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Old 09-12-2016, 10:28
Jackapple
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I was casting youtube from my laptop and noticed my phone said it was casting too....
somewhat puzzled I turned off the casting feature from the phone and the video disappeared from the TV, I tried casting again from the laptop, yet again the casting app started on the phone and the video was casting from the phone

It was only after turning wifi off on the phone that I was able to cast from the laptop.

while this isnt really a big deal It just seems very weird and wondered if anyone else has experienced this or knows why it does this...?
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Old 09-12-2016, 10:54
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/11...-apk-download/

its a 'feature' (that can be disabled per device) where devices on the same network can control the casting (pause/stop/etc). its not actually your phone doing the casting, its just a notification with controls that is showing up on it.

remember your laptop doesnt actually 'do' the casting, all it really does is tell the chromecast to play a specific stream from a specific location (nothing is sent from your laptop to the chromecast other than 'commands')
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Old 09-12-2016, 13:27
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/11...-apk-download/

its a 'feature' (that can be disabled per device) where devices on the same network can control the casting (pause/stop/etc). its not actually your phone doing the casting, its just a notification with controls that is showing up on it.

remember your laptop doesnt actually 'do' the casting, all it really does is tell the chromecast to play a specific stream from a specific location (nothing is sent from your laptop to the chromecast other than 'commands')
Ah ok Thanks for that!
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