Spark : Desktop mirroring and web casting apps

SteveSpark · Jun 8, 2014

guags99 said:
I am unable to find my FireTV. Is it likely because my laptop is wireless and my FTV is wired? If so, would sideloading the APK allow it to connect across the wireless/wired networks?

Thanks!

You can side load the app manually. Here is how to do it.

Visit www.sparkup.tv/manual-apk-install

Let me know how it goes

If you are using Windows, don't forget to disable any Anti virus or firewall that may block TCP port 8990.

bkdg100 · Jun 9, 2014

VLC crash

Ooooops: VLC media player just crashed ,

any ideas ?

GuestK00344 · Jun 9, 2014

hiramani · Jun 9, 2014

Not working

I disabled firewall and antivirus. Still not working!
I also try to sideload the apk on FTV. When I launch application, nothing happens

Strakon · Jun 9, 2014

Conflict with Google Hangouts

Hi,

The other day I had an issue running my webcam with Google Hangouts. After testing each extension I had, Spark was the one that had a conflict with Google Hangouts.

So currently I disable Spark and only enable when needed.

Other than that there are some embedded videos that have ads, so beaming them to the FireTV only shows the ad and then nothing else shows up..

But really love the app, I hope to see updates

Bye!
Felipe

SteveSpark · Jun 12, 2014

hiramani said:
I disabled firewall and antivirus. Still not working!
I also try to sideload the apk on FTV. When I launch application, nothing happens

Just released the version of mirroring app where you can specify the IP address of FireTV. Try it out and let me know if now you can connect.

Thanks.

SteveSpark · Jun 13, 2014

Strakon said:
Hi,

The other day I had an issue running my webcam with Google Hangouts. After testing each extension I had, Spark was the one that had a conflict with Google Hangouts.

So currently I disable Spark and only enable when needed.

Other than that there are some embedded videos that have ads, so beaming them to the FireTV only shows the ad and then nothing else shows up..

But really love the app, I hope to see updates

Bye!
Felipe

Hey Felipe,

Thanks for the info and the feedback. Let us take a look. Google Hangout conflict is strange. Was the webcam video not showing when Spark was enabled?

Steve

Strakon · Jun 13, 2014

That's right, the video would come up for a second and would go black. The actual camera light would switch on and go off.

I tested the issue on 2 other computers and the same thing happened. As soon as a disabled the Spark Extension, the video would start working again.

SteveSpark said:
Hey Felipe,

Thanks for the info and the feedback. Let us take a look. Google Hangout conflict is strange. Was the webcam video not showing when Spark was enabled?

Steve

SteveSpark · Jun 13, 2014

Strakon said:
That's right, the video would come up for a second and would go black. The actual camera light would switch on and go off.

I tested the issue on 2 other computers and the same thing happened. As soon as a disabled the Spark Extension, the video would start working again.

Got it. Can you tell me what webcam is it? Its possible the webcam is using the same port for communication as Spark extension.

Strakon · Jun 13, 2014

Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920

Later I'll check with another webcam that I have and see if I get the same issue

SteveSpark said:
Got it. Can you tell me what webcam is it? Its possible the webcam is using the same port for communication as Spark extension.

SteveSpark · Jun 13, 2014

Strakon said:
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920

Later I'll check with another webcam that I have and see if I get the same issue

Thanks. Really appreciate it.

Strakon · Jun 13, 2014

Ok I just checked on another computer with a Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 and I get the same issue

SteveSpark said:
Thanks. Really appreciate it.

krelvinaz · Jun 14, 2014

Download of notebook mirroring app was marked as malicious and blocked by Chrome.

SteveSpark · Jun 15, 2014

krelvinaz said:
Download of notebook mirroring app was marked as malicious and blocked by Chrome.

Oh. Is this happening on Windows or Mac?

vi6s · Jun 22, 2014

Hello,

I have tried both the Chrome extension and the program. For the Chrome extension, it founds my FireTV. I was able to fling my tab to the FireTV, but some media sites won't work correctly. For example, for youtube, when you open a video, it will says that video can't be play in FireTV. To get around this, start the youtube video on your computer, then fling the tab to FireTV and it will work. I don't know why but that is how I make it work. It works fine for a few hours then it crashed and I have not been able to fling my Chrome tab anymore.

For the Window program, it found my FireTV and I was able to connect using my IP address. However, when i click the "Mirror" button, the app seems to launch and a black screen show up. If I play a video file, or go online to a website that has videos, sound will play through the FireTV but no picture show up, still only a black screen. I have tried this both on my desktop and my laptop. Both running window 7 64 bit up to date and got the exact same result.

Just a question, since your program does not work for my computers. What exactly does it suppose to do? Does it mirror the entire screen just like a 2nd monitor? I will be happy to provide any help or troubleshoot crash log. The app is very promising but needs a lot of work and tweak. Good job.

krawhitham · Jul 12, 2014

Thought I'd give this another go since it had been updated, pretty much the same results

PC app has a 4 second delay and can not keep up with fast paced videos

My rig is a AMD fx-8350 4GHz, Radeon HD 6800, /w wired ethernet

Chrome addon can not find device

calvano915 · Jul 12, 2014

Great casting app. The desktop mirroring doesn't work for me at all, just a blank screen. But the casting feature works great for a few test sites. The addon and desktop app both see my ftv fine (on same wifi network). I've had problems before with dlna/upnp visibility when I have one device wired and another wifi or other configs.

Running Windows 8.1 and latest FW on FTV.

Edit: Just after posting went to test again. Now the addon doesn't see the ftv. Please add IP address support to the addon as well so we don't have to depend on visibility/discovery. A device management option for the addon would be perfect where we can rename our devices and hard code their ip addresses. My reason for renaming is my FTV shows as "suppressed" and I'm assuming others would show up the same, making it difficult to know which is which. Thanks for your work so far though

Jboo · Jul 15, 2014

It is good concept but some bugs need to be worked out. Tried 3 websites so far and none of them worked including YouTube. The error I keep receiving on the tv from FTV is "Can't play this video". Also after awhile my chrome asked my to sign in again, which was weird. I'm going to uninstall this application until the bugs get worked out. I didn't really need the app, just thought it would be cool to test it out.

justin6162 · Jul 15, 2014

black screen only

NoteGarner2020 · Nov 21, 2014

Does anyone has link for Spark Fire TV app? I am not finding the app to install.

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