[APP][2.2+] CheapCast. Turn your Device into a ChromeCast Dongle

Maui · Aug 12, 2013

Ok, here it is. The first public beta of CheapCast, an App that let's your Android Device emulate a ChromeCats Dongle. I decided to put this up for free since I believe it could potentially useful to a whole lot of people. If you like it and it works for you, feel free to just use one of the Donation options within the App.

I will also make the Source Code available in the near future (I'm still cleaning it a bit up). Just watch this space: https://github.com/mauimauer/cheapcast
I hope to further improve the App and welcome anybody who wants to contribute.

In my first PoC-Video I've showed CheapCast with YouTube, I've just uploaded another video showing Google Music streaming to a Nexus 7 running CheaCast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktmrXgj9qQ&feature=youtu.be

As this is the first public Beta please expect things to fail. I appreciate your feedback. Please log your issues/bugreports here: https://github.com/mauimauer/cheapcast/issues

Hope you enjoy it.

Get it on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.maui.cheapcast
or download it here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489999237

Omar04 · Aug 12, 2013

Awesome thanks. I'll be testing as soon as I get home.

anazhd · Aug 12, 2013

very handy!

n4 > cheapcast > note 10.1 attached to sony bravia :highfive:

Bales75 · Aug 12, 2013

Awesome concept, but I cannot get my Revue to cooperate at all. It force closes every single time I try to start the service. I've tried multiple reboots and re-installs. Blah this Revue is a POS.

dcarr622 · Aug 12, 2013

Awesome. Planning to try this on my Nexus Q running CM. Finally give the Q a purpose in life once again

Echodawg · Aug 12, 2013

Thanks!

Works on my SGS3 and my Xoom.
Not on my HPTouchpad or my Ouya but I haven't tried very hard yet.

DUBBZ_4_life · Aug 12, 2013

Like it a lot!!!!

Works OK so far. Great concept for sure!! I can get all 3 of my Samsung device to connect but can only get you tube to play. I keep getting errors when using Google play music. Says unable to play requested song.... Anyway, I have my galaxy note 8.0 and also a galaxy s4 connecting to a galaxy s2 skyrocket. I've even tried connecting just the note 8.0 and s4 and have the same issue. Hope to get this fixed soon... Would love to stream to my surround sound when I feel like jammin!

riahc3 · Aug 12, 2013

A explaination on what this does exactly would be nice.

ademturk · Aug 12, 2013

concept

i dont know why people are using both sender and receiver as mobile devices i think the concept of this app is that your suppose to install this app on a android tv hdmi dongle and transfer content from your mobile device to you tv

rmean · Aug 12, 2013

This is really awesome

can anyone recommend some good dongles? works great with my gnex via MHL, but still a bit troublesome

Seemanthinis · Aug 12, 2013

ademturk said:
i dont know why people are using both sender and receiver as mobile devices i think the concept of this app is that your suppose to install this app on a android tv hdmi dongle and transfer content from your mobile device to you tv

Reading this might help, Turn Your Extra Android Device into a Chromecast Receiver with CheapCast.
its to use one for sending and one for receiving, could be useful if u have a spare fone with hdmi.

sm00k · Aug 12, 2013

Maui said:
Hope you enjoy it.

I sure am. Thank you, you just saved me few euros.

Will try it as soon as I'll be back home.

kevina90 · Aug 12, 2013

Anyone know if this works on an unrooted google tv?

mahdeeni · Aug 12, 2013

Awesome

Thanks alot!

I was just wondering if such service will be available on other platforms like, Linux or Windows. So it can run on HTPCs.

danwooller · Aug 12, 2013

mahdeeni said:
Thanks alot!

I was just wondering if such service will be available on other platforms like, Linux or Windows. So it can run on HTPCs.

Try https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast/

Both seem to have the same problems at the moment though, single channel? Loses connection with the sender after one or two tracks of a playlist.

Very much looking forward to seeing how this develops.

---------- Post added at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

Tried loading up Cheap cast on a second device. (MK802 and ATV1200) It didn't like that at all, none of my phones could see any CCs in Music.

Jaime. · Aug 12, 2013

Why??

Enviado desde mi Nexus 4 usando Tapatalk 4

worhello · Aug 12, 2013

danwooller said:
Try https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast/

Both seem to have the same problems at the moment though, single channel? Loses connection with the sender after one or two tracks of a playlist.

Very much looking forward to seeing how this develops.

---------- Post added at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

Tried loading up Cheap cast on a second device. (MK802 and ATV1200) It didn't like that at all, none of my phones could see any CCs in Music.

Same problem here, losing the connection after a song. The only way to get it working again is to either disconnect and reconnect the sender, or to restart the service on the receiver. Bar that, this is class

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

rivas1981 · Aug 12, 2013

What if i use bmm recovery and i install it un system 2 ?

lexo · Aug 12, 2013

DUBBZ_4_life said:
[...] Says unable to play requested song [..]

Had this issue as well. I found out, that CheapCast is registered as another device for Google Play Music. I already had 10 devices attached, so killing some of the old and not used ones fixed that problem.

Maybe you got the same problem, if its only Music that is not working?

Misledz · Aug 12, 2013

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