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[Google Chromecast] DutchDogg54:
Chromecasts are available on the Play Store & Amazon once again!

Get 'em while you can!

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast

As of 9/13/13 at 3:18pm CST this is what the Play Store says:

http://www.amazon.com/Google-Chromecast-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00DR0PDNE?

As of 9/13/13 at 3:23 CST this is what Amazon's listing says:

FREE SHIPPING FROM AMAZON AS WELL!
[Google Chromecast] iamsteveu2:
Does Amazon include the Netflix gift subscription or am I better off trying Best Buy?
[Google Chromecast] EfrainTrejo:
No they don't and best buy doesn't either.
[Google Chromecast] DutchDogg54:
Sorry, that deal got cut off pretty quickly...maybe because they were totally inundated with demand :p

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595585-93/google-disconnects-chromecasts-netflix-deal/
[Google Chromecast] DutchDogg54:
Well, got some great news about our beloved Chromecasts! The SDK has been opened for developers! Yeah!! :victory:

http://phandroid.com/2014/02/03/chr...rs/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
[Google Chromecast] vanessaem:
Thread closed at OP's request.
[Android Apps and Games] zarpy:
Fun 2 games in 1 gives you Snake and Tic Tack Toe the classic games you love to play, now you can play anywhere. In Snake you play the hungry snake going after apple's and chasing the highscore. In Tic Tack Toe you can challenge another player to see who is the best.

http://apps.opera.com/en_us/2_games_in_1_snake_and_tic_tack_toe.html?dm=1&multi=1
[Android Apps and Games] zarpy:
Thanks for all the downloads so far , but if you have time can you post some feedback thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Monkz:
I recently reverted to a touchwiz ROM on my I337M (Bell) and a popup asking about updating my Samsung Account, and i meant to hit No, because i dont even use my samsung account, but i accidentally triggered yes, and figured oh well, no harm. Until i rebooted my device and now i permanently get stuck on the Galaxy S4 upon boot. When i go into TWRP and try to fix permission it fails at /Data/xxxxxx/xxxxx etc and says that it lacked permissions to chown or something. I tried restoring from my nandroids but im stuck on the boot loop and i get the same issue when i fix permissions now. I'm wondering if that samsung account thing has to do with OTA maybe? Did it just ruin the ability for me to use custom ROMS? It didnt even say anything about firmware update or anything.

I never had an issue switching between my ROMS, and havent changed my TWRP version or anything. I havent had a chance to try ODIN to Stock, but im going to as soon as i get home, just i find this very weird. It seems like when im restoring in twrp as well, that its not writing anything to my internal storage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Jnewell05:
Samsung account has nothing to do with otas. But doesn't make much sense that recovery is broken now. Only thing I can think of is try flashing another rom via recovery. But most certainty odin should fix. Maybe it's a hardware issue?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Before you go thru all that try flashing a different att loki kernel, it may have triggered something, go freeze that worthless samsung acct app. (of course when you get booted:))
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Monkz:
This is a Canadian I337M which has an unlocked bootloader, which loki isn't needed. The kernel i use on my device is the TMO KTSGS4. However i just tried odin flashing to stock last night, and it went successfully but wont boot past the Samsung Galaxy S4, and in the Stock recovery it gives the dead android and cannot mount /data. I tried flashing CWM, but upon flashing, when i try to boot into recovery, it just freezes on Recovery Booting and just hangs there and never lets me into recovery.

I created a new thread that properly explains the problem in the title, as this has turned out to be not related to the samsung account.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2377230
[Android Apps and Games] zikkapp:
Set up you friends' & family's Android phones from you own

Android phone using Zikk!

It's simple & fun. Check out Zikk - Remote Android Setup on Google-Play (com.zikk.alpha)

:cowboy:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] marada123:
I have a mini pro and have just installed the latest Nobody at all kernel and have tried to install the rom but I get an error. I have followed all the instructions and even tried a few different SD cards. I really don't know what I am doing wrong? Here is the message I am getting on the phone:

finding update

opening update package

installing update

assert failed: is_substring("2.6.3 2.60nAa", getprop("ro.kernel.version"))

E:Error in /sdcard/MiniCM10-4.1.0-mimmi.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

If anyone could help I would be really grateful.

Many thanks
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] HooLIMAN87:
Do you have x10 mini pro or mini pro?! If you have mini pro you are in wrong forum. ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
This is not the place to ask questions, do that in the x10mini questions and answers section of this forum.

The answer to that is however already given in the MiniCM10 RBAP.

The latest kernel is 2.6.32.61, so you need to change that line in the updater-script that searches for 2.6.32.60, or you flash it on the previous kernel (nAa-05-2.6.32.60) and then flash the new kernel.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] marada123:
Many thanks for this. I changed the line in the script and it worked. I had spent all day trying to get this to work so am very grateful.

Many thanks
[Google Chromecast] dankoman:
for those like me who wanted to get the chromecast today from the play store (https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast) only to find out that they are "out of inventory," hope is not lost. it's available on amazon too. if you search amazon for chromecast, at least for now, you get nothing (at least for now). it IS on amazon, just not available in the search results yet.

here is the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DR0PDNE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?redirect=true&ref_=tv_srch_google

get it while it's hot!
[Google Chromecast] AshtonTS:
Would be much nicer if it allowed for mirroring of the device on the TV
[Google Chromecast] localfinesse:
Some Best Buys have them on sale now. I called the one near me they said they would have them tomorrow morning.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105448789684481707861
[Google Chromecast] Paradoxx_:
out of stock on amazon aswell
[Google Chromecast] Droyyd:
It's sold out from the Amazon as well. Free shipping ftw. I originally ordered from Play Store but cancelled immediately once I found out it was on Amazon. I wonder how much they're going for on Ebay right now...lol remember Nexus 4 release?
[Google Chromecast] kgdg:
Does anybody know if I can plug this into my A/V receiver's HDMI port instead of my TV, would rather hear the sound through my HT speakers and not my TV's..

Would the chromecast then turn on the receiver and switch to the correct input? THAT would be just AWESOME..!

And in general, the auto turn on and switching input is triggered by sending a video/audio from phone/tablet/PC to chromecast?
[Google Chromecast] yahoowizard:
I just realized, the link here removed that part about being Mediacast compliant. Not sure why Google didn't make it's own device so that the Nexus can stream to TV's like they initially advertised.

Also this thing isn't an Apple TV, which I realized the more I read into this. The content has to be on the cloud, so already uploaded somewhere like on Netflix or Youtube or even your Google Play account in order to work. You can't just take a picture or video or song from your computer/tablet/phone and send it to the TV. It really doesn't do much other than turn your phone into a remote control to play Youtube videos and things like that. Which is also why it can't mirror or anything, since it's not necessarily connected to your phone/tablet, other than that initial request to open a specific URL.
[Google Chromecast] RTContent:
What receiver do you have? If it supports HDMI CEC it should work perfectly!

That's not true. They demoed 'casting' of the chrome browser on a desktop.

http://youtu.be/NzT4CW588yY?t=3m33s
[Google Chromecast] yahoowizard:
I don't know, still looks like it's simply opening the URL of the website onto the TV. Then again, this is a cut version, I didn't really watch the full version so I'm not sure. I'll check it up in a while and get back to you.
[Google Chromecast] moocow1452:
I wonder if this could be ported to a cheap arm board? The Chromecast receiver would rock on a Raspberry Pi.
[Google Chromecast] shockem:
Does it work outside the us?
[Google Chromecast] antiquezip:
At this price, and if you guys wanted it next week, dont bother to try Amazon or Best Buy. Pay a few more bucks and get it on Play Store. It's available as of now. Just ordered mine. BestBuy is out of stock and store pick-up is not available, so is Amazon

Did anybody able to get Youtube displaying the ChromeCast? I'm running factory 4.3 with Youtube 4.5.17 and just dont see the icon at all - as with Google Music ...
[Google Chromecast] bluesfear:
how would you play local content from PC like movies thru chromecast?
[Google Chromecast] roadrunnerx7:
Or you can buy it at best buy. I just bought it like 30min ago. Literately walked in and asked if they had any, lady pulled one out from under the table, i paid and left lol. Im trying it now, so far its very very nice!
[Google Chromecast] antiquezip:
Lucky you.

Should have listed the BestBuy address. I'd bet peoples will craws all over the internet in the next days to find this little sweat toy. Couldnt wait for mine ...
[Google Chromecast] roadrunnerx7:
Best buy on la brea and santa monica. I hate that area... But the best buy in glendale said they didnt have them when i called, so had no choice but to check this one.

Anyway its freaking awesome!! Watching top gear in crystal clear hd playing off google movies/tv. Used my galaxy nexus. Gonna try next with the n7

Edit: apparently it also shows on your lockscreen sort of like how music will show the pause/play options.
[Google Chromecast] antiquezip:
Did Youtube and some other Gapps showed the ChromeCast icon when running on your phone?
[Google Chromecast] roadrunnerx7:
Yeah youtube, google movies, google music, netflix, and im guessing chrome but i havent tried that yet
[Google Chromecast] daewond3r:
I got mine tonight at the El Segundo Best Buy in LA. Picked up the last two (one for a friend). It's taking all my will power to finish the work that I'm doing before I open it up to play. Though I realize now I'm on XDA writing about it so I'm kinda failing ha!
[Google Chromecast] yahoowizard:
You can't unless you have it stored on the cloud somewhere.
[Google Chromecast] dnzbr:
It seems that it's just like the "chrome to phone" extension. app just tell the chromecast where to get the content.

don't know if the chrome extension really streams the content or just clone the tab.

local content could be streamed too and for that it could simply use wi-fi direct.

i'd like to see if this could be ported to other devices or even an app to make those chinese android dongle more useful
[Google Chromecast] TonyHoyle:
I don't see why not as long as you have some way of telling the chromecast your PCs IP address.. Just needs the PC to be running something (presumably a webserver) that the chromcast can read.

I reckon there will be about 20 apps to do that on the play store within a week...

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According to Google reps it's using webrtc so it's streaming directly from the browser.
[Google Chromecast] DoubleIk:
Hey guys.

Is there a way to order it from outside US?

Thanks
[Google Chromecast] daewond3r:
Not true. You can cast anything you can pull up in Chrome. I'm currently casting this XDA window to my TV as I type this. You need to download some software for your PC/Mac, install Chromecast, set it up so it can connect to your computer, then download the extension for Chrome.

There's a few steps to get it going, but it's pretty straight forward/easy.

http://google.com/chromecast/setup
[Google Chromecast] onesolo:
how so?!?

x2

I think it will be sufficient that the app supports chromecast... it's irrelevant where the content is, it could be anywhere, cloud, device, etc...
[Google Chromecast] cloud1111:
Yep, though they did say that Chrome casting is in beta at the moment.

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Yea it sucks you can't stream offline content. No wonder they were emphasizing that almost 50% of internet traffic is from Netflix and Youtube. It basically just turns a dumb tv into sort of a smart tv. I did like its simplicity though. One press to send to the tv and it will even turn the tv on and change it to the correct channel.
[Google Chromecast] yahoowizard:
Technically, the XDA window is stored on the "cloud," and by that, I mean it's not local content but rather content that's already somewhere on the internet. In other words, it's just sending a link to the TV, which is why I think mirroring gets ruled out, such as mirroring applications probably. Maybe if the application is running entirely on the ChromeCast reciever?

This actually makes a lot of sense. makes perfect sense. This would probably make most local content able to be played.
[Google Chromecast] spudkinks:
Anyone try using skifta with it? It has an option to choose display...maybe it will see chromecast?...long shot

THE NEW PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE! THE NEW PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE!
[Google Chromecast] Louer Adun:
Looking forward to my Chromecast stick arrival. I am planning on trying to use Subsonic to stream local content straight to the TV. If anyone already has their Chromecast sticks, feel free to give Subsonic a try and provide some feedback. :cool:
[Google Chromecast] shadowslash:
The button should appear once you have the ChromeCast on the same Wifi network as your device. It's the same button that appears on my phone when I have the youtube app open on my xbox.

Ordered one of these from the Play Store for my parents and tried cancelling once I found out best buy had them early. Sadly I now have to wait until it gets here.
[Google Chromecast] daewond3r:
I see what you're saying. Yeah, I believe Chrome extension even says "project tab," which would imply that the TV is only mirroring your screen and the Chromecast itself is not really streaming anything.
[Google Chromecast] SebLemery:
I live in canada, what the f*ck
[Google Chromecast] Louer Adun:
Either way, mirroring the device will likely be possible by creating an app that encodes the current screen into a stream-able video format compatible with the Chromecast (similar to AirDroid), and providing the device's IP and port for the video stream. Performance may depend on device's speed and network connection. Am I over simplifying this? I plan to do the same thing with Subsonic's web server to stream all my local TV/Movie content.
[Google Chromecast] saulob:
Yes. Check Ebay.
[Google Chromecast] supernova_00:
Why not buy one from best buy and then return the one you get from the play store to best buy later on?
[Google Chromecast] biggiestuff:
has anyone who has bought from best buy gotten their netflix code yet? The reports of people buying late and not qualifying for the netflix code worries me.
[Google Chromecast] thatbigmoose:
Just bought the last one at my store an hour ago. Netflix code printed on the receipt. Go for it
[Google Chromecast] shadowslash:
I might actually do that with my paycheck tomorrow, thanks!
[Google Chromecast] moocow1452:
Might be a good idea to use something like Put.io, or Rtorrent on an S3 instance to get some movies up in the cloudernets, and then be able to pull them back into Chrome. Or this could make the most ideal Plex Client ever.
[Google Chromecast] antiquezip:
That's answered my question. It means that the icon on apps only appear once it detected ChromeCast on the same network ...

:good::good:
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
I bought from Amazon and it shipped out yesterday. Should arrive tomorrow. But I never received anything about a Netflix code.
[Google Chromecast] cbatiste1993:
Just got mine in the mail today from Amazon. Setup takes about 3 minutes and you're good to go. Only thing I noticed is streaming hulu through chrome is kind of choppy but that may just be my connection.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
Might depend on the CPU of the streamer computer as well.
[Google Chromecast] Dave12308:
I believe it grabs the URL and renders it on its own internal browser. Since it uses an embedded Chrome OS, and Chrome OS is essentially browser based, it would stand to reason that it has its own internal Chrome browser. It looks like it (barely) has the power and memory to run one.

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The host computer CPU isn't used at all, the media streams directly from the cloud to the Chromecast. It has its own Marvell SoC to handle this. My guess is that it's just a tad bit underpowered. Also bear in mind that it only supports 2GHz wifi modes, not any of the fancier 5GHz stuff.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3232999?hl=en&ref_topic=3210038

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3209990?hl=en&ref_topic=3210038

It seems to indicate that you cannot stream video from a tab in Windows XP; you need Vista or higher, and for standard quality streaming you need at least Core i3 and for high-quality at least a Core i5. This seems to suggest that when streaming a tab, the computer is in fact transcoding if it's not in a format that can be sent directly to Chromecast.

Unfortunately the only laptops I own are single-core. My desktop, two rooms away from the TV, is dual-core but older than the Core series. So I might be a bit limited...
[Google Chromecast] Dave12308:
Okay, this may go down in history as "most confusing device ever" as it is so unclear exactly what it can and cannot do. Oh, wait. That award goes to the ill-fated Nexus Q.

Still, they seemed to go through so many lengths to explain during the keynote how it was not rendering content on the host device, just streaming it from the cloud. I will admit that I have no clear idea WHAT this thing can and cannot do, so I guess i'm just gonna have to get me one and find out *LOL*

If it can stream content being rendered on a device and display it, maybe we'll get Airplay-type mirroring in games. That would be cool.

EDIT: It looks like the host rendering ONLY applies to "casting a tab". I think what it does is render and optimize the contents of the tab, sends it to the cloud, and then streams it to the Chromecast.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
Right, so mobile devices send URLs which point Chromecast to optimized content in a format Chromecast can read directly, and make use of an API to pause/play/advance. Casting a tab from the desktop actually involves rendering.
[Google Chromecast] Dave12308:
Actually, ANY site with "optimized playback" is cloud streamed at 1080p directly from the cloud (think youtube/netflix) despite what device they are started from. Only the "casting a tab" functionality (which I understand is still in beta) does any rendering on the PC side.

Like I said, the Google event was rather vague and confusing as to what it can and cannot do. Their page has a nice description of the differences, though. It seems you can drop the quality of "cast a tab" content to 480p if you have a slower PC/network.

I'd be interested to see if I can "cast a tab" with a Core 2 Quad QX6700. It says minimum Core i3, but in a lot of ways a QX6700 is a more powerful processor. Guess for $35 there's only one way to find out.

I'd personally like to know why a HIGH END (think Core i7 extreme) PC cannot "cast a tab" at 1080p, though.

EDIT - One thing I will say about this thing, though. It's already selling very well and I don't think that will slow down. It's a much better idea than the ill-fated Nexus Q was. If you're gonna make a device with pretty vague capabilities, make it an impulse buy. The Q failed because no one was 100% sure what it was supposed to do, and weren't going to pay $400 to find out. At $35, mere curiosity will sell a lot of these units. I could even see places like hospitals and hotels installing these for patient/guest use. I would have loved something like this last time I was hospitalized to help pass the time, rather than watching Netflix on a netbook.
[Google Chromecast] BRYCEFISHER:
Local Media

Just read this article, anyone tried it? It seems like this is what everyone is looking for from the device.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/tip-you-can-play-local-video-files-through-chromecast/
[Google Chromecast] Echodawg:
This is all addressed in this thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2378276
[Google Chromecast] mrew42:
Having seen the prices I immediately thought "feck that, I'll wait"
[Google Chromecast] hawkns:
When I cast a tab or the entire screen to my Chromecast, my computer definitely starts chugging, so its doing some type of rendering and streaming.

When you cast your entire screen, it looks exactly like when you use Chrome Remote Desktop or the new Hangouts screensharing function.

You can cast your entire screen, not just a tab also, which I don't think they mentioned in the announcement. I have tested casting my entire screen on a Macbook Pro 2009 and a Chromebook 550, both work fine.
[Google Chromecast] rpitera:
I already have the cast button on my Youtube and I don't have my CC yet. I *did* download the cc app, but I saw the cast button on there before this. Also have the cast button on Chrome for PC, but I installed the extension.
[Google Chromecast] jam10238:
I cant find the Hangouts screen sharing in my hangouts 1.1 that just updated. Are you talking about the Hangouts app for the phone or tablet?

I have and am loving the Chromecast so far, but I couldnt project my hangout video to the TV....
[Google Chromecast] hawkns:
Sorry, I was referring the the feature when you are in a Hangout on the desktop where you can share your screen or remote into another machine.
[Google Chromecast] jam10238:
Thanks for the clarification!
[Google Chromecast] bmozaffari:
It's really not that hard to test. Use Chrome to open a local media file and try casting it.

Assuming it does stream from your computer, the beauty will be that you can cast abc.com and cbs.com and the like, without they realizing and being able to stop you like they do with Google TV. Of course even better, Chrome Cast is coming to Google TV too!
[Firefox OS General] Angristan:
Anyone know if the zte open will be

Available in other countries as Spain and Poland ??

Because i really want one :D
[Firefox OS General] Angristan:
Up
[Firefox OS General] trwrt:
It looks like you can order one from the site below, if you're brave enough. :)

www-dot-jsxltech-dot-com/collections/c1-cellphone-c2-brand-c3-zte/products/zte-open-with-mozilla-firefox-os
[Nexus 7 General] japjit100:
MOD EDIT: Link removed

Nexus 7 is what we have been expecting: a thinner, lighter, faster, full-HD tablet. The Nexus 7 has a 1920
[Nexus 7 General] munchy_cool:
so you download a video of phandroid, upload to your own channel and add an advertisement to make money and post it on xda as well.

Wow.
[Nexus 7 General] japjit100:
Deleted
[Nexus 7 General] pham818:
"Deleted" LOLOLOL
[Nexus 7 General] rubber guard:
thumbs down OP
[Nexus 7 General] Darth:
Deleted.....also

2 thumbs down!
[Nexus 7 General] Moscow Desire:
Thread Closed

Well, seen enough "unboxing" videos to last a lifetime....

Seems OP saw the error of his ways, so, without further adieu.....

Thread Closed!

MD
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ttseng:
Looks like wm2005 still not very stable, a lot of programs still not working.

For example, Xbackup, set as ringtone or Monster Chinese, etc.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Rudegar:
well alot of programs required new versions when 2003SE came out as well