This forum doesn't seem to be very active but I'm going to give it a shot. Just received a Shield (2017; 16GB; remote) and am wondering about several things:
1. When I try to cast from my phone (Pixel 2 XL) to the Shield nothing happens - I don't see a request to allow the connection and the little cast icon on the phone finally stops flashing. If I try to cast from the phone directly to the TV I see the request to allow the connection and once I approve it the cast takes place. (Note that my Shield is connected via HDMI to a receiver which is then connected to the TV.)
2. I don't have a Game Controller (yet) - is there any real advantage to have one other than for playing games?
3. Is there any way, using the remote or game controller, to quickly toggle CC on/off (in apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime video) rather than having to go through the application settings?
4. I've seen some comments about double pressing the Home button on the remote to bring up the Recent Apps list, but several comments talked about using 'the round button' - in any case I haven't had much success there.
5. Currently using VLC to play movies on a connected HDD - any recommendations for other players?
1. When I try to cast from my phone (Pixel 2 XL) to the Shield nothing happens - I don't see a request to allow the connection and the little cast icon on the phone finally stops flashing. If I try to cast from the phone directly to the TV I see the request to allow the connection and once I approve it the cast takes place. (Note that my Shield is connected via HDMI to a receiver which is then connected to the TV.)
2. I don't have a Game Controller (yet) - is there any real advantage to have one other than for playing games?
3. Is there any way, using the remote or game controller, to quickly toggle CC on/off (in apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime video) rather than having to go through the application settings?
4. I've seen some comments about double pressing the Home button on the remote to bring up the Recent Apps list, but several comments talked about using 'the round button' - in any case I haven't had much success there.
5. Currently using VLC to play movies on a connected HDD - any recommendations for other players?