not the TV. Same network, same subnet, no VPN or firewall in between - it's my internal network! (I literally install end-user internal networks for a living)
Thanks for the screenshots verifying it's possible. Something is obviously borked with my phone.
schmeggy929 said:
You are correct on Google springing x64-only architecture. However we all were notified that the future will be 64 bit only system 2 years ago. Second screencast works just fine on my phone, there is even a quick settings toggle. V4A was a great App prior to Android 13. It was the main reason why I even root .All developers were giving a 2 year notice to be 64bit compatible. Developers are the ones to blame for them not working on the Pixel 7 series. Luckily JamesDSP is a great alternative to V4A. Loudness, bass and clarity are pretty close to profiles I used in V4A.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, I realize about the x64 architecture, and I don't want to go backwards. I also realize it's 100% the dev's fault. 2 years is a long enough time to completely recode their app if need be, but it's like it caught some of them off guard. FWIW, their apps do install but our screen resolution forces the app to think it's a larger screen than it is and so when they use split screen in portrait mode, it's truncated or bunched up all together, or it simply FC the app. The apps work perfectly just like they used to other than this.
As for JamesDSP, I can't make it work right. I mean, I can get kind of close, but I actually get frustrated before I can get it close enough to my liking. Like you, I have only rooted my last couple phones for V4A and was severely disappointed to learn that it can't even be installed on the P7P. For whatever reason, JDSP just doesn't do what V4A did for me.
MrBelter said:
Screen mirroring was removed from Android when Marshmallow was released in 2015. Natively Android now only uses Chromcast or DIAL which is what YouTube uses, OnePlus will have implemented their own solution to re-enable it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe I didn't use the correct wording?
HipCat shows that when they hit the "Screen Cast" QS tile, they can select their TV and it mirrors exactly what's on their phone. I assume that what we're looking at in HipCat's screenshots is indeed a direct phone to tv cast. When I tap my Screen Cast QS tile, it shows the 2 chromecasts in the house but not the TV, whereas my OnePlus 7 Pro shows them and the TV too and when I select it, it mirrors what's on my screen.
The TV is a 2020 Samsung 75" Q60, it's been able to do this with my OP7P and my older Galaxy S8+

Pixel doesn't support Miracast screen casting (wireless display) and hasn't for years. It's an intentional design and it doesn't matter what your old phone could do. Same reason we can't do video out over USB.
Some newer TVs do support Google's casting protocol and can use that for true screen mirroring. I've seen some LG and Sony TVs do that.

Psychlone said:
Maybe I didn't use the correct wording?
HipCat shows that when they hit the "Screen Cast" QS tile, they can select their TV and it mirrors exactly what's on their phone. I assume that what we're looking at in HipCat's screenshots is indeed a direct phone to tv cast. When I tap my Screen Cast QS tile, it shows the 2 chromecasts in the house but not the TV, whereas my OnePlus 7 Pro shows them and the TV too and when I select it, it mirrors what's on my screen.
The TV is a 2020 Samsung 75" Q60, it's been able to do this with my OP7P and my older Galaxy S8+
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's correct. And I assume all your devices are on the same Network, right?? It's an odd problem for sure

Psychlone said:
First of all, the x64-only architecture. I know there's nothing you or I can do about it, but it's BS that Google introduced it without any warnings at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Google advised devs about a year ago that x64 only was coming and they to plan accordingly

Psychlone said:
Maybe I didn't use the correct wording?
HipCat shows that when they hit the "Screen Cast" QS tile, they can select their TV and it mirrors exactly what's on their phone. I assume that what we're looking at in HipCat's screenshots is indeed a direct phone to tv cast. When I tap my Screen Cast QS tile, it shows the 2 chromecasts in the house but not the TV, whereas my OnePlus 7 Pro shows them and the TV too and when I select it, it mirrors what's on my screen.
The TV is a 2020 Samsung 75" Q60, it's been able to do this with my OP7P and my older Galaxy S8+
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Looks like Hipcat is casting to an Android TV (as well as a raft of Google products), as i said screen mirroring (well Miracast) was removed from android in 2015 and if you have had another phone working it is because they have added a solution of their own.

MrBelter said:
Looks like Hipcat is casting to an Android TV (as well as a raft of Google products), as i said screen mirroring (well Miracast) was removed from android in 2015 and if you have had another phone working it is because they have added a solution of their own.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You know, I hadn't even considered that

I've been working with this awesome developer who figured out how to screen mirror from a Pixel phone to a Samsung TV via DLNA.
This app is in beta, but IT WORKS!!!
The app is called Screen Mirror Max
Screen Mirror Max - Apps on Google Play
Multi-Screen Mirror to Chromecast and Roku TVs with Audio, also to Web Browser
play.google.com

So weird. I have noticed this too when I was using my Pixel 6 Pro. I could still cast to my Samsung TV until I upgraded to Android 13. Once I was on A13, the same Samsung TV could no longer be casted to from the same phone.
It is unfortunate, however, it is what we currently have. I snagged a 4K Chromecast in order to use casting again, however, the quality and aspect ratio is rather horrible via the Chromecast vs how it was with direct casting to the TV. So, needless to say, but I haven't used casting ever since these changes went into effect.
Side note, but the lack of video transmission over USB-C kinda stinks too. I mean, you technically can over USB-C if you buy a specific adapter for around $50 - $60, however, it results in too many cables sitting around. Additionally, the quality still is not as good as it should be over a wired video connection and the audio doesn't transfer properly (as it transfers with around -75db volume) =(.
Moral of the story from these changes would be to buy a new television that has more modern app features built in so that you no longer need to stream from your phone. However, we don't all have an extra few thousand dollars laying around to purchase a new television, haha. So, I've settled to lose my good eyesight sooner and to just squint at my phone instead lol.
To remedy this, I think that I will get the Pixel Fold once the price drops to around $1000 flat. At that price, along with my store credit and my P7P trade-in, I am hoping that I can get it for around $300. But, of course, one can always wish =P.

moniec15 said:
I've been working with this awesome developer who figured out how to screen mirror from a Pixel phone to a Samsung TV via DLNA.
This app is in beta, but IT WORKS!!!
The app is called Screen Mirror Max
Screen Mirror Max - Apps on Google Play
Multi-Screen Mirror to Chromecast and Roku TVs with Audio, also to Web Browser
play.google.com
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey that's awesome if it actually mirrors the screen without an website work around. I'm trying to use it and it seems it will only cast videos or photos and stuff and not actually mirror to my Samsung. I'm probably doing something wrong but I haven't had a chance.to really work out the UI yet.

chetly968 said:
Hey that's awesome if it actually mirrors the screen without an website work around. I'm trying to use it and it seems it will only cast videos or photos and stuff and not actually mirror to my Samsung. I'm probably doing something wrong but I haven't had a chance.to really work out the UI yet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I'm not sure what you're doing on your end but I can straight up screen mirror.
Like I said, there is a delay, but screen mirroring works from my Pixel 7P!