Re: Chromecast is deaf and mute....
I've thought about it and it actually is impossible to build a Squeezebox player for Chromecast. Chromecast at it's core is just a chrome browser, all apps are running in the browser. The connection that a Squeezebox player has to make with the server for receiving control commands is not possible within the confines of a browser.
If you want something with the same form factor as the Chromecast but can act as a Squeezebox player, I would suggest getting the Amazon Fire TV Stick. It runs a full Android OS so you run my other app SB Player.
Excellent I'm glad that my incident revealed a fixable little bug.
Your app is a fine one (overall). However, I'd love to see someone - with your skills - developing an app for a ChormeCast that enables it to present itself as a SB playback device (a squeezeplayer) on my network - controllable by Apps like yours.
As far as I understand, it is possible to upload an "app"-like piece of code into the CC and it will run in it independant of my phone (or any other host device).
With a feature like that, I'd be thrilled to buy another CC and use it only as a dedicated player.
I've thought about it and it actually is impossible to build a Squeezebox player for Chromecast. Chromecast at it's core is just a chrome browser, all apps are running in the browser. The connection that a Squeezebox player has to make with the server for receiving control commands is not possible within the confines of a browser.
If you want something with the same form factor as the Chromecast but can act as a Squeezebox player, I would suggest getting the Amazon Fire TV Stick. It runs a full Android OS so you run my other app SB Player.