I wish Galaxy Nexus was supported!
KitKat really should have been released for the device before official support was discontinued. I kind of feel fleeced given it was a flagship Nexus device (for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich!)
Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast
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#32I bought a Moto E, and am running the stock firmware (Android 4.4.3). I can't use Google Cardboard because the device doesn't have the sensors to detect movement or the magnetic 'tap'. I can't use GoShow (which seems to be the most popular app for watching 3D video) because it crashes. Today I finally had a reason to buy a Chromecast, until I saw no Moto devices are on the list of supported devices. :(
You bought a smartphone of 130 $, so you have a low-end phone.
Want a smartphone, buy whatever you want. Want a decent one, spend more then 299 $ ( current situation / most cases ).
I come accross enough discussions, where someone bought the cheapest smartphone and always wants the latest features. Just didn't think it would be here also...
Re: Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I doubt it. I've not yet seen a consumer device were video rendering is done on one device then displayed wirelessly on another that works well at all. (Note, most Chromcast apps - Netflix etc) just tell the Chromecast what to play and it does the rendering.
Eh? I can run XBMC on my MacBook Pro, mirror to AppleTV using the feature built in to OS X, and watch video on my TV without dragging my laptop to the living room.
Personally I get a fair amount of stuttering when I mirror any device (iPad mini retina, iPhone 5s, MBP retina early 2013). Its not alot and some people would not notice/care, but it bugs me. Is yours running as smooth as with AirPlay streaming (e.g. what the youtube app does)?
I have tried looking into my wireless network, with no result. I am just not sure if it is as good as it can be but some people don't care, or I should keep looking.
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#34Now if ChromeCast would only reliably work with my Linux machines.
Chromecast DOES work reliably on Linux.
It DOES NOT however not work on bad wifis and networks. Verify you your router configuration (there's tons of routers that block multicast over Wifi by default which doesn't work well with Chromecast) and wifi network quality.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Eh? I can run XBMC on my MacBook Pro, mirror to AppleTV using the feature built in to OS X, and watch video on my TV without dragging my laptop to the living room.
Personally I get a fair amount of stuttering when I mirror any device (iPad mini retina, iPhone 5s, MBP retina early 2013). Its not alot and some people would not notice/care, but it bugs me. Is yours running as smooth as with AirPlay streaming (e.g. what the youtube app does)? I have tried looking into my wireless network, with no result. I am just not sure if it is as good as it can be but some people don't care, o…
You should keep looking - it should not stutter. Check your actual wifi bandwidth.
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#36I just tested this with my Nexus 5's camera and it even works with video!
https://fbcdn-video-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-xfp1/v/t43.1792...
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#37"these things came to iOS two, maybe three years ago"
Chromecast is not Android.... It's like Apple TV but cheaper and crossplatform (Windows, Android, iOS )
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#38I wish Galaxy Nexus was supported! KitKat really should have been released for the device before official support was discontinued. I kind of feel fleeced given it was a flagship Nexus device (for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich!)
I believe there were a couple problems; the SoC manufacturer getting out of the SoC business (TI) made driver development difficult, and the fact that the image didn't fit in the Galaxy Nexus's flash anyway.
Though it does appear that CynaogenMod eventually ported ICS, so I could be wrong.
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#39magical
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#40I wish Galaxy Nexus was supported! KitKat really should have been released for the device before official support was discontinued. I kind of feel fleeced given it was a flagship Nexus device (for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich!)
I believe there were a couple problems; the SoC manufacturer getting out of the SoC business (TI) made driver development difficult, and the fact that the image didn't fit in the Galaxy Nexus's flash anyway. Though it does appear that CynaogenMod eventually ported ICS, so I could be wrong.
Interesting point on TI driver development.
On the second point, KitKat is supposed to run reasonably well on very weak cheaper mobile hardware with 512mb RAM, which is popular in developing countries.
Galaxy Nexus has fairly high specifications with 1gb RAM, and at least 16gb of storage (which presumably is where the operating system is on this device), so I doubt the image size was the issue.
There is indeed a Cyanogen Mod ROM available (but I'm not sure how much trust CM). I wonder if Chromecast Android screencasting would work with the CM ROM..