smalik0 3 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 When casting to a Chromecast from the iOS app, the app loses connection to the Chromecast when the app switches from the foreground on the device (eg pressing home button, locking the device). The chromecast is then stuck doing whatever it was doing, and the Emby app can no longer cast to the device, stop whatever is currently playing, or even quit Emby on the Chromecast. The only way to fix this is to cast to the Chromecast from another app to override the broken connection. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37010 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thanks. An update is in review and should be out in the next few days. Please test on that and let us know how it goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalik0 3 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 With the latest update, the app can be reconnected simply by disconnecting and reconnecting to the Chromecast; however, the app still loses connection on switch from foreground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37010 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks, I can reproduce. I will look at it after the holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thx Luke it's a very anoying problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37010 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Ok, unfortunately I can't push public betas right now due to ITunes being on holiday although I can push to the private beta group so that the members of that group can at least start testing the fix there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Hi guys, Seems the bug comes back unfortunately... Maybe the new way of sending the server to stop Transcoding when we close the app by swiping bottom to up or by un-focuse has a link... Anyway if we get out of the IOS app, we lose the link with the Chrome Cast. We have to "Disconnect" and then Broadcast again to stop the movie on chromecast. Could you have a look on it @@Luke? Edited February 24, 2016 by jscoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsonkane75 0 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Chromecast app>Devices>Your device>Bottom of "Device info" page. Then you reboot your phone that started the movie. The Chromecast keeps on playing, as expected. But once your phone is rebooted, it won't know that it started playing the movie, so it doesn't take control of playback. In fact, at this point, nothing is in control of the playback. I don't think there's a way to stop the playback at all at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric 5 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 +1, same problem. Connection lost when I go out of the Emby App for IOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Chromecast app>Devices>Your device>Bottom of "Device info" page. Then you reboot your phone that started the movie. The Chromecast keeps on playing, as expected. But once your phone is rebooted, it won't know that it started playing the movie, so it doesn't take control of playback. In fact, at this point, nothing is in control of the playback. I don't think there's a way to stop the playback at all at this point. My English is not perfect, I know... But I never said that I reboot my device. The simple fact to switch with an other app on my Iphone by pressing twice the bottom button is enough to loose the control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Someone to make this feature that worked before to work again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Hi, As you can see on this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_O3UebzWSc, Emby totally loose the connection with Chrome Cast on these situation on IOS : - Switch between applications - Go to the home screen (Emby is in the background) - Close Emby app and relaunch it Please do something for this (If not already done). I think that there is a link with recent modifications for stopping Transcoding on the server when the app is closed or loose focus... Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianawilson 0 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I started using emby early this year (either late Jan or early Feb) and have always had this problem with iOS + Chromecast. As soon as the app goes into the background (including if the phone locks, but I don't switch away from the app), I lose control from the app. This happens whether media is playing or not -- in other words, if media is playing, I lose control of playback, and if no media is playing, the "ready to cast" loop will continue indefinitely, even if I try to play something. There is no way to get control again except to use emby or any other Chromecast-enabled app and connect to the Chromecast, interrupting the current stream. Using the Disconnect option under the Chromecast menu has no effect either. If I can be helpful in providing any additional information on this, I would be happy to. This is a feature I would *really* like to see work, as it's preventing me from trying emby as a replacement for my other set-top streaming setup. I was originally recommended to try emby by friends who love this feature, but they use Android, which I understand doesn't have this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Emby loose connection to Chrome Cast http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/32040-Emby-loose-connection-to-Chrome-Cast Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianawilson 0 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Emby loose connection to Chrome Cast http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/32040-Emby-loose-connection-to-Chrome-Cast Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I also experience this exact behavior. Thanks, @@jscoys for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafinha 8 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 same issue here I need disconnect and connect again to take control, so no pause or anything else meanwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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