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user3315233

Reputation: 41

cast device discovery doesn't work for DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID

was trying out the CastHelloText-android-master sample in the Google cast sdk.

it seems that I can't get device discovery to work if I change the MediaRouteSelector to look for CastMediaControlIntent.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID. The Cast button didn't appear. but if I change it to CastMediaControlIntent.CATEGORY_CAST, I'm able to get the button to show up.

The reason why I doing this is that I intend to use the default media receiver instead of deploying my own receiver.

I was wondering if there's a bug here. or I should just stick to CATEGORY_CAST for discovery. If you have a way to make it work, pls show me the way, Thanks.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1442

Answers (1)

Doug Lamb
Doug Lamb

Reputation: 475

Those two static variables have different purposes. According to the doc http://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/cast/CastMediaControlIntent.html: CATEGORY_CAST - A control category for discovering Cast devices. DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID - The application id for the Cast Default Media Receiver.

So, use CATEGORY_CAST for discovery and use the DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APPLICATION_ID in your launchApplication call.

Upvotes: 3

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