The casting in the ABC app was pretty broken for a while, but I believe they redid it a few years ago.
Truly world changing.
Second is clearly satire, first is batshit.
I've not experienced the stream ending, but there disconnect is definitely an issue. Might be app specific?
When I tested Chromecast with google TV (5 years ago to be fair, it might be fixed now), if I casted from my phone, I then had to use the remote to choose my Netflix account and choose the show again from scratch. So it was two steps on two devices, for no good reason. It also didn't connect to WiFi properly and didnt have Ethernet, so that killed its functionality as well.
A number of reasons:
- uses a lot of data (car data plans are often pretty low)
- relatively slow compared to 5GHz
- coverage, you ideally want your navigation and music to keep playing even if you go out of range
See, I like the conviction. You know what youre talking about.
Better pray to RNGesus...
Imagine being confident that its not 300m, but unable to pin it down to the exact number of years. It was only 6000-6500 years ago, did you lose count?
Android Auto uses 5GHz WiFi direct, so your headunit needs to support that. If your headunit only supports 2.4GHz, you'll be a bit out of luck.
Spotify streaming may be okay with the 2.4GHz or even just plain Bluetooth.
There were definitely some shitty Chromecast apps. ABC in Aus had a terrible one. There are also some pretty shitty TV apps as well :/
Ultra was good for connectivity, as it has an Ethernet port. Relying on wifi on a streaming stick behind a TV was tough. My TV behaves as a signal blocking wall, anything WiFi behind it is a dead zone.
I also haven't tried the new Chromecast with google TV in a few years, but it was so terrible I returned it immediately and started scouring eBay for another Ultra. I am very sad Google killed the plain Chromecast line.
Other than windows update, what other background services call out?
Chromecast doesnt use your phone for decoding. It just tells the stick to play the video, and it plays it directly. It shouldn't drain your phone at all.
The remote is a personal preference, but I was happy for the phone to be the remote. Having a second remote didnt gain me anything.