yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
Quite lost here guys, would appriciate some help.

I'm having a lot of trouble casting my local content. I can stream it using the chrome extension, but when trying to cast from the actual web app - I get media unavailable shown on my tv.

Also - I seem to have the oppertunity to cast to my nexus 7, what exactly does it means? I tried to do that and it simply did nothing.

Last, I can't seem to sync it to my tablet, I see that some media was added but N7 sais "not sync" and nothing is displayed at my tabs.

Oh, and also - I thought I would be able to cast content from my tablet and phone (content that "sits" on them), but how can they do that if they have no server installed?

I'm really lost, getting more and more annyoed with this chromecast - a lot of workarounds for things that should be trivial.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
What app(s) are you using, and where does the media you're trying to cast to Chromecast live?
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
I'm using the server on my pc + the web app. on my N7 I use plex for plexpss and i have a paid account. I wathced a talk from ted channel, and it did played on the browser with ease. casting the browser tab also worked easy (though I did got a message that casting from within plex is better) but when I tried to cast from the web app, nothing.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Can you use the Android Plex client app on your N7 and cast from that?
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
I see now that the plex for android costs money, and the plex I'de downloaded (for plexpass) is free. should I pay for that app? I did signed to the plex pass so I see no reason not using the free app.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Are you using Plex for PlexPass?
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
Yes. didnt i said so like 3-4 times?

---------- Post added at 01:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 AM ----------

Ok, unistalled and reinstalled the app. Now I can see vids in my N7 app and cast from the N7.

What I dont get is:

1. does the pc has to be turned on in order to cast content from the server?

2. if the answer for 1 is No, then the media in the server is uploaded somewhere, true?

3. how can I add files from my N7 and phone to be added to the server so that I can find them in all devices?

4. Can I, in some magical way, sync google photos app with plex? so I could cast my photos to a tv?

Thanks..
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
No need to get worked up. Just making certain because there is both Plex for PlexPass and Plex for Android, and people get confused between them. Looks like you've only said it twice. ;)

As for your previous question about casting media that lives on your phone/tablet - no, Plex doesn't do that.

You can use Avia (with paid add-on) or RealPlayer Cloud.

Avia does not transcode, so media

must

be Chromecast-compatible.

RealPlayer Cloud will cast Chromecast-compatible media directly, but for non-compatible media you need upload it to their cloud which will transcode for you.

EDIT: Just saw your follow-up.

Good.

Only the Plex Server needs to be on.

It comes directly from the Plex Server itself.

Copy the media to your Plex Server. If your Plex Server's media folder is shared, you can use something like ES File Explorer to copy what you want over to it.

Don't know the Plex answer to this, but Avia supports Google+ Photos
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
Thanks man, this is very helpful. Few more questions of you don't mind..:

1. How can the server be on without the pc on? Can I set up a server on my phone or tablet?

2. How do I reach the server shared folder from my tablet or phone? Do you have a link to more specific instructions?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
If your aim is to reduce power consumption and not have a full PC turned on, some NAS units can run Plex Server.

Keep in mind that NAS units tend to be far less powerful than a desktop PC, so if your media needs transcoding the lack of speed may cause delay. I believe some NAS versions of Plex don't support transcoding at all for this reason.

If you don't have a NAS, then you're stuck using your PC. Android devices are like NAS, but often slower CPU and memory-wise. Unless you have a spare device that you can install a Linux Plex version on... but that's probably more trouble than it's worth.

If none of your media needs transcoding (in other words it's all Chromecast-compatible) then you could just use a DLNA server like BubbleUPnP on a spare Android device, assuming it has enough storage for your media.

Avia can pull from DLNA servers - it can also be a server too, but I think BubbleUPnP is more lightweight.

The Plex client app might be able to access DLNA servers too - not sure.

To be honest, Plex is the best solution if you have a variety of media and aren't sure it's all compatible with Chromecast, and/or you like the interface (which is nice).

For accessing Plex's media folder - just share whatever folder it's reading on the network (you have to do this on the machine).

Then in ES File Explorer, get the menu on the side (hit the Globe/Device button if it's not visible)

Expand Network

Tap LAN

Tap + New

Enter the Server IP address followed by slash, followed by name of the share.

Enter the Username (must be a user defined on the server)

Enter the Password

Tap OK

and it'll appear on the list.

Tap the entry and you should see the contents.

Now you can browse your phone and Cut/Copy, then Paste to the LAN location.

If you have a lot of media, it's probably faster to connect your phone to a computer via USB and transfer that way, or pop out the memory card and use a USB card reader if you can.
[Google Chromecast] edoson:
Great answer, thank you very much sir!

:)
[Google Chromecast] thedaynos:
hi friends!

i have plex server set up on my server, and the plex web app works fine on other computers in my house. but i can't get avia to see any of my videos. is there some special set up you have to do in plex to get other apps besides plex to see my files? i also can't see any videos through windows media player but i just tried that to troubleshoot, i don't intend on using WMP.

thanks!
[Google Chromecast] shelby04861:
With the help of the Plex forums and nas-central I got Plex server up and running on my ZyXel NSA325 NAS. Works great although I am still scouring the forums trying to figure out how I can access and see channels. It is nice because I set it up and don't need to mess around with a computer. Open the app or file explorer and there is all my media. Avia does the same, but without the nice ui.
[Google Chromecast] zerolimit1:
Do you need Plex Premium? $30.00 a year to use it?
[Google Chromecast] shelby04861:
No. It can be confusing at first I admit.

Plex media server- server that runs on windows, Mac, or NAS (network attached storage that runs a light version of Linux), or Linux(Ubuntu, mint). This allows the android/ios app to see you media on your home network or on the go. It is almost always running on a computer that is always on.

Plex Home theater- a program that runs on your computer that is used to watch media as well. It is best to use it with the display output to your TV. You can control it with your keyboard, or an android app, or the Plex paid app as well(has an included remote feature).

Plex Android app- this is the android/iOS app that costs $4.99 or whatever the price is that week. It is a onetime purchase and you can watch all your content on the go. Currently during beta testing, the chromecast feature is not active. It is available to the Plex pass members who spend even more money a year to have some additional features and to have the new features first. Chromecast features will be coming to the people who paid for only the app though in time. It is kind of messed up to pay for an app and then pay to have more features, but they are doing a pretty good job.
[HTC One S] xQubee5o3:
Hey guys

I did played with CTS reviewer and created a custom policy file.

Now I have problems with security changes... Can anyone help me? Pls..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DomDom43:
Does someone know if there is a camera application compatible with nexus 5 that provider slowmotion and 3d pictures (panorama).

Sony cybert shot camera has 3D pictures but it's not compatible
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicolo.musciola:
porting

Someone who knows how to do it have to mod the Sony app to make it works on all android devices. I can remember they did it for the motion camera from sony I think. A porting seems to be the easiest way, but who knows...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] pierrelp1:
I read lots of posts regarding upgrading to New ROMs, I was scared to change my QTEK9000 french ROM because I could not find any French ROM posted in order to revert back to my previous ROM in case I am not happy with the new ROM.

Finally I found the original french ROM for QTEK 9000 and I have decided to try different ROM's.

I upgrade to the latest I-mate rom personnaly I did not noticed any improvement in term of speed to open applications comparing to my old Qtek ROM.

-Unable to use GPRS Monitor

-Soft reset du to freeze

I have decided to try the Orange latest ROM:

I have noticed a big difference in term of application launching speed

No problem to install GPRS Monitor

I will keep this version until next O2 ROM release
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
Hey everyone,

I recently upgraded from the original Fire to the HDX. I searched high and low on how to change the lock screen pics on the HDX and turned up nothing. However, I did find a different way to change the lock screen on the original Fire and thought it might work on the HDX. After rooting, safe strapping, making a system back up and several hours of searching for the lockscreen pics folder, IT WORKED!! I apologize if this has already been done on the HDX but I wanted to share for those of you who couldn't find it either. I urge you to follow these steps EXACTLY or you could end up with a very expensive door stop.

**Before Starting** Your HDX must be rooted. I would highly advise installing safe strap and making a backup of your system (I boot looped twice before I finally got it right!) Down load 7-zip and install on your PC. Download root explorer from the Amazon market. Credit goes to Josepho1997 for posting this on the original Kindle Fire. I just took his method and tweaked it for the HDX.

1. Using Root Explorer from the Amazon Market, go to: /system/framework and copy (do not move!) framework-res.apk to your SD card.

2. Plug your Kindle into the computer and move the framework-res.apk (from SD card) to your computer and make a back up copy.

3. Use 7-Zip to open the one you intend to modify

4. Open the "res" folder then the "raw-xhdpi" folder.

5. You'll find 22 jpeg images in this folder, 11 images with the "_p_" in the file name.

6. Replace the "_p_" jpegs with the images you want, keeping the names exactly as they are. DO NOT delete any images. You can use 11 different images or the same one over and over again. I highly recommend formatting each picture to 1600x2650 like the originals.

7. Close 7-Zip and the new framework-res.apk will be saved, move this back to your SD card.

8. Open Root Explorer.

9. Copy the framework-res.apk to /system.

10. Long press on the framework-res.apk file and change the permissions to rw-r-r. (This is critical, failure to do this will cause a bootloop)

11. Move framework-res.apk to /system/framework. Overwrite the existing file.

12. The Kindle will automatically reboot and your new wallpapers will appear on the lock screen.

That's it! Good luck :good:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] CmdrCrichton:
This is awesome! I think I may wait though if you suggest safestrap. It's currently not available for the 8.9.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
I don't blame you. There is nothing worse than that pucker factor you get when you go into boot loop without a backup. Hopefully, our awesome devs will safe strap your sweet 8.9" machine in no time!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] OurFriendIrony:
I've only just got mine Kindle Fire HDX 7 to use Google Apps. Playing around with the rest of Amazons interesting design choices is the next step. This looks like a brilliant idea! Time to get my HD space pictures in there.

Thanks!

--- I have just tried this. I can copy the file to a visible directory but then i cant see it in there...

It isn't hidden or anything, thoughts?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
There is a check box in Root Explorer preferences that enables you to see hidden files. Make sure this is checked first and then copy the file to the root of your SD card. You should be able to see it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] OurFriendIrony:
It's showing up now.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
Sweet:fingers-crossed:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] OurFriendIrony:
Because I am pure awesome, I managed to bootloop it too haha.

I have recovered it though and had another go with much better result haha

For anyone else having a go at this, I can't stress enough cthebadge's point about moving it to "/system" first, changing the permissions, and THEN moving it to "/system/framework"!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
My next step is trying to find the gray background pic on the carousel screen. If anyone finds this before me, I'd appreciate the location. I don't see why we couldn't customize this background image as well..?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] goodayoo:
the lock screen pics doesn't bother me ,but I want to make the nova ;auncher show it's wallpaper.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
system\app\Launcher-release-signed_81224610\res\drawable-sw600dp-xhdpi/home_bg.png and system\app\Launcher-release-signed_81224610\res\drawable-sw600dp-land-xhdpi\home_bg.png
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
How to change Kindle Fire HDX carousel wallpaper

ONYXis, you are awesome my friend!

Anyone that would like to change their carousel screen wallpaper, it's basically the same steps as I listed above for changing your lock screen wallpaper, only the pics are in different directories.

Following ONYXis's path, you want to copy the Launcher-released-signed_xxxxxxx.apk from the system/app directory and move it to your SD card. Transfer to the PC and open with 7-zip. Open the res folder and locate the portrait picture in the "drawable-sw600dp-xhdpi" folder named "home_bg.png". The landscape picture is in the "drawable-sw600dp-land-xhdpi" folder listed as "home_bg.png". Take both pics and replace them with the ones of your choice. The resolution for the portrait pic is 1200x1869 and the landscape pic is 1920x1149. **Make sure you save your new pics as .PNG and not .JPEG. Overwrite the old stock pics with your new pics keeping the name exactly the same. Close 7-zip and transfer the .apk file back to your SD card. Move the file to /system and change permissions again to rw-r-r. Move the .apk file to the /system/app directory and overwrite the original .apk file. Your Kindle will reboot on it's own and the new wallpaper appears! Thanks again to ONYXis for finding the pics!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
Thanks. BTW this TUT http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2373563 works too.

Notice that new resolution for HDX is 562x562 and 198x198.

My screens http://imgur.com/a/g559a and some icons from me attached (put folder "images" from archive to system/vendor/data with overwrite and reboot).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] CmdrCrichton:
Those icons look amazing!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] doggyxxx:
Hi,

I've mistakenly skipped step 10 and done step 11 , now, as you've anticpated, my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has gone into bootloop at the Kindle Fire logo. Can you help? Many thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
You are a braver person than I for trying this hack without safe strap my friend. The have been searching for a fix for your 8.9" boot loop and could find nothing. I am by no means a developer and will only experiment with things if I have safe strap installed. I would recommend posting your question in it's own thread and hope that someone can help. Sorry:(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] doggyxxx:
Is it really that bad? Thanks for your suggestion anyway. I've post it in other thread already. Have my fingers crossed:fingers-crossed:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cthebadge:
Well..it's not good! Lol Normally, I won't even attempt root without a fxz or sbf file to flash in case I boot loop. You just changed a system file when you dropped that file in the framework folder. The only way that I can think to fix it would be to somehow be able to access that file via computer and overwrite your modified file with the stock file. You did make a backup of the original file I assume..?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] doggyxxx:
Yes I did. I'm also thinking how to reinstall the original file back.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] toz35com:
Image "replacement"

I followed the directions except I don't know how to "replace" the images in the file without deleting the old image files. I used the same file names for my images and copied my new images into the file after deleting the old image files.

When I moved the .apk into /system/framework several programs shutdown and I thought the tablet was going to reboot but it never rebooted. Eventually I just used the power button and shut it off. When I restarted the system all I got was the grey screen. I shut down by holding the power button for about 10 seconds and then tried a second time.... no joy.

Since I am using safestrap I am up and running, I will rebuild my rom-slot1 from backup. Curious what I may have done wrong or if I am missing some small step...

HDX 8.9 rooted, modified so google playstore works.

The _p_ files are portrait, the _l_ files are the same picture in landscape. I will figure out what the dimensions are for the landscape files and reformat all the pics for a retry.... all are 1600 x 2560 (not 2650!)

Ok, replaced all the _p_ and _l_ files, make sure they are the right dimensions and in portrait or landscape shape. It all worked and now I just need to kill the Amazon advertising.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] toz35com:
carousel wallpaper for HDX 8.9

This may change the Carousel Wallpaper for the HDX 7 inch. If you want to change the wall paper for the HDX 8.9 use the same process except the "home_bg.png" files are in the "drawable-sw800dp-land-xhdpi" and "drawable-sw800dp-xhdpi" folders. The size's of the pictures are different too. 2560x1547 for landscape, 1600x2507 for portrait.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] StAlfonzo:
Thanks so much for this tutorial. I doubled the workload, but that's cos I replaced all of the _p_ files AND all of the _l_ files, since I don't lock my orientation. I'm very happy with the results.

To everyone: don't panic if it doesn't automatically restart after you move your new framework.res in. I had to manually restart, but everything still went off without a hitch.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] zXiC:
Hey is this still the only way to change lockscreen wallpaper?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tekwrite55:
Cant find folder in apk

I got as far as

4. Open the "res" folder then the "raw-xhdpi" folder. There is no raw-xhdpi folder in the res folder. Using a Kindle Fire.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kbs24:
Followed everything, won't boot at all, except into recovery...

Well I replaced the p files, put file into system, changed permissions to rw-r-r, moved file into framework; now kindle fire hdx does not boot at all, except into recovery.

I used winrar, not 7-zip; and es file explorer (with root) not rootexplorer. I don't think any of that could make a difference. Also, I must admit I did not resize the pics that I used. Could any of these things be causing the failure to boot?

Any suggestions other than do a restore? Wow, I so much do not want to do a restore, the backup is not very current.....! Stupid me.

Thanks, anyone.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kbs24:
change the text backgrounds for the reader itself?

I wonder if anyone knows how to change the text backgrounds within the hdx reader itself. I like to use the white text on black for reading, but the black is not dark enough and just changing the screen brightness just makes everything darker. So I would like to find the location of the images for the text backgrounds and change them in the same manner as the carousel and the lockscreens which I already changed following the instructions in this thread...? Thanks.....
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teancum144:
My Verizon LG G2 makes a single pop when a audio starts and when audio ends while using the 3.5 mm audio jack. For example, while listening to Google Music, their are two pops between songs -- one when the song ends and another when a new song starts. This also happens between chapters when listening to a book on Audible. Thoughts?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djraimondi:
I get the same. Kind of interested why. I believe its a problem with gapless playback but I could be wrong.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teancum144:
Interestingly, this only happens when I use the 3.5 mm audio jack to plug into my car's Aux jack to play over the car speakers. Also, it only happens in one of my two cars. It doesn't happen when I have headphones plugged in.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnasmith:
Similar problem for me. Are you stock or running a custom ROM?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teancum144:
Stock
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Highwire26:
I have experienced this issue with both stock and custom ROM. Anyone know how to prevent it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teancum144:
Here's the support page for the LG G2 (VS980): http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-LGVS980

If you scroll down, you can contact LG for support under "Questions? Let us help."
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Feche:
I made this litte app to show current CPU temperature, CPU frequency and GPU frequency, it can ve very handy for most of you, so that is why I am sharing it :victory: I mostly use it to see CPU temperature :D

Not sure if it will work on other phones, you can give it a try :cyclops: - It doesn't work on GB, only ICS and JB. -
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Ahmed Xperia p:
Good

:good: nice app thankx
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] thecjan:
nice app, in my case 300MHZ in the left side not in middle?

btw, can you make a atrics overclock kernel? thx.
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] fonehacker:
CWM based Carliv Touch Recovery v2 for Canvas A117 by Fonehacker
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] fonehacker:
Reserved

Reserved.
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] Minimilised_MR:
Hey buddy. Nice to see you here. :) Till now as far I've seen. TWRP is the best. :) I hope you can compile one TWRP the latest one. And update it regularly.

Regards.

Regards.
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] NIKHILALWAYZ:
friend! any progress with philz touch recovery.?
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] dsmas:
Out of Topic. Can you pls make one for Blaze MT500.
[Micromax Canvas Magnus A117] jamstar.5:
Delete

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huggy2008:
Hi,

does anybody know, where the memory 16 or 32GB is located ?

I'm thinking to upgrade to 32GB by changing the mainboard ...

best regards huggy2008
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheATHEiST:
Well if you're changing the board anyway why do you need to know where on the board the storage is? Its irrelevant.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huggy2008:
Hi,

I bought over ebay a note2 with 32GB and cracked screen for using mainboard.

Android says it has just 16GB, want to compare with my16GB mainboard.

Looking also for original 32GB Mainboard to buy.

best regards huggy2008
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allanzzz:
YouTube has some kind of dismantling video with in depth details
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huggy2008:
Yes I checked but do not found anything about it…

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