Nexus 6 background video playback - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Buddy of mine has stock uprooted Nexus 6 and all his videos (including YouTube) keep playing with screen off. How is this even possible ? He doesn't even have music key with YouTube and no background playback settings, other vids on websites etc also play with screen off for him

Does he have a Google Music subscription? I do and that comes with it. Pretty handy at times.

yea it is, love that feature! but yea, you havs to subscribe to google play music, that feature is a bonus part of it

Like I said, he doesn't have any subscriptions and she doesn't even have those additional settings in YouTube app. ALL videos in ALL apps play with screen off for him

kolyan said:
Like I said, he doesn't have any subscriptions and she doesn't even have those additional settings in YouTube app. ALL videos in ALL apps play with screen off for him
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well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.

simms22 said:
well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.
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All Nexus 6's came with that. I agree with your assessment of the situation.

simms22 said:
well, then he has an account. i had a free 6 month account recently, maybe he has the same, but forgot. because that is the only way it will happen. only way.
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He doesn't have any account, and like I said, he doesn't have any settings in YouTube associated with any account or background playback (I do, he doesn't) and its not just YouTube, its all videos. When I shut my screen off my videos stop, his continue playing

Could be an xposed module. Namely "YouTube Background Playback". But it's not currently working, in need of an update.

Волк said:
Could be an xposed module. Namely "YouTube Background Playback". But it's not currently working, in need of an update.
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He is not rooted.
At first I thought it some Youtube glitch, but when we tested other apps they all work with screen off

kolyan said:
He is not rooted.
At first I thought it some Youtube glitch, but when we tested other apps they all work with screen off
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and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.

simms22 said:
and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.
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no he cant because he doesnt have free or paid subscribtion

There's no setting in youtube. It's not designed to play in the background. The fact it does is probably due to some app or something.
A reset will fix it but all data will be lost. Otherwise, remove apps 1 at a time until you find the culprit.

danarama said:
There's no setting in youtube. It's not designed to play in the background. The fact it does is probably due to some app or something.
A reset will fix it but all data will be lost. Otherwise, remove apps 1 at a time until you find the culprit.
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theres not a single issue posted anywhere about youtube playing in ths background. as far as i know, having the google play service, either free or paid, is the only way to get it to play in the background.
edit.. i did find a way around this, but it appears to be the only way.. https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-the-background

simms22 said:
theres not a single issue posted anywhere about youtube playing in ths background. as far as i know, having the google play service, either free or paid, is the only way to get it to play in the background.
edit.. i did find a way around this, but it appears to be the only way.. https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-the-background
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I'm sorry, if this sounds rude, but I don't think you've been reading the thread properly and you keep repeating the same irrelevant thing.
The OP is not asking HOW to get all videos to keep playing in the background as a request.. The OP is asking for help BECAUSE all videos ARE playing in the background, when they shouldn't be.

Well I am not really asking for help. Its my buddies phone and he is totally fine with this glitch. I just wanted to know how it's all possible. I do have Music Key and with that subscription Play Music settings look a bit different and YouTube App settings as well have extra options, his phone doesn't have any of that.....and I repeat, its not even rooted, its been working like this for him since he purchased it new

kolyan said:
Well I am not really asking for help. Its my buddies phone and he is totally fine with this glitch. I just wanted to know how it's all possible. I do have Music Key and with that subscription Play Music settings look a bit different and YouTube App settings as well have extra options, his phone doesn't have any of that.....and I repeat, its not even rooted, its been working like this for him since he purchased it new
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It's a glitch.
The only way to get YouTube to do that is xposed.
I guess I owe @simms22 an apology. Seems it's me not reading properly.

It is a glitch, but its just very weird

hey, does your buddy get a notification in the status bar when he has a video playing in the background?
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hey, does your buddy get a notification in the status bar when he has a video playing in the background?
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simms22 said:
and i bet he can listen to any band or any song using google play music, thats what happens when you either use a free subscription or a paid subscription for google play music.
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No, he can only do screen off with whatever app in foreground, background playback doesn't work

Funny my YouTube background playback recently stopped working and I do have the subscription.

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Google Music Beta Not Working on Thunderbolt

So I got my Google Music Beta on Monday (5/23) and was ecstatic. I've started uploading my music (currently at 2000 songs and going) and can access them online via music.google.com. The issue I'm encountering is on the Thunderbolt. All of Google's documentation says it should be a simple matter of hitting settings under the music application and telling it which account to use. I don't even have a settings option on my music player. I have the most recent one and have reinstalled from the market.
I've found some threads suggesting using the Xoom Music Player which will sync the phone music to the cloud, but that does not really solve my problem. Has anyone else gotten a similar issue, or better yet, a resolution. Also I'm currently running DasBAMF 1.6.3 Android 2.2 using the standard DasBAMF kernel.
Thanks
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So I got my Google Music Beta on Monday (5/23) and was ecstatic. I've started uploading my music (currently at 2000 songs and going) and can access them online via music.google.com. The issue I'm encountering is on the Thunderbolt. All of Google's documentation says it should be a simple matter of hitting settings under the music application and telling it which account to use. I don't even have a settings option on my music player. I have the most recent one and have reinstalled from the market.
I've found some threads suggesting using the Xoom Music Player which will sync the phone music to the cloud, but that does not really solve my problem. Has anyone else gotten a similar issue, or better yet, a resolution. Also I'm currently running DasBAMF 1.6.3 Android 2.2 using the standard DasBAMF kernel.
Thanks
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You need the new Music apk
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music
I have the new Music app, I'm not retarded
I didn't try it when I was running remix 1.6.3, but I updated to das bamf 2.0-5 and it works great for me.
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aaronjohnson said:
I have the new Music app, I'm not retarded
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Well it works on my end with the new music apk
aaronjohnson said:
I have the new Music app, I'm not retarded
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Like he said, you need the new apk. Unistall the version you have, go to the market and download it again. Press the menu button, go to settings, select your email account to link it with Google Music, and then come back here and apologize.
k, well, guess what, I uninstalled the music app, reinstalled it (let it be known that it was the same version, again no music settings) I'm going to the route of upgrading to 2.0.5
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k, well, guess what, I uninstalled the music app, reinstalled it (let it be known that it was the same version, again no music settings) I'm going to the route of upgrading to 2.0.5
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That's odd because the same thing happens to me when I flash a new rom. The auto restore feature installs Google Music but I always have to uninstall and reinstall from the market to get the settings menu. My apologies, maybe you have to be on Gingerbread but that doesn't sound right.
It works fine on Froyo.
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Guys this is ridiculous, I upgraded to the dasBAMF 2.0.5 in an effort to correct this, I'm still not getting a settings option. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it, still nothing. Any ideas?
Nvm, it finally showed up on dasBAMF 2.0.5 after uninstall and reinstall twice, I can see why its still in BETA
Thunderbolt
I am having the same issue and have uninstalled and reinstalled four times. Did you do anything besides uninstalling and reinstalling?
Make sure you guys have music syncing. Go to accounts and sync/gmail and make sure music is selected
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Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought the new beta synced music from my phone to the web based music.google.com and vice versa? I uploaded music from my PC to the web based and it shows up, but doesn't show up on my phone. Consequently the music on my phone doesn't show up on the web based either.
You have to sign in through the music app first and then it syncs the listings with your phone. You have the option to make songs, albums, etc.. available offline if you choose too.
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You have to sign in through the music app first and then it syncs the listings with your phone. You have the option to make songs, albums, etc.. available offline if you choose too.
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I've signed in on my phone and it recognizes my google account. I just thought music I had on my PC would be accessible on my phone.
WormDoes said:
I've signed in on my phone and it recognizes my google account. I just thought music I had on my PC would be accessible on my phone.
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When you setup the Music app on your system, did you specify what folders you wanted to be added to your library? I have it syncing with my iTunes library but you can also specify a specific folder if that's where you keep your music. After it uploads it should be available on any of your Android devices and computer browsers.
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When you setup the Music app on your system, did you specify what folders you wanted to be added to your library? I have it syncing with my iTunes library but you can also specify a specific folder if that's where you keep your music. After it uploads it should be available on any of your Android devices and computer browsers.
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I have it set to pull my music from Windows Media on the web based. It still hasn't shown up on my phone, though. If I make the music available offline on my phone will it then show up in the web based?
To fix mine I had to also upgrade to Android 2.3.4 via dasBAMF 2.0.5, and clear data for the music app, uninstall, reinstall, rinse repeat.
Due to the latest warning put out by JCase, I'm back to dasBAMF 1.6.3, and I can't get the damn Android Music App to work. Is anyone at all running android 2.2 (rooted) and successfully using the cloud music feature of the Music Beta

[APP] Simple (unrestricted!) YouTube app [V0.3] - Updated

Hey all,
I was tired of not being able to find certain video's in the popular YouTube apps out there in the MP. So I decided to throw a quick and simple app together which (at least for me) is able to locate and play the same results as the desktop version of YouTube.
So VeVo video's etc and other copyrighted stuff normally not available on mobile is available with this app. Please let me know if it also works in Germany.
Let me know if there is any interest, i might do further development. It is very basic now and all built in one day. Dont expect too much of it. Quick and simple, enjoy it!
Xap is attached...
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Thank you! Great App!
I tried it on my Omnia 7 and It works fine, but some videos aren't smooth, for example Pixie Lott - Turn It Up by pixielottvevo in Standard Definition.
If you could fix it, it would be perfect
Thanks again!
I have to say that it is so nice to have a YouTube app that has a wonderfully clean interface, allows us to watch ALL videos, and runs so smoothly. Haven't noticed anything about choppy video playback. I don't mean to discredit the other wonderful Youtube apps available but the clutter that comes with them seems unnecessary and very distracting. It is my belief that most users are just searching and watching and the "featured", "most played", and most "discussed" sections of other apps are overkill. This is the perfect replacement for the HTC YouTube app which for most of us has to be sideloaded(like this one of course) but which also doesn't play copyrighted videos. Please, please, please keep it simple and focus on optimization if anything if future updates Even the simplicity of your icon is perfect!!!! And the use of the native player without the overlay and extra options is great as well!!!!
Yes that was indeed my intention. Ill fix the crash bug when there is no internet (stupid wp7 apis need 100 try catches).
Also Ill probably implement something like search on channel and add the possibility to read comments. The main focus is to get ALL videos supported.
Also I have no control over the smoothness of playback as it is handled by native wp7, could be a crappy encoded video. Or maybe a memory issue (restart might fix it?). So I cant really optimize on that regard.
I might add a pivot to move to the left for comments and related videos? Seems usefull I think. And perhaps allow one to click on the name of the publisher/channel so I can load up those videos.
Thanks for the positive and useful feedback!
Very nice, I never noticed that the videos were restricted (via metrotube or anything).
I also like how minimal this is, straight to the videos is great.
AshleyT said:
Thank you! Great App!
I tried it on my Omnia 7 and It works fine, but some videos aren't smooth, for example Pixie Lott - Turn It Up by pixielottvevo in Standard Definition.
If you could fix it, it would be perfect
Thanks again!
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Make sure your phone is not connected to the pc as this will disturb smooth playback. It can be that the video is badly encoded or a memory issues. I pass the playback directly on to the wp7 media player.
Updated! Added some more features and some refinements. I think ill also implement the reading of comments, not sure if ill implement also commenting itself as that would require login etc which is quite some work.
Nice additions (authors, playlists by search). Simple but something I think a lot of users use a lot. Comments might be nice, seeing as the your UI design allows for it once you've selected a video (there's space for it). I know its your app but i really think you have something here and dare i say you could easily charge for this and make some money other than the ads. Although the ads are hardly noticeable due to the way you've implemented them. Videos load faster and smoother than any other app out there. They are right on par with the HTC Youtube app. I might be alone in this, but Im happy that you took out the "featured videos" that load when you start the app. I can search and be watching what I want before most other apps have even loaded. Stellar. I love the white background as well but might I suggest a black theme (might go nice with the metro dark theme if thats what a user is running).
Thanks
Yes I can get it into the mp without ads, Im only afraid I can not use these logos and name and ill have to use a non branded name than. Ill have to think about maybe an in app pay system to remove the add. But all this will come much later. Will still have to design a start page and implement comments.
Should i use a button to toggle the comments or a pivot?
i would recommend a pivot. That way it gives the user the option to look at them if they want. I would assume it will allow for a quicker load of the "play video" page but it will still leave the option available if the user wants. Also, a pivot will add to the already nicely implemented "metro" theme. To be perfectly honest, the ads are minimal and very non-invasive. I would have no problems if you just left them and Im sure most other people would agree. Of course, entering the marketplace etc. is something I can't speak to. Any plans for a dark theme.
dosnt seem to play age restricted videos and no log in option available is their a way around this?
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sunspark said:
dosnt seem to play age restricted videos and no log in option available is their a way around this?
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No login implemented yet. Ill look into the age restricted stuff later. With unrestricted I mean whether users can watch vevo etc.
Also Ive not specifically looked into germany as germany may get different results (in the xmls it specifically states restricted DE... Can any german guy confirm whether VEVO returns a result?)
The login might come but that needs more work, the simplicity and availability to play desktop results were first. Its quickly built
@yeahyeahyeah1981: good news man, I implemented a pivot with comments and related videos its looking nice. I still have a tiny problem with losing the instance so ill have to implement some saving and loading but that will be done somewhere this week and that ill post the newer version
Dark theme no plans yet. But should not be too hard to implement, ill just need to cut out the logos and dont like that haha other than that its just binding to variables find and replace Black with {Binding ForeGroundColor} and same for white. But I also need to make settings etc.

Lyrics not showing up in music player

Lyrics not showing up in music player. When i tried the same mp3 in ipod touch, I can see the lyrics. anybody facing the same issue?:crying:
I tell you you're not the only one... I'm not sure about this but seems like HTC One is slow on fetching lyrics depending on the country your in.
same, however sometimes when I do get the lyrics, it ends up being the wrong one.
Consider yourself lucky then... Had 170+ mp3 here on my phone for over a month now have yet to see any lyrics showing up eversince
This has nothing to do with the HTC One. It has to do with the very limited GraceNote Media database. I have only found a few albums that have lyrics. And sometimes only two or three songs on the album have them.
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This has nothing to do with the HTC One. It has to do with the very limited GraceNote Media database. I have only found a few albums that have lyrics. And sometimes only two or three songs on the album have them.
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This I might agree... I do have mp3s that are widely famous though... Really don't understand why gracenote doesn't have them. Maybe I should try some lady gaga songs and Psy songs lol! I heard they are blockbuster hits :silly:
atgmartin said:
This has nothing to do with the HTC One. It has to do with the very limited GraceNote Media database. I have only found a few albums that have lyrics. And sometimes only two or three songs on the album have them.
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Hi there!!
Could you tell us any song that you were able to see the Lyrics?
I haven´t been able to see a single Lyric yet.
Thanks!!!
memuller said:
Hi there!!
Could you tell us any song that you were able to see the Lyrics?
I haven´t been able to see a single Lyric yet.
Thanks!!!
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Grizzly Bear - 'Sheilds' album has lyrics for all the songs on the album. In fact, on one song (and only one), the lyrics were displayed karaoke style on the background, in addition to being available to scroll through.
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A few others that probably no one knows: some songs by Fog '10th Ave Freakout' album, I think 5 out of 13 songs, and the last 2 songs on the 'For Hero: For Fool' album by Subtle.
Ok, I downloaded the album, played the same song you show (Yet Again), and nothing happens.
It looks like It depends on the country you are. (I'm from Santiago, Chile).
Going to try using some kind of VPN, and try again.
Thanks!!!
memuller said:
Ok, I downloaded the album, played the same song you show (Yet Again), and nothing happens.
It looks like It depends on the country you are. (I'm from Santiago, Chile).
Going to try using some kind of VPN, and try again.
Thanks!!!
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Hmm, strange. Good luck! But judging by the hit rate I'm having with lyrics, you aren't missing much!
memuller said:
Ok, I downloaded the album, played the same song you show (Yet Again), and nothing happens.
It looks like It depends on the country you are. (I'm from Santiago, Chile).
Going to try using some kind of VPN, and try again.
Thanks!!!
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Same with me. Download Grizzly Bear - 'Sheilds' and I have no lyrics. I am from Czech Republic
Could you by chance share the exact same mp3 you had lyrics on? I'm not sure but maybe it's on the meta tags or whatever but having the actual file should solve some of the mysteries of this lyrics thingy.
Ok, today I downloaded TunnelBear to create a vpn to USA and music showed Lyrics instantly.
It completely depends where you access. Thanks all for your responses.
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memuller said:
Ok, today I downloaded TunnelBear to create a vpn to USA and music showed Lyrics instantly.
It completely depends where you access. Thanks all for your responses.
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I tried TunnelBear but still without success
Hi all.. News and good ones.
After connecting with TunnelBear, and successfully being able to see Lyrics, today I open the music player. I'm in my mobile network, no wifi or VPN and to my surprise, Lyrics works!!!!
Problem solved.
Try to connect your phone through a VPN to USA or Europe, once you can see Lyrics for the first time, Disconnect from the VPN and enjoy forever .
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I tried TunnelBear but still without success
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You also have to switch your phone language, for example select language to English (United States).
I find soundhound app from play store
Will
1) find song title of any (most) music you play, whether played on your phone or any other device near your phone
2) displays lyrics
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium
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memuller said:
Hi all.. News and good ones.
After connecting with TunnelBear, and successfully being able to see Lyrics, today I open the music player. I'm in my mobile network, no wifi or VPN and to my surprise, Lyrics works!!!!
Problem solved.
Try to connect your phone through a VPN to USA or Europe, once you can see Lyrics for the first time, Disconnect from the VPN and enjoy forever .
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Thank you so much!!!!
memuller said:
Hi all.. News and good ones.
After connecting with TunnelBear, and successfully being able to see Lyrics, today I open the music player. I'm in my mobile network, no wifi or VPN and to my surprise, Lyrics works!!!!
Problem solved.
Try to connect your phone through a VPN to USA or Europe, once you can see Lyrics for the first time, Disconnect from the VPN and enjoy forever .
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Yeah! Really works! Thanks!

Latest Pandora App Contains Chromecasting Code

The latest update of the pandora app:
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The app_id for the chromecast receiver is going to be Pandora_App. Can't be used until Google/Pandora push the receiver app to the Chromecast repository. You could theoretically run it on an emulator but it's impossible to determine what the proper URL is for the app.
Along with the other new of mentions of Pandora on a non-live Chromecast page (don't remember the details), I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes official along with Kit Kat and the Nexus 5. Supposedly as early as tomorrow (10/31).
That would be a nice treat
Pandora is working.
Can't wait to test
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Still no luck for me.
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Since we can't use Pandora in Canada without jumping through some hoops, I'm really hoping that Rdio follows suit.
EarlyMon said:
Pandora is working.
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Same here.
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EarlyMon said:
Pandora is working.
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Yep, should be working for everyone (if it's not working you only need to reboot the chromecast).
upload
Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself
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What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.
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What is weird about Pandora's Chromecast support is when you switch your source in the app (Chromecast to phone for instance) it doesn't sync up and starts playing a different song. That is really the only annoying thing about the app that I've noticed so far.
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It also does not allow you to control from multiple devices without interrupting the music. I really wish they implemented this like Netflix app in that you can seamlessly move between devices (phone, tablet, etc)... Even more shocked Google didn't do it right (Netflix way) with Google Music...
rd2000 said:
Anyone who could post the apk ? Its "not compatible" with HTC one, but i'd like to try that out for myself
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What he said....
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What he said....
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I think he can't see Pandora app in play store because he's outside US. So, he's asking someone to share the Pandora. Apr file. But I don't think it would work, unless he uses a vpn
I update the pandora app on my nexus 7 and my motorola droid razr maxx. I see the cast button on the nexus 7 but not on the droid. Is it in a different place for the phone app or shouldn't it be in the upper right hand corner?
I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.
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I'm not horribly keen on the Pandora app at the moment I watched it play through a couple of songs and there's areas that are 100% static. This means for TV's that have risk of stuck pixels you can't use the app for long periods of time without risking leaving images stuck on your screen.
Pandora needs to add a dynamic screen similar to the one used by Google Music for the stuck pixels to not be a risk.
I have noticed if I'm listening to a song on my phone I can cast it to my Chromecast without it changing. However if I disconnect the song is forced into a change. So there is that lack of a clean switch going from casting to not casting. I only hope that any forced changes by a disconnect isn't consider a "skip" and count against that number.
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Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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Since the Pandora update, I set my TV screen to black to avoid that. It just made sense cuz Pandora has always been a static image. Even on my laptop, I'm surfing the web and never leave my display on Pandora. Plus, the UI is ugly.
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My tv doesn't have an option to go black, maybe turning down the brightness and contrast all the way or something.
strange I'm only noticing ads while connected to chromecast and casting to my TV (ad pops up on the tv screen once in a while and I can't skip songs as much as I want). If I disconnect and just skip songs on my nexus tablet I get no ads or limited skips. Anyone else notice? Don't know how this could have anything to do with Chromecast
simultaneously chromecasting pandora ?
is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?
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is it a possibility to simultaneously chromecast the same pandora app throughout the house..?
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As in to multiple TVs?
Since each Chromecast is independent (think micro computer accessing Pandora), even if you managed to get the Pandora playlist point the same on all Chromecasts, they'd still all be receiving a separate and individual data stream, so sync would not be 100%. You'd probably get weird echo/reverb effects if you can hear more than one player's audio.
It's like if you and your friend both brought up the same YouTube video on two phone/tablets. Even if you both hit play at exactly the same time (and didn't get interrupted with an ad), each phone/tablet is getting a separate on-demand video "feed" and decoding it. Your playback would likely be close in time with identical hardware, but still no guarantee.
The proper way to do multi-location playback is via multicast streaming, which is more like an over-the-air TV broadcast. The "feed" is broadcast, and any number of receivers can "tune into it" and they'll get whatever is being broadcast at that time.
But I don't think Pandora can do that...
So back to your original goal, the easiest way would be to use an HDMI distribution device or splitter (be mindful of HDCP compliance, not sure Chromecast requires it, but it probably does) so the same signal is going to your multiple locations in the house.
You could put a Chromecast on each TV and switch cast destinations (I do this with YouTube sometimes), but that will give you breaks between moves as things reconnect. Don't forget to turn off the TV when you leave.

Touchless control - music

I can't seem to do the 'okay Google Now play *track name*' anyone of you can successfully do it? Thanks in advance
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I can get it to play a song, but it's hit or miss most of the time. Sometimes I say play the song title only and it works, other times I say the artist and song title and it works. Other times in both scenarios it responds incorrectly taking me to the web, or sates it can't start the "instant mix". It's all over the place really, a crap shoot. I'm on 4.4.
Same here. The ghost in the machine has a temper.
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Mine won't play music either.....which is the only use I'd have for touchless control. Now touchless control is frozen. No other use for it. Personally.
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Mine actually seems to work pretty well most of the time. Maybe the fact that all of my music is uploaded on Google play music helps out?
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I could never get it to play what I wanted. So I just made an app via Tasker app factory that will just play whatever I had playing last. I just tell it to "Open App, 'Start Music'" and it will. Not perfect but better than the randomness of what they were doing.
All it ever does on my Dev edition is search the Web, darn it
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mine also just goes to search ?
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I have the same problem here (Opening a Music Track w/ Touchless Controls)..Is there a work around for this problem? I can really imagine myself using this command being very useful to me, Does somebody know how to fix or make this work?
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I have the same problem here (Opening a Music Track w/ Touchless Controls)..Is there a work around for this problem? I can really imagine myself using this command being very useful to me, Does somebody know how to fix or make this work?
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i have problems too with music playing
u can try "ok google now listen to Lady gaga" and make Google play default player
danger2u said:
i have problems too with music playing
u can try "ok google now listen to Lady gaga" and make Google play default player
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or he can also try with "ok google now play lady gaga" or the name of the song
i kind of solve it, i say that phrase, google says it's playing it and google music says "no results found" .... if anyone have that problem u can try to delete google music updates , it work for me ?
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I made a tasker app to solve this.
I made it how I want it to work anyway.
Install the app. It will be called "Shuffle".
Do your ok Google now or whatever you say to open touchless control.
Say "open shuffle"
The app will be opened. It opens Google music, starts playing music on shuffle mode. Then goes back to your home screen. Then I use Bluetooth to control it...like next track and whatever. Or you can drag down the status bar and control it that way.
Works great for me! Thought I'd share it with those interested.
Of course you don't need tasker, cause it's an app now. But you do need root and have to grant it root permission. Don't know why....tasker just makes it that way it seems.
Enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hhpc1g062h1ckkf/lvk.pwk.gou-1.apk
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kj2112 said:
I made a tasker app to solve this.
I made it how I want it to work anyway.
Install the app. It will be called "Shuffle".
Do your ok Google now or whatever you say to open touchless control.
Say "open shuffle"
The app will be opened. It opens Google music, starts playing music on shuffle mode. Then goes back to your home screen. Then I use Bluetooth to control it...like next track and whatever. Or you can drag down the status bar and control it that way.
Works great for me! Thought I'd share it with those interested.
Of course you don't need tasker, cause it's an app now. But you do need root and have to grant it root permission. Don't know why....tasker just makes it that way it seems.
Enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hhpc1g062h1ckkf/lvk.pwk.gou-1.apk
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ok i make it works
u must say the first title of the song
example ok google now listen Applause or the name of the album
danger2u said:
ok i make it works
u must say the first title of the song
example ok google now listen Applause or the name of the album
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Nope...never works for me. Or some others it seems. The tasker app is simple...say "open shuffle". Done, you're music is shuffling.
Obviously it doesn't help if you want to listen to something in particular. But in the car I use shuffle...and hit next on my Bluetooth if I want to skip a song.
That's just me. And that's how the app was made. Just thought I'd share it.
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