Chromecast audio

[Me2018]

Hi @Tim Curtis

Just joined your new forum (I've finally come over from your old DIY audio forum thread)

Are there any plans that you're aware of for Chromecast audio support to come to Linux?

There is obviously Spotify Connect (librespot) and Airplay (shairport) support so I'm hoping Chromecast audio comes.

Is anyone working on this, to be able to integrated into moOde?

Cheers!

[grasshopper]

Hi @Tim Curtis

Just joined your new forum (I've finally come over from your old DIY audio forum thread)

Are there any plans that you're aware of for Chromecast audio support to come to Linux?

There is obviously Spotify Connect (librespot) and Airplay (shairport) support so I'm hoping Chromecast audio comes.

Is anyone working on this, to be able to integrated into moOde?

Cheers!

Hi, what are you trying to achieve as you are aware that the Chromecast does not have gapless support? You can use any number of free apps to stream audio to a Chromecast, the output will use the devices built in dac unless like me you have an external dac attached to the chromecast.  I see no merit in streaming audio from moode to a Chromecast.
I use Spotify premium with moode most of the time, works gaplessly, my Chromecast setup is for an emergency if something happened to the moode pi.
Why do you want Chromecast support?

[FizzyTea]

I think the OP would like chrome cast built into moode as a renderer similar to airplay or squeezelite so one does not need to own a separate piece of google hardware

[Tim Curtis]

A quick search of Github produced the link below which suggests that Google has "locked down" the ChromeCast API.
https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast

There might be other repos that have new information but I was unable to find any.

-TIm

[mallikreddyk]

A quick search of Github produced the link below which suggests that Google has "locked down" the ChromeCast API.
https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast

There might be other repos that have new information but I was unable to find any.

-TIm

Can you check out node cast v2.

https://github.com/thibauts/node-castv2-client

[Tim Curtis]

I think its sender-only ??

Either way i don't own a Chromecast dongle and so I have no way to test...

[Zigzag]

Folks, I don't have a Chromecast but suggest you take a good look at the BubbleUPnP Server (https://www.bubblesoftapps.com/bubbleupnpserver/), which if I get it right, can be installed on both Linux and Raspberry Pis and provides a means of getting a Chromecast device to act as UPnP renderer. Having said that I don't think Chromecast Audio actually supports gapless playback, so there's going to be limitations to this..

[Edward]

Folks, I don't have a Chromecast but suggest you take a good look at the BubbleUPnP Server (https://www.bubblesoftapps.com/bubbleupnpserver/), which  if I get it right, can be installed on both Linux and Raspberry Pis and provides a means of getting a Chromecast device to act as UPnP renderer. Having said that I don't think Chromecast Audio actually supports gapless playback, so there's going to be limitations to this..

Actually it looks like CC is indeed Open Source.

https://support.google.com/chromecastbui...1012?hl=en

[Edward]

Here is another Chromecast developers link with instructions for 'anyone' to apply and build apps/sofware to use Chromecast.

https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/caf_receiver/

Don't know how difficult this might be, but Google tends to do a good job at setting up dev's for success.  This addition would solve pretty much all the issues with connecting to pretty much all music services. Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz etc all have Chromecast support.


Might be worth a second look?

[TheOldPresbyope]

Here is another Chromecast developers link with instructions for 'anyone' to apply and build apps/sofware to use Chromecast.

https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/caf_receiver/

Don't know how difficult this might be, but Google tends to do a good job at setting up dev's for success.  This addition would solve pretty much all the issues with connecting to pretty much all music services. Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz etc all have Chromecast support.


Might be worth a second look?

Fortunately, we already have support for Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Google Play Music in the form of third-party projects librespot and upmpdcli. 

Good thing, 'cuz nothing about the referenced material suggests this would be a cake walk. If it were, we'd already see third-party Chromecast receiver projects we could consider integrating.

Just my two cents worth.

Regards,
Kent