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When chromecasting to group of devices, information about media not displayed

Open itsthejoker opened this issue 4 years ago • 1 comments

Describe the bug When casting a single audio track, information about the track will be shown on the screen. If you have more than one cast-compatible device in a group through Google Home that includes a device with a screen, the device with the screen will not show relevant information about the playing media. Pictures are included below.

System (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04
  • Virtualization: Docker
  • Clients: Browser + ChromeCast
  • Browser: Chromium Version 83.0.4103.97 (Official Build) snap (64-bit)
  • Jellyfin Version: 10.5.5
  • Playback: ...chromecast?
  • Installed Plugins:
    • Anime: 5.0.0.0
    • AudioDB: 10.5.5.0
    • MusicBrainz: 10.5.5.0
    • Open Subtitles: 7.0.0.0
  • Reverse Proxy: nginx
  • Base URL: jellyfin.MYURL.com
  • Networking: erm... whatever the docker container uses.
  • Storage: SMB connection to NAS

To Reproduce

  1. In the Google Home app, make sure that you have a group of Chromecast-enabled devices. This group should contain at least one device with a screen; either a Hub or a regular Chromecast hooked to a TV.
  2. In Jellyfin, select the group as a cast target. Screenshot from 2020-06-17 19-01-50
  3. Play media.
  4. See that no information is provided on the screen of the device(s) that you are casting to. Pictures at the bottom.

Expected behavior I should see information about the currently-playing media on the screen.

Logs None.

Screenshots / Photos Configuring a group in the Google Home app: Screenshot_20200617-185453

Verifying devices in the group in the Google Home app: Screenshot_20200617-185508

Screen display when casting to one device specifically (Google Home Hub): image

Screen display when casting to one device specifically (Chromecast): image

Screen display when casting to group of devices (Google Home Hub) -- it is playing audio when this picture was taken: image

Screen display when casting to a group of devices (Chromecast): image

Additional context

itsthejoker avatar Jun 17 '20 23:06 itsthejoker

This works on the unstable build available on 10.6 or will by the time you read this.

neopc10 avatar Jul 28 '20 13:07 neopc10