Hi, First thanks for a great plugin Philippe which I've just discovered
now I have a Google Home device and Chromecast :)

I also use Homeseer for home automation which has a ChromeCast plugin -
this is able to view the meta data and status of each chromecast on the
network.

When I play music from Spotify I can see in Homeseer that the
Application meta field changes to Spotify, the Status changes from Idle
to Play, and the Album and Title fields get populated. I also get the
album artwork sent (must be a URL). The same meta data is sent to the
chromecast with music playback from Amazon Music or Plex too. 

When I play from Squeezebox to the chromecast the Application meta
changes to 'Default Media Receiver' but Status remains as Idle, and no
track data is sent when the music plays. 

If I could see the status change to 'Playing' for a squeezebox stream I
would be able to trigger events in Homeseer such as powering on my
amplifier etc when playback starts, but without this data I cant :(

Is it possible to send the track and playback status from the LMS to the
chromecast? Could the application name be changed to something more
meaningful too?

Many thanks in advance,

Rob.


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