Using chromecast for audio only?

[Dan TheMan86]

I currently have a bluetooth adapter hooked up to my HDMI receiver via the AUX input to play music on my home theater, but I don't like this method because the range is small, has wifi interference and skips, sounds low quality, and I have to get up and push a button on the bluetooth adapter every time I want to use it. A friend of mine has a Chromecast stick and I was using the Chromecast app on my S7 to try to play some songs. The only way I could get it to do this was to cast my phone screen AND audio. I'm thinking about getting my own chromecast, but is there a way to just play audio ONLY without casting my screen? Like if I'm hosting a party and playing music over my phone through Chromecast, I don't want everyone seeing what I'm looking at on my phone. I suppose I could just turn the TV off...is there any other app that will just display the music or media player while casting? What kind of quality audio will I get through casting? Will it play at the source bitrate? Thanks

 

[Ry]

Why not buy a Chromecast specifically for audio?

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e.../store.google.com/us/?hl=en-US&token=SU1T8gNe

 

[Dan TheMan86]

Because I still want to be able to use the chromecast for Netflix and other things, not only audio 100% of the time

 

[Ry]

Because I still want to be able to use the chromecast for Netflix and other things, not only audio 100% of the time

But if you replace the Bluetooth adapter with a Chromecast Audio, it has no effect on the regular Chromecast.

 

[Ry]

I currently have a bluetooth adapter hooked up to my HDMI receiver via the AUX input to play music on my home theater, but I don't like this method because the range is small, has wifi interference and skips, sounds low quality, and I have to get up and push a button on the bluetooth adapter every time I want to use it. A friend of mine has a Chromecast stick and I was using the Chromecast app on my S7 to try to play some songs. The only way I could get it to do this was to cast my phone screen AND audio. I'm thinking about getting my own chromecast, but is there a way to just play audio ONLY without casting my screen? Like if I'm hosting a party and playing music over my phone through Chromecast, I don't want everyone seeing what I'm looking at on my phone. I suppose I could just turn the TV off...is there any other app that will just display the music or media player while casting? What kind of quality audio will I get through casting? Will it play at the source bitrate? Thanks

..also what app are you using the play the music when you're casting?

If using something like Google Play Music with a regular (non-audio-only) Chromecast, you're not casting your screen. The TV should only display the song information.

 

[Dan TheMan86]

But if you replace the Bluetooth adapter with a Chromecast Audio, it has no effect on the regular Chromecast.

I currently don't have a chromecast at all. I was thinking of getting one and having it be a dual purpose of replacing my bluetooth adapter and being able to use it for things like netflix. I currently have to use my bluray player from 2010 and its garbage Netflix app and I'd like to upgrade to something better anyway.

And I use the samsung music player. Unfortunately the Google music player doesnt display a number of albums I have on my SD card that the Samsung player WILL display. It's a glitch I havent been able to figure out...

 

[Dan TheMan86]

I guess it's not possible. I even tried the google music player and all the songs on the SD card wouldn't cast, it only let me cast streaming songs and radio stations on Google Music

 

[JimDijkstra86NL]

Hi there (folks) Dan The Man 86

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Take a look into Bubble UPNP.
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*This is what to look for.
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As long as the rooted device allows playing ANY content with its specs. ..not any other device has ANY limitations as far as I am aware of.
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Before diving into paying for them....make sure you research then setup and test everything you wanna use it for before purchase.
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DO purchase the chrome cast (HDMI Vedsion) and Apps ((purchase and/or (lifetime) service or subscription(s))

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Greets Jimmy ;-D