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    Can't ChromeCast from Poweramp

    in Poweramp Bug Reports

    Posted

    1 hour ago, andrewilley said:

    My old gen1 CC is on 1.36.159268. My Onkyo amp is 1.36.145856. But I don't think that's the issue, this all started happening at one time for a lot of people with different Android versions, Google app versions, PA builds. So I doubt any given update has caused this, I think it's going to be server-side.

    @Squeller There is nothing you are supposed to do at the moment, it's not fixable until the problem has been identified. 

    Andre

    If I remember correctly, Poweramp connects to CC in a different way then most applications do. For example when the Spotify app connects to a CC, the CC itself connects to the Spotify server and streams the music directly from there. There is no ongoing connection with the phone. I believe that in the case of Poweramp Max programmed it in a way that Poweramp acts as a server and the phone itself stays connected to the CC when streaming music tot the CC. This makes EQ, gapless playback, etc. possible. This is the only real difference I can think of that could explain why Poweramp stopped working and other applications still work. As this thread clearly states, and mentioned by Andre, this has nothing to do with the version of Andoid, phone, Poweramp updates or the CC hardware. Quite a few of us tried everything, different hardware and versions of Poweramp included, and nothing works. 

    Maybe Google changed something server wise and now the CC somehow can't verify Poweramp as being the server or simply doesn't allow local devices to act as the source for the CC anymore.  

    THank you @maxmp for looking into this. It's appreciated. Poweramp is the main source for streaming my music to any room in the house and therefore I use it daily. No other music app is able to fill this void. I tried them all and there just isn't a decent alternative. Thnx for everything!

    Can't ChromeCast from Poweramp

    in Poweramp Bug Reports

    Posted · Edited by andrewilley
    Merged post from another thread

    Hi @maxmp

    As always, thank you for your continuos developement. It's appreciated. 

    Same here on version 933. Andre described the problem perfectly.

    For some reason, not sure it it's related to this update or something at googles end, but since a couple of days back I can't seem to connect to any Google Chromecast device anymore.

    - I'm on the latstes version;
    - Poweramp sees the chromecast, but can't connect to any version (audio, video 4k, video gen1);
    - I tried other apps with chromecast support. They still work;
    - I trief to rollback to version 925, but no succes. 

    I'm using a Oppo Reno 10x Zoom, Andoid 11. 

    Do you have any ideas what can cause this problem?

    Thank you for your time and effort. 

    Stay safe. 

    REQUEST to use the USB DAC as a output option/decoder .

    in Poweramp Feature Requests

    Posted

    On 10/23/2021 at 12:47 AM, Centermid18 said:

    i been looking which players have DAC support to play music. That is Hiby  music and AAPU player. The music is alive,  it sounds so much better. Those players have the option to use it as an option,  in PA player there are software options, this will be a hardware option 

    OpenSL ES Output

    Audio Track Output 

    Hi Res Output 

    AAudio Output

    [USB DAC] can it be add it? 

    There is no option to pick the usb dac as an output option.  Rather Than have it one of the options where the audio goes.. 

    Also the music using the USB DAC as ab output,  something i have notice,  there is not distortion When the song is super loud and the base is on. I have the equalizer flat. 

    Having that option and using effects like reverb or the EQ. Wouldn't that make Poweramp player the best.  Lest be honest, I've seen other players,  this one has the best UI,  that's probably one of the reasons i have this app since 2016 or before when i had my HTC vivid 

    Thank you 

     

    First of all @maxmp Thnx for everything you've done. Have been a while since I was active on these forums. Not because I don't use Poweramp, I use it daily, but just because I'm that satisfied. Every wish I had, up untill now 🙂 had been developed. Just Love the app. The only thing I did on this board is thanking you when an update was released. 

    Now however I would like to back up this request. Not sure how realistic this request is, but please alow me to explain why I request this. I spported a kickstarter project for an extrenal USB DAC to see if I could get more out of the Hi-Res feature Poweramp is offering. In stead of it boosting the quality, it downgrades it. When using the DAC with Poweramp there's more his, static noise and with silence and fade in in tracks the sound seems to be compressed by some kind of threshold. It  sounds like software is eating bits and pieces from the music up untill it reaches a certain volume from which point it seems to play fine. 

    So I started to do some research and apprently it has to do with the Andoid sound system. To check this, I downloaded Neutron Player, wich bypasses the Android audio system and plays directly through the DAC. While this works very wel and it sounds really good through the external DAC, Neutron as a music player really sucks. To make one thing clear, I will be ditching the DAC and not Poweramp if there is no way to solve this. I figured it wouldn't hurt filing a request and see if Max wants to adress this issue. 

    @andrewilley Setting a fixed sample rate through the Hi-res settings for the USB DAC in the output settings doesn't solve this issue. So apperently it isn't caused by resampling. 

    A solution like Neutron player is offering with it's own audio driver is probably too much to ask, but maybe there's another solution?

    Thnx, anyway!

    Cast/Cloud [Poll]

    in Using Poweramp - Q&A

    Posted

    4 hours ago, andrewilley said:

    Yes, more output options would be nice, but as Chromecast Audio is effectively a dead product now anyway, I would want other outputs (Sonos/etc) rather than just Chromecast.

    The chromcast protocol and functionallity is still very much allive. They just discontinued one hardware product, that's all. There are lots of google products and lots of other brands that have chromecast built in. Brands like NAD, Pioneer and Onkyo have amplifiers on the market with chromecast support. Still you reach a huge audience when this is supported. It used to be Sonos, nowadays it's airplay for apple users and chromecast fot android users. 

    Still I'm with you, the more output possibilites the better. But since Poweramp is a Android app, chromecast should be on top of the list. 

    Alternative layout

    in Poweramp Feature Requests

    Posted

    +1 for a do not display labels with the option to only show the song title would be very usefull. Artist and album info are displayed on the cover most of the time and folder hierarchy users can display the folder name (most of the time the album title) in the bottom of the screen. Maybe artis - year - album label can be added to the infotag in the bottom of the screen?

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