rgoovyrob wrote: > 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.
I am having the exact same problem. Also using HomeSeer with the Chromecast plugin, and no metadata is being passed from LMS. Any assistance you can provide in this regard would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ benrjunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=24288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104614 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
