What are Reddit's favorite android apps in the category video players?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

I keep buying shitty $10 prepaid android phones on slickdeals and just google the "skip account creation" steps.

Instant wifi cam/little computers.

Someday i'll have a whole squadron of cheapo, cast-off robots protecting my house.

It's not ridiculous. Yatse was using copyrighted images in their screenshots. How many more media apps have to get removed before developers realize that they can't use copyrighted material in the screenshots? It amounts to using someone else's intellectual property as an advertisement without their consent.

BubbleUPnP. This app is simply fantastic! You can do so many things. I'll give you one scenario. I don't like having my music collection all over the place (Phone, PC, Laptop). So I store it in the central location (Dropbox) and then using BubbleUPnP, I can stream to either the phone or foobar on the Windows machines. I save space and there is no needless duplication. EDIT: Also forgot to mention that this is the only app that displays artwork over the stream.

For anyone looking for alternatives check out AntennaPod. It's Open source, has a dark theme, playback speed controls, chromecast support (playstore only not F-droid) and if you switch the Media Player to ExoPlayer in the settings it even has a Skip Silence in Audio option.

It even has gpodder.net support for subscription syncing so that's neat.

Albert Ein-

Sorry, forgot to post it!
IP Webcam. You need to install another small program in your computer to get it recognized as a webcam.

I've used it a while ago for similar reasons and it works even better now. You can use it for a ton of different tasks! Security cam with motion detection and so on.

IP Webcam is pretty well established. I've used it before, and it has a HomeAssistant integration. It exposes a bunch of sensors, including motion detection.

I'll say Yatse since no one has said it yet.

I can't believe how far that app has come. Every developer could learn some lessons from it.

My favorite podcast player which never gets enough love!

AntennaPod

Free, adfree, open source, no IAPs. It has every feature I need in a podcast, no material design but it's acceptable as I don't just stare at my player while listening to podcast.... Auto downloading, chromecast support, night theme, OPML import export and all..... Very light on resources even in my 4yr old 1GB RAM phone , it works flawless!

Unless you have multiple devices and want to keep them in sync, I don't see any reason to buy PocketCasts (but for multi device syncing, nothing beats pocketcasts!). AntennaPod has all the features (+ excellent developers!) you will need in a podcatcher..

Antennapod

That would be great, but I doubt Google would implement it without giving the option for apps to simply block you from casting. Most apps that do not offer a casting option do this deliberately, so while I would love a push from Google I doubt it would do much, and if they go all-in it could piss content creators and providers too much.

For sites that also allow watching the video through the website I use Web Video Cast, which is a great app and it works ok for this use.

I setup a moto g with the app IP webcam last month and it's worked well enough for me. it was easy to setup, and has tutorials on setting up remote access, cloud storage, take a picture and send to your daily carry phone, motion detection alerts, and also lets me save user defined blocks to local network storage. i have yet to permanently finalize the setup, just played around on a rainy sunday morning.

picked up this one on sale last weekend, tinycam monitor pro seemed highly reviewed and had a more modern UI. haven't gotten a chance to mess with it yet though.

IP Webcam. You need to install another small program in your computer to get it recognized as a webcam.

I've used it a while ago for similar reasons and it works even better now. You can use it for a ton of different tasks! Security cam with motion detection and so on.

There are also websites that distribute VLC, like softpedia.

And there's also the VLC android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc&hl=en which is great for videos and music too.

Since I've seen some people on here using Androids having trouble with Mixtape, here's how I use it:

1. Install VLC for Android.

2. When you click the mixtape link, open it in VLC.

It works really well for me so I thought I'd share.

This really isn't a Macgyver, but..

If you want an actual webcam using your (Android) phone download IP Webcam

Then you'll need a driver for your PC such as this

• Start the app on your phone and start the video stream
• Open the IP camera adapter configurator and input the camera feed URL displayed on your phone
• Set whatever application you're using to the IP Camera (Test in Open Broadcaster if you want for example)

Once you've got the stream working I recommend you play with the settings. On my Nexus 5 if I stream at a high resolution it drains the battery extremely quick and my phone gets scarily hot. Lower the framerate, resolution and quality.

I use Yatse. It automatically connects to kodi, although if you don't have a static ip address you will need to automatically connect again each time your ip changes. Usually it changes by a digit.

Edit: You can also view the media on your phone.

I used AZ Screen Recorder, literally the first suggestion when looking for screen recorders on Google Play.

No idea if it exist for iPhone, or if it's even possible to record your screen on iOS. It might be worth it just searching in the App Store :)

It's an app called IP Webcam for android. It acts as a server and I can connect to it via a web browser (the screenshot) using the local IP on any device, provided they are on the same network. The screenshot was actually a live video feed from the phone's camera, which is pointed at the screen.

Get a screen recorder app. I don't think iOS has one. I personally use AZ recorder.

Find tweet with gif.

Open up your screen recorder.

Upload to Gyfcat.

I have used this IP Webcam app on Android for a long time. Basically you need

1. An android phone with good camera
2. This app on phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam
3. This little utility on PC/Laptop: http://ip-webcam.appspot.com/

That's it. Your phone works as a webcam on your PC. You can select the quality, add text, tune video colors, use front or back camera of phone. And basically walk around with the phone while it is streaming on Skype/hangouts/your favorite broadcast app.

Works on iPhone without chrome extension

Install this if on Android then Paste link in. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo http://nlds74.cdnak.dal.neulion.com/nlds/ufc/camera0/as/live/camera0_hd.m3u8?hdnea=expires%3D1503797296%7Eaccess%3D%2Fnlds%2Fufc%2Fcamera0%2Fas%2Flive%2F*%7Emd5%3D82df37b314667a9759f8f442aebb56ac&nltid=ufc&nltdt=6&uid=2809320

Video Web Caster. Casts pretty much any video player online to Chromecast, including JW Player which is used by sites like Putlocker or Streamlord. Pro version offers bookmarks, ad block etc... really worth it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo&hl=en_GB

If you are on Windows and have VLC Media Player, right click one of the links and copy the link address and in VLC hit ctrl + N and then paste the link and hit enter. Or on the top left in VLC Media Player click on "Media" and then "Open Network Stream" and then paste the link. If you have Windows 10, you can just paste the link into Microsoft Edge and then it should work.

I don't have a Mac but other users have said right click, copy link address, open iTunes, hit command + U, paste the link but replace the http with itls. Or its the same for VLC on Mac just command+n and then paste the link.

If you want to watch it on your android phone you can use an app called MX Player, just copy the link adress and then hit the three dots on the top and then Network Stream and paste the link.

I don't have an IOS device but you can look for a VLC media player app and then look for Network Stream in the app and paste the provided link.

If you have a Chromecast, you can cast a VLC link on your TV with this app.

> The "hithox" or tolerance has to be bigger than the button sprite to allow not 100% accurate touches.

It is.

can you please enable "show touch" from developer options of your phone settings. and share video of the issue.

here is an app you can use to record the video https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.screenrecorder.free&hl=en_in

Yatse, Kodi remote. Works amazingly and the developer does a fantastic job continuously adding new functionality.

It probably got pulled because of all the posters of movies and TV shows in their screenshots.

Take a look at this - http://web.archive.org/web/20141227154415/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.leetzone.android.yatsewidgetfree&hl=en

For question 10, I know I often watch videos on a Roku TV by opening the website in Web Video Caster on my Android phone and using that to cast video to the TV (since the RT app can't cast video to the Roku from my phone and Roku doesn't have a browser or RT app allowing it access RT video).

I know of people with abandoned or unsupported platforms (like Xbox) that do the same thing using the same app and I've seen it recommended by other users here on occasion.

Assuming the app that we're talking about here is your "Web Video Cast" app, I'd say that there's a reasonable argument to be made that it's actually violating YouTube's terms of service by allowing you to cast videos from your phone to another device by parsing the page to extract the URL of the video file.

I think in particular section 5.1 (A), (B), (C), possible (E)(iii) depending how ads work in your app, and probably (M) as well could arguably be violated by your app (though it largely depends on exactly how you've implemented various features).

If I were you, I would make the app intent out to the YouTube app directly whenever you get a YouTube URL. That would be the safest approach.

I use IP Webcam with a couple old phones and it worked very well so I bought the paid version. I use it in conjunction with IP Cam Viewer which is also excellent. Lots of customizable features for both. Some of the other apps charge for various services like hosting content or archiving.

Magnet link for torrent here:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:c1860baa4932889b28b84c8cb9d019548709bc12&dn=Star%20Wars%20Revenge%20of%20the%20Clone%20Wars%20Cut&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.iamhansen.xyz%3a2000%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.army%3a6969%2fannounce

For those of you who dont know how to use it:

1) Download a torrent client app, such as qBitTorrent for Windows, Linux or Mac, or Flud for Android users (sorry iOS users, it's not easy to get torrents working for u guys)

2) Copy the magnet link

3) Click the add torrent link button (on qBitTorrent) or magnet button (on Flud) in the torrent client, paste the link and voilà

An app called Web Video Caster. Let's you cast videos from the website to many streaming devices. It actually works better than RT's own Chromecast support.

Edit: this is the app on Android, not sure about iOS. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

There are a bunch of apps you can use. Here's one. All this app does is make a video feed of your phone's camera available over the network.

Also, you can use this software on your computer to monitor one or several IP cameras (or phones if you're using that app), and send you emails if there's movement. When I set this up a few years ago, I used one called "Vitamin D", not sure if it's the best one to use now though. For example, you can say if any movement happens in this part of the screen, send me a screenshot and start recording video.

AZ Screen Recorder would work for Android. Never had problems with it.

At this point I can't imagine any app for iOS can reliably do screens recordings on Snapchat, but I don't have an iPhone so I don't know.

If you have an android and chromecast you can do what I do and just put on a 24 hour live stream on your tv.

• Install Web Video Caster

• Set up your chromecast on your tv

• Using the web caster app, go to www.arconai.tv and choose your show then click the Play button on the navigation bar. This will give you a popup asking to cast it to your chromecast.

It also just works on your computer if you don't want to cast it

If you can use android apps, I'd recommend Flud- Torrent Downloader or maybe FuTorrent!

Both are overall well-designed and fast!

Not OP but one thing I've done with old phones is turn them into a surveillance camera for home use.

With this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

• I've used an old phone to watch the front door when I was waiting for a package.
• Used a phone to watch a pot of water from the comfort of my computer to see when it started to boil.
• I once had to turn off an upstairs heating system but the breaker box was in the basement. Phone camera aimed at the thermostat and a tablet in my hand watching the camera feed and I easily found which breaker switch I needed without having to go up and and down the stairs a bunch of times.

Bubbleupnp is the best app I have used for sending anything to Chromecast that doesn't already have it's own app. Supports casting local media, media from local or remote DLNA servers, and a multitude of cloud services. Even supports transcoding of media not natively supported by Chromecast.

Bubbleupnp

Not the best solution obviously, but I'd recommend an app called Web Video Cast for Android that let's you cast videos from the Rooster Teeth website (and any other website) to your Chromecast/Android TV: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

Use a different podcast app.

I recommend AntennaPod for its many features, including auto-download at scheduled times, if on Wifi.

Could you make a comparison with Yatse (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.leetzone.android.yatsewidgetfree) and let us know what are the differences before we decide to try out the app? But I definitely wish you luck with your project and hope that you'll manage to make it popular!

You can use it as a webcam to stealthily monitor online a room/something.

"IP Webcam turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options. View your camera on any platform with VLC player or web browser. Stream video inside WiFi network without internet access. (...)"

You can pick any decent podcast player, Spotify is terrible as a podcast player.

ITunes just acts as a phone book that most podcast apps will download from, you just need to download them before you leave port.

Antennapod

Pocketcasts

Theres loads of options, nearly all should save you progress, if you run out o.f downloads id suggest podcast addict and virtual folders if your transferring them from your laptop.

Any other questions just shout.

I don't know if it's the best, but I use:

AntennaPod for Podcasts

SmartAudiobook Player for Audiobooks.

Pocket Casts - mit Abstand die beste Podcast App (OSS Alternative: AntennaPod)

I use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

The phones I bought can run without batteries so I just plug them in where I went them, launch the app, and then I can watch with sound and video from my browser. Super nice. I'm using ZTE Paragons I got for $5 each during Black Friday from bestbuy however really any thing works

YES! MX Player 4.5 stars with 2.6 million votes. I use it on all my mobiles and tablets. Swipe left and right for forward and rewind. Swipe up and down on the left side for brightness and on the right side for volume. It's amazing.

If you have an Android phone and install Yatse Remote pretty much any link/media you open give you an option to send to XBMC/KODI.

Is that along the lines of what you are looking for?

EDIT: From the Description

◆ Stream your videos to your Android devices or UPnP / AirPlay / Chromecast devices*

◆ Send your Android media to your media center or UPnP / AirPlay / Chromecast devices*

If you're on mobile like me, I always use this app to stream to my Chromecast when I can't find a YT link. Just plug in any of the links on here and it will scan the page for videos to cast.

That app only connects to a torrent client running on another computer.

If you want to torrent on android use flud. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.delphicoder.flud

But I'd highly recommend using a PC instead.

Sure. I installed an app called AZ Screen Recorder on my Android phone, which allowed me to capture some game footage. Then I used another app, Gif Me Five, to turn a section of that video into a gif.

We have three chromecasts in our house. Two originals and one of the updated version. They've always worked perfectly for us and they're all on WiFi. The screen mirroring of course has some latency to it but when playing a video it's fine. Also screen mirroring is really the worst way to play stuff anyway. If you wanna play local content, I really suggest Localcast.

Man, I've been trying out VLC for over 2 years now and really it improved lot last year. But there's still some issues with it...

1. One of the gripe is there's no option to see videos based on folders in VLC like they have in MX, so the video library often ends up being messy. (Fix: The closest solution for now is to use the Directories tab instead of Video tab from Sidebar and manually browsing to the video folders)

2. Also for some reason VLC tends to use more battery than MX? Maybe there's some Tweaks/Settings option to fix this? (changing decoder or something?)

3. Option to ask in Video startup if you wanna Resume from last position or Restart the video like in MX. (Fix: OK fixed this from Settings -> Interface -> Ask confirmation to resume ��)

4. The Subtitle download is kinda unreliable, also there's no "Custom Text Search" for downloading subtitles as of now unlike MX so it often ends up not finding subtitles. (This REALLY need to be fixed)

Anyways I really hope that VLC devs fixes this stuff, as VLC is probably the best alternative at this point.

Edit: Added Solutions to some issues mentioned before (in Italics), and VLC seems looking as the best alternative already, Thanks!

I use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

The phones I bought can run without batteries so I just plug them in where I went them, launch the app, and then I can watch with sound and video from my browser. Super nice. I'm using ZTE Paragons I got for $5 each during Black Friday from bestbuy however really any thing works

On the topic of footage retrieval, it's stored on the device however you can download/stream/configure the camera through a web client. I'd check it out!

LocalCast or Solid Explorer's built in casting option. I quite sure there are dozens of other apps that can also do this.

Haven't seen anyone mention it, but I bought BubbleUPnP when Chromecast first released as it was one of the first to cast local stuff I think. but I've been using it since then flawlessly. I also use it to stream to my ps4. the license costs a couple bucks but the devs deserve it. really great product with fairly regular updates.

When you are tab casting you are essentially recording your PC screen and sending it over to the Chromecast. When you are playing a video on your mobile and telling it to cast it the actual address of the video is being sent to the Chromecast and the Chromecast plays the video for you. The two video streams could be identical but having to stream it through tab casting has a lot of issues, first it is dependent on your computer speed to capture, encode and send the content over the Chromecast, and second, it is now tied to your computer resolution/screen size which might not be as good as your TV.

You might ask yourself, why doesn't the PC just send the video address? well the Chromecast supports a limited set of video codecs. A lot of mobile videos happen to use codecs the Chromecast understand. Most desktop browser videos are played using flash which the Chromecast does not support. Even when the flash video is something the Chromecast would support (like an mp4), it is being played by the flash player and not by the browser html5 video player so it would be much harder for the browser to know what the actual video address is.

Source: I wrote Web Video Caster which does this.

BubbleUPnP.

I use this all the time. It also has a windows server that can transcode on the fly to play videos whose audio codecs aren't supported by Chromecast.

If money is tight, even an old android cell phone can work as a cam with apps like IP webcam.

Nice thing about using a phone is it has it's own battery backup built in.

I don't think that's possible. Use VLC to play videos/movoes on your phone.

> Where did the files go?

Files are still there. But play movies app won't detect it. Play movies app shows only purchased content from play store. As I suggested use VLC to play it.

BubbleUPNP, surely!

I'm assuming you've had it with free players by now. I don't think anything beats BubbleUPNP when it comes to this kind of thing.

Use iSpyConnect with the old phone running IPWebcam

https://www.ispyconnect.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

Set up motion detection to alert your phone, and make the videos save to a google drive/dropbox folder on your PC, that way they are uploaded to the cloud and can then be reviewed on your phone. I recommend a dedicated PC for this stuff.

You could try AZ screen recorder it runs smoothly on my phone and it records the sound of the game, the screen itself + your voice (if you say something).

You can use a screen recorder like AZ Screen Recorder for example. Then just upload the video you recorded to gfycat.com. It'll automatically convert the video to a HTML5 video and give you a link, which you can then post to reddit. Only downside is that the video has to be under 15 seconds.

I've used IP Webcam to do this same thing. I've never used Perch so I don't know which one is better. The one major downside to using an old cell phone is rather than an actual webcam is night vision. Once it gets a bit dark, you can't see anything.

They actually have an app on android that does this, the audio sync might be a little off but you can fine tune it. Also it let's you stream any video that you'd be able to stream in the chrome app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stefanpledl.localcast

Please start by downloading a screen recording app. There's tons of good free ones, for example this one.

I can only speak for myself, but this style of screen filming is unwatchable. Didn't last 10 seconds.

Edit: I don't say this just to be critical because I do appreciate that making YouTube content is hard, but people have lots of well made options available to them, so to attract an audience you really do have to put in the work to learn to make good content.

Also, here's a plug for some free editing software.

If your chromebook supports Android apps get FLUD https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.delphicoder.flud&hl=en

you can also get a debrid service that downloads torrents on their server and gives you an http link like real-debrid.com

I actually use my phone as the remote (and my computer, and the actual remote)

• Android: yatse I have the paid version, not really different from the free one but I wanted to contribute.
• Pc: kodi's web interface
• Actual remote: self explanatory (I use both the remote that came with the vero and my appleTV's remote)

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

Download audio, or video, or simply play audio/video with the screen off in external media players which support it, like MX Player.

Totally free.

qBittorrent has no Android/iOS version and "uptodown.com" certainly isn't qBittorrent's site.

If you're looking for an Android bittorrent client, check out libretorrent or Flud

I use AZ recorder to record the screen, then post the upload. DU recorder works too.

Dunno if ur android like me or Apple. But I think apple has that button that just lets them record.

I do it sometimes to record funny snaps since you can't save videos. They don't know you're recording because the recording app is recording what's showing up on screen, and not recording the app itself, so to speak. As a result, however, audio is recorded by the microphone, so you may want to record it in a quiet place if audio is important to your recording.

I use this one if you want an app that's been tested by someone else.

CBC content including live news is available from their site. Global News live is https://globalnews.ca/live/toronto/.

Get a Chromecast and casting app like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

I guess I shouldn't have said native feature, but say that there's an API built into Android now that an app such as this can tap into for recording.

You can with the 3rd party casting app such as Web Video Cast or Localcast. Open the link with "Play with" in ttv then choose the casting app. it will detect your roku device.

Web Video caster if you're looking for an Android App.

It's wonderful and beautiful. There's ad-supported and you can pay to remove the ads. Paying is worth it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

Another option is Yatse: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.leetzone.android.yatsewidgetfree

I like this because I can Share a YouTube video on my phone and it plays on my TV, kinda like a Chromecast would do.

I have an app called Web Video Caster with this functionality, feel free to try it, and if it doesn't work let me know the website it didn't work with.

If anyone is interested in streaming this game on a Chromescast and owns an android device, I have a working solution going on right now.

• Download the app "Web Video Cast | Browser to TV" on your android
• Obtain the m3u8 VLC link from /u/GoatVLC
• Paste that link into Web Video Cast app and connect to your Chromecast.
• Enjoy the game on your big screen

This should work for any m3u8 stream. And I'm sure there is probably a similar iPhone app out there somewhere.

If you are on Windows and have VLC media player, copy one of the links above and in VLC hit ctrl + N and then paste the link and hit enter. If you have Windows 10, you can just paste in link into Microsoft Edge and then it should work. Not sure about Mac but you should be able to get VLC and do the same thing.

If you want to watch it on your android phone you can use an app called MX Player, just copy the link and then hit the three dots on the top and then Network Stream and paste the link.

If you have a Chromecast, you can cast a VLC link on your TV with this app. Pretty easy to use as well. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

If you'd like a free option, grab VLC: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc&hl=en

It's well recognized as being able to play anything, do it well, and all while being open source.

ALSO, no adware, no ads. WIN WIN WIN WIN

I've always wondered why breakrooms dont have a camera for shit like this.

If you felt so inclined. You could install something like this and point your phone towards the fridge, you could even plug it in and leave it locked, people will just assume its charging or something. Put your lunch, which happens to have desert, in a really visible container and wait for the fatty to strike!

How about watching on mobile ?

If you have an android device I highly recommend MX Player which supports all fansub file types.

Yes you need an internet connection. The easiest way is to have a tablet, turn on your hotspot so the chromecast and tablet are connected to the hotspot and stream locally from the tablet using local cast or something.

I say use a tablet because I had issues originally just streaming the files from my phone to the chromecast while it hosted the hot spot but you can try that too.

Connect the chromecast to the hotspot. Use the cast app on her phone to see if it can see the chromecast. If it can then local files being streamed dont affect mobile data.

The downside is you may want to keep the phone plugged in because its definitely a battery drain.

This is the app I use.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stefanpledl.localcast

Might I suggest you get a camera to know for sure? They're pretty cheap nowadays and you can even use an old android phone as one with apps like ipwebcam.

The notification icon looks the same to me as the one from AZ Screen Recorder.
(Not to be confused with the app/overlay icons, which are more detailed for that app)

I was about to buy it as well, but then I remembered I have loads of storage on my phone. I installed BubbleUPnP and copied some files over. Tested it out by setting my phone in flight mode and streamed an episode over tethered wifi (used an app called WiFi automatic to start tethering while in flight mode). It drained about 3-4% of my phone battery during that half hour, so I've now transferred lots of movies and episodes to my phone. :-)

I use a free Android app called IP Webcam. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en

By default it will broadcast live video over the network, but you can configure it to broadcast over the internet too. I really like it so I bought the ad free version, but it has full functionality without that.

that might be it, but definitely try VLC. router interfacing is bad, but if u get it right even the shittiest routers can carry 100Mb/s over the air.

the worst performance is usually around 2.4Mb/s, and considering the audio is 128kb/s or so it's definitely just a buffering issue. I know the chromecast has a buffer of at least 256MB (512MB RAM is what I see so there you go) so it has to do with how the sender is configured to transmit, or there's a partially catastrophic failure with the hardware, or you need to update your chromecast or something.

My bet is the first. VLC is very optimized for a lot of things and has been used for casting streams for a very long time, so honestly download and try it, you should be golden.

> I'm mainly asking if there's an easy native app like the soundcloud 'casting app' that hosts it independently on the Chromecast, only using the computer as a remote

u mean, an MP3 player?

on a side note, lots of TVs have SD card or USB stick slots.

Chromecast has like 2GB of flash apparently so

oh also https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stefanpledl.localcast&hl=en

I know you said that you have an iphone thats jailbroken but if you can get your hands on a old android or something like that, there's an app thats perfect for you. It's called IP Webcam. It hosts a server on your network where you can see the camera, zoom in/out, turn on flashlight, record, take picture, etc. and it acts like a website so you can access it anywhere in the world.

Sorry for posting this but thought that maybe someone else may find this useful as well if they have an old android laying around.

BubbleUPnP can do it IIRC, but you need xposed.

Its been awhile since I've played with it so I'm not sure if it'll route all audio or just media, but you could try using bluetooth. If your pc doesn't already have it, USB dongles are cheap.

Jeg synes Antennapod er flott. Jeg skjønner ikke hva du mener med «med norske podcasts»; blir ikke det litt som å si at du leter etter en TV med NRK?

I personally had most success with OSMC.

Keep in mind that the UI will run horribly slow on the Pi1, changing themes or distributions doesn't really help.
The video itself plays back fine though, so if you use a mobile remote control app (like Yatse) to start media directly (and thus evade the UI on the Pi itself) it's still usable.

Web video caster for Android is pretty legit. It can can cast quite a few videos / sites / formats that you can't cast from PC. It's basically the only workaround I've come across for certain streams. Check it out

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instantbits.cast.webvideo

If it's just for TV shows and movies I have a better solution for you.

Get an app called "Showbox" and an app called "LocalCast"

Showbox will be used to find the content and just set LocalCast as the video player, select your Chromecast and you're set!

It's so simple and most movies and TV shows are available in 720p streams without the need to search through links.

Thanks again for your idea. I want to recommend this app instead: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam

When you start the server via the app, then you just get an address on the local network that you can go to (e.g. http://192.168.1.70:8080) and from there you can view the stream. That's a lot better, for me, than having to use the Mobizen for PC (I don't even use Windows.)

The second benefit, which maybe mobizen supports, is that you can capture video on the client (web browser), so it's going to be easy to make timelapse videos of an entire grow.

They should. Whenever I encounter a video link that won't work on Chromecast, I use this app and it almost always works in casting whatever video is playing in the chrome browser.

I use BubbleUPnP. It supports a variety of media sources (dlna, samba, etc) so if you've got a media share of some kind it should work and it chromecasts fine. There's optional server-side software you can run on your PC if you want it to transcode on-the-fly (to support media that isn't in a format chromecast supports).

AZ Screen Recorder works much better for me. It's more versatile, customizable, and stable, plus it doesn't block the screen at all.

BubbleUPnP UPnP/DLNA is my go to App for playing anything on my Chromecast that does not already have it's own app. Supports any DLNA server. Local server on the device. Supports transcoding if you install the server. Will play from your cloud storage (drive, dropbox, box) as well. You can even set up any of your servers to have remote access when you are away from the house. Dev is also very responsive to feedback and updates often.

I'm pretty sure that was meant to be [Cardboard VNC](/r/GoogleCardboard/comments/303e7p/i_made_a_cardboard_vnc_app_to_learn_android/), as VNC is a method to share a frame buffer over a network, while VLC is a movie player with no relation to Cardboard. Trinus VR also has the (recently added and still rough) option to show the Windows desktop in Cardboard. For both cases don't expect too much, the resolution is too low to use it for real desktop applications, and [this will take some time and hardware generations to change](/r/virtualreality/comments/39p90o/am_i_alone_in_wanting_vr_just_to_have_more_work/).