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ES Chromecast plugin?
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It's been working for me well enough. The only problems are that the skip forward and back functionality is poor and if my wireless signal drops out I have to restart the video on my phone if I want to be able to control playback later on. You have to make sure you have this plugin installed as well as es file explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.chromecast
I'd rate this functionality for this app a 4/5 but would definitely switch if videostream provided this function since as yet es file explorer is the only app I know of which will allow chromecasting of files stored on an android phone.
> Solid explorer also has a plugin that lets you chromecast movies from the phone itself.
So does ES:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.chromecast
So if drag and drop is the main difference, then I'll stick with ES I think. The Solid GUI looks a little over-designed for my tastes.
ES File Explorer has a chromecast plugin. You can browse an SMB share and cast videos straight to the chromecast. It's basic, but gives you pause and rewind/fastforward controls.
Also, I know synology has an app to play videos straight from their NAS to the chromecast, other vendors may as well.
I have the same router as the [OP](/u/MeditatedMind) and just to let you both know (I actually don't use this and have smb mounts/BubbleUPnP server), there's a Chromecast plugin for EStrongs
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.chromecast