[APP][7.0+][v4.3.6] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA/Chromecast Control Point and Renderer

keyboardr · Nov 3, 2011

I've got a feature request, but the implementation will be a bit involved. Should be an interesting problem to solve if you're interested, though. What I'm looking for is the ability to use an ACTION_SEND intent like that used by the Gallery app for sharing and have it send it to a GoogleTV device. The best I can figure it, UPnP/DLNA is the best chance for getting this to work, so your app has already done most of the hard part already.

The remaining work would be to pair the devices (this step is well documented, and the GoogleTV Remote app is open source), send a custom URI from the sending device to the GoogleTV device (using their IP-to-IP protocol, again fairly well documented), translating that URI into a file on the sending device (this part will be the tricky bit, I think, and depends on how your code is structured), and playing the media via UPnP/DLNA (which you've already done).

I'd love to help in any way possible should you decide to take this on. I've done a decent amount of development both on my own and professionally. I've also briefly familiarized with the GoogleTV protocols involved (just at a high level, but they're fairly straightforward). The main reason I don't do this myself is because most of the work is in creating the UPnP/DLNA portion. It seems silly to duplicate efforts here.

miwing · Nov 4, 2011

Hi,
I just tried to play Windows Media Server song on XB360 thru the app (I'm using Nexus S)
However if I tap Next twice (or more), sometimes the XBox only play next song but the app shows the third one

Also when I'm in Playlist tab, pause a song and then choose another, XB side will just resume the playback (the Now playing metadata is not sync). Is it the MS issue???

EpicSauce · Nov 6, 2011

bubbleguuum said:
This is a symptom of an issue between certain versions of Android and WiFi routers. With some combinations, reverse DNS on LAN IP addresses fails (timeouts) and requests take a lot more time to execute, and stuff do not work as expected. It's rather rare but when it happens it is annoying and there's nothing I can do at the app level (I tried). What you can try:
- make sure your WiFi router is connected to the Internet
- reboot your phone and WiFi router
- use another router
- update your version of Android (you're unlikely to have this issue with CyanogenMod 7.1)
- try fiddling with DNS using a DNS app: https://market.android.com/search?q=dns

Thanks for the info and suggestions. This is not a serious concern for me and I don't mind waiting for the app to start, its more important it works reliably once up and running. I'll investigate further and report back...

hornetster · Nov 7, 2011

Have just stumbled across this app - looks brilliant! But...
Have set it up to stream from an Asus router running mediatomb, and does that better than the other apps I have tried, but also trying to control an internet/media player radio, which I am having less success with.
The app detects it as: Jupiter 6.2. It is a Frontier Silicon chipset. Is this controllable remotely, or am I trying to do something that is not possible?
Thanks, John.

gorecki_md · Nov 10, 2011

Additional insight on track advance problem

Still having trouble with track advance where Bubble does not play the next track on the playlist. I've tried it on different media servers and renderers. However, it has been pretty consistent that when my phone is plugged into power this problem does not occur. I do not even know if that would make sense, but would this have to do with the phone going to sleep mode? My wifi is set to never turn off.

Phone: Samsung Captivate; Android 2.2, unrooted
Renderers: Onkyo 709, Sony S-580
Media Servers: Foobar UPNP, Twonky, Windows Media Server

papars · Nov 10, 2011

Little help please. I`m running bubbleupnp on a asus tf101 in combination with vplayer. files are on a qnap running twonky. For some reason I can`t resume playback.
This used to work but for few days now it stopped.
Also i notice that bubbleupnp after reboot shows some old played file in its playlist. This files comes up even if I remove it, next time I reboot. on this file only it resumes playback.

what i`m doing wrong?

also any way to play srt subtitle files through twonky?

poortenm · Nov 12, 2011

Limited nr of genres and albums (max 16) in library

I found a way to have Shoutcast radio as library listed in the bubbleUpnp player using Skifta.

However, when I open the library tab, the maximum number of radio stations or genres is limited to 16 ! So the list of Top20 stations only contain 16 stations!

I thought this had to do with the non licensed version but installing the license did not help.

I was very happy with internet radio streaming capability but this limitation is really annoying. I have no problems with UPnpPlay but I find BubbleUPnP much nicer to work with!

bubbleguuum · Nov 12, 2011

poortenm said:
I found a way to have Shoutcast radio as library listed in the bubbleUpnp player using Skifta.

However, when I open the library tab, the maximum number of radio stations or genres is limited to 16 ! So the list of Top20 stations only contain 16 stations!

I thought this had to do with the non licensed version but installing the license did not help.

I was very happy with internet radio streaming capability but this limitation is really annoying. I have no problems with UPnpPlay but I find BubbleUPnP much nicer to work with!

Thanks for reporting this issue

Only the playlist is limited to 16 tracks in the free version, there's no such limitation when browsing (it would be silly).

So this is another problem. I suspect that only the first folder browse request getting the first 16 items is successful (this number here is unrelated to the playlist limitation although by coincidence it is the same, after the first request items are retrieved by batches of 50).

How did you setup Skifta to be able to browse shoutcast, so I can try to reproduce the problem ? Did you get any error when browsing the "top 20 stations" folder ?

Thanks!

bubbleguuum · Nov 12, 2011

papars said:
Little help please. I`m running bubbleupnp on a asus tf101 in combination with vplayer. files are on a qnap running twonky. For some reason I can`t resume playback.
This used to work but for few days now it stopped.
Also i notice that bubbleupnp after reboot shows some old played file in its playlist. This files comes up even if I remove it, next time I reboot. on this file only it resumes playback.

what i`m doing wrong?

The playlist is saved only when you exit the app with Now Playing > Exit.
I'll improve that though as I can see how it can be confusing.

As for resuming, what do you mean by resuming ?

bubbleguuum · Nov 12, 2011

gorecki_md said:
Still having trouble with track advance where Bubble does not play the next track on the playlist. I've tried it on different media servers and renderers. However, it has been pretty consistent that when my phone is plugged into power this problem does not occur. I do not even know if that would make sense, but would this have to do with the phone going to sleep mode? My wifi is set to never turn off.

Phone: Samsung Captivate; Android 2.2, unrooted
Renderers: Onkyo 709, Sony S-580
Media Servers: Foobar UPNP, Twonky, Windows Media Server

When your phone is plugged, is the screen always on ?

papars · Nov 12, 2011

bubbleguuum said:
The playlist is saved only when you exit the app with Now Playing > Exit.
I'll improve that though as I can see how it can be confusing.

As for resuming, what do you mean by resuming ?

I mean to remember the last viewing position and resume playback from that position next time I run the application. this was working but not anymore.

andymacuk2001 · Nov 14, 2011

Error: current state of server prevents invoking that action

Hi

When using this app, it finds my media server and finds the media server folders, but then fails to find any media (error current state of server prevents invoking that action). Conection error or no response received.

The setup I am using is not actually officially UPNP. I have a USB harddrive connected to my network using a USB/LAN/NAS adaptor. The media server is being served up to the network, and I can see the server and all media files on computers connected to the network.

Does anyone have any advice on any soft solutions to turn my setup into one that is UPNP compliant, and hence works with BubbleUPNP and Twonky etc?

Thanks

Andy

andymacuk2001 · Nov 14, 2011

Hi

Further to my post above, I've attached the log file.

Thanks

Andy

poortenm · Nov 15, 2011

bubbleguuum said:
Thanks for reporting this issue

Only the playlist is limited to 16 tracks in the free version, there's no such limitation when browsing (it would be silly).

So this is another problem. I suspect that only the first folder browse request getting the first 16 items is successful (this number here is unrelated to the playlist limitation although by coincidence it is the same, after the first request items are retrieved by batches of 50).

How did you setup Skifta to be able to browse shoutcast, so I can try to reproduce the problem ? Did you get any error when browsing the "top 20 stations" folder ?

Thanks!

I installed Skifta on my android tablet and one then has the option to activate several channels/plugins among which Shoutcast channels. Once skifta has started up shoutcast is activated as some kind of server and in Bubble you have then the option to choose Shoutcast as a device.

bubbleguuum · Nov 15, 2011

poortenm said:
I installed Skifta on my android tablet and one then has the option to activate several channels/plugins among which Shoutcast channels. Once skifta has started up shoutcast is activated as some kind of server and in Bubble you have then the option to choose Shoutcast as a device.

I could reproduce this issue and it turns out it is a bug in the Skifta server that I notified to them:

http://forums.skifta.com/topic/attn-developpers-upnp-browse-action-bug?replies=1#post-2168

I will probably workaround it for the next version due out soon.

papars · Nov 16, 2011

Any way to remember the last played file and remember the last viewing position?

bubbleguuum · Nov 16, 2011

papars said:
Any way to remember the last played file and remember the last viewing position?

That's the case already: if you exit the app with the "Exit" menu action in the Now Playing tab, the playlist and current track are saved. When you launch the app again, that track will be displayed.
If you mean to restore the playing position (elapsed time) in the track itself, it is not possible.

papars · Nov 16, 2011

bubbleguuum said:
That's the case already: if you exit the app with the "Exit" menu action in the Now Playing tab, the playlist and current track are saved. When you launch the app again, that track will be displayed.
If you mean to restore the playing position (elapsed time) in the track itself, it is not possible.

I'm having problems with this in my TF101. I can't seem to make it work as I want it. When I click on a movie the external player kicks in. If the player exits for any reason (movie finished, I pressed back or player crashed) I've been returned to bubbleupnp but no movie is selected.

In other words, bubbleupnp does not save state when a movie is selected.

While writing this, I've selected a movie and it plays on the external player. I used task manager to return to bubbleupnp and the "now playing" is empty, but movie plays on the background.

From what you say, I have to add the movie in the play list, exit bubbleupnp to be saved, then enter again and then play the movie, so to remember it (next time I run it).

BTW do you know of any player that can save the elapsed time?

Poppeye0 · Nov 16, 2011

I would like to buy a license, however not through Google. Google has no business knowing my private data as they are essentially a marketing company. If you offer other means to acquire a license, like PowerAmp does, for example, I'd gladly get one. Thanks!

On another note, I'm looking forward to this app being able to call the external player of my choice.

jaykraly · Nov 17, 2011

Persistent server?

I'm having a problem with bubbleupnp. I use twonky server as well as various upnp android servers, bubbleupnp on a xoom as the control point, and bubbleupnp on a moto droid as the renderer. It works great immediately after I start the process. However, if I leave the phone over night (plugged in or not plugged in) and try to queue something up in the morning, I get an error about the server status. If I pick up the moto droid renderer and open bubbleupnp, the service is still running, but it will only show "Local Renderer" and no servers. If i exit and restart, things start working again.

I have configured the droids to not stop wifi when it goes to sleep or I disconnect it from power.

My goal is to have multiple droids hooked up in my basement attached to an amp and wired to various rooms. Then i could use many different control points to play music to any room in the house. However, it will obviously be a pain to walk into the basement to restart all the droids every day.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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