Google Chromecast - problems streaming you tube videos

dan smartt

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Seems to hang up when playing vevo videos, disconnect & reconnect seems to work but a real pain.

Maybe its something with those stupid ads they try & stick in there

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Seems to hang up when playing vevo videos, disconnect & reconnect seems to work but a real pain.

Maybe its something with those stupid ads they try & stick in there

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It might help if you expanded on things a bit. what device are you casting from [PC, Phone Tablet], What update is your Chromecast on? ETC.
 

dan smartt

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Nexus 4, android 4.3, it hangs up after about 5 or 6 videos doesn't have to be vevo any vids. Latest chromecast update


Just hangs up displays video name, have to disconnect & reconnect - but then the TV que is empty . a real pain

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Just wanted to add that I had the exact same issue yesterday. After 5-6 of any YouTube video clips and it just stopped, the title of the video I wanted to play showed up on the TV but the rest was black and nothing happened for over 15 minutes. Easily solved by quickly going back to my device and then back to Chromecast via the YouTube app, just not very efficient.

Tested with:
Chromecast, latest update.
HTC One X, Android 4.2.2, using the YouTube app.
iPad Air, iOS 7.03, using the YouTube app.

Had no issue playing a longer (two hour) video but playing (both overlapping and queued up) clips in a somewhat rapid succession made the last clip not load on the Chromecast.
 

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I have the same problem using my Galaxy S3 or my Laptop with Vevo. Vevo will start OK, and play one or two videos, but then it just locks up and does nothing. Have to disconnect from Chromecast, restart the Vevo app or webpage, and then it will work again---for maybe one or two videos, and then do the same thing. Very annoying--I can never get it to play more than 2 or 3 videos in a row without it stopping. I would like to have it playing constantly when I am working out, or cleaning house, or having a party, but it's useless. I have to resort to using Songza---and just play the audio, which is fine, but it's nice to have videos playing also. Sounds like there is just a bug with the Vevo Chromecast app---they probably rushed the release, and it just wasn't ready yet.
 
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