MyCastScreen for Android
MyCastScreen is a custom home screen replacement application for Google Chromecast. It doesn't actually replace your home screen - as that's not possible (yet) - but you can cast this screen, close the app, and go on with your day. It remembers your settings and starts up with the previous session's settings so you won't have to update the options every time.
* Enter a zip code or city name to access local weather conditions and forecasts.
* Enter a location name to get a custom traffic map tailored to the location you searched for. You can enter a city name, postal code, even an address or intersection to specify which part of the map you'd like to see.
* Enter a custom RSS feed URL to see your personalized news feed tick by using a custom speed setting.
* Upload an image to the internet or copy the URL of a favorite wallpaper image and input the URL to enable the custom background image.
* All feeds/weather/traffic are updated every 15 minutes, custom settings for this are in the works.
* New: Youtube widget - you can enter the ID of a youtube video to have that video play continuously. Works well with longer music mixes. This widget is the most experimental and is known to be unreliable for some videos. If you have any feedback, please leave it at the google+ community link provided below.
* New: Website widget - you can enter a website URL to display that website in the frame. Works well with mobile websites, not very useful for normal web surfing as there is no way to control what you see.
* New: Slideshow widget - This only works with IMGUR albums at the moment, other image hosts will be coming soon. You can enter the album ID (usually 5-6 characters) and set a custom timer to have the photos in your album show up in any widget.
*** Note: These new widgets are considered experimental/beta, if you have any issues or feedback feel free to email my or leave a message in the MyCastScreen Google+ community, linked below.
* My Cast Screen Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/103059949501526685748
Coming Soon: Many awesome features, such as stock ticker, custom refresh times, extended weather forecast information, traffic for specific routes via google maps, and much more.
Not stable. Crashes frequently on casting and some widgets don't work. The Dashboard Cast app is much better.
Doesn't let me enter website addresses or YouTube links.
Save your dollar for something that is activley developed.
I cannot get any website to show up in the website widget! This is the main reason I bought this app and it doesn't work.
DashboardCast (which is free) is better and has more features then this PAID app. I want to see stocks, and be able to customize opacity of widgets. Beware if you are buying, this app is in beta (basically), so there are a few bugs and minimal features.
Cool idea... rather that sit there and watch a slide show of random pictures, show something useful. Problems though with weather and traffic. Stuck in New York, maybe because Chromecast does not have GPS. Weather is current conditions, not a forecast.
Would love features such as making a custom layout, changing backgrounds of the display boxes (or removing the bounding boxes entirely), changing font colors, fonts.
Like it, option to stream audio or play radio would be great!
This is so-so, most of the widgets don't work and how do I control YouTube? New is the only widget that's really Interactive, over all not good it really needs work.
... i know it seems to be really out of fashion lately but when i press 'Update MyCastScreen' do you think it might be possible to show a bit of FEEDBACK so I know something is happening? Oh, you don't know what feedback is, ok. Well, so i don't press a button a million times because I think nothing is happening after I press a button maybe you could show a throbber or some kind of animation. Would be so nice.
It just doesn't work. I try to update but nothing happens. Hope the developer can make it a little easier to setup. It could be me that I just don't get it?
Save your dollar for something that is activley developed.
Lack of updates and lag cause this app to be more novelty than daily use. Waste of money if the updates never come.
The only thing this app displays is a blurred background
Was excited for this app but it fell short. I've moved on to dashboard cast.
Nice, ...Google Maps foreva! What's with the Bing? A really neato app
Good Chromecast app and idea. It's to bad the developer seems to have abandoned it.
Great app that turns your TV into a handy infoscreen. I see a potential use for company's wanting to present themselves for example on a screen in the lobby. Just one minor "but": YouTube videos don't start playing somehow. As soon as that is fixed I will give it 5 Stars!
Just needs colour bit plain in black and white.. Looking forward to seeing more additions.. Not seen one update for this app :(
I am amdroid power user. This app does NOT work with youtube as published. I nee my money back!
Great app, still new and configuration is slightly bitty but when you hit the cast button it looks great. We use this in our office now instead of sky news.
This is really well done. Looking forward to continued rollout of new features.
Had potential!
I put my location in for weather and it gives me a completely different state. Also would be nice to select picture from gallery as background and be able to adjust tile transparency and font/color
So slow laggy. Needs major updates takes around 3 mins to refresh
Great idea, however, still needs much refinement. Also, recommend a Facebook feed integration option.
Still has some bugs, but overall works good.
Great effort so far. Can't wait for more functionality!
I wish the developer would build automatic requests for the mobile version of a site into the browser and add flash support. The ability to actually navigate a site with a mouse in order to play and pause videos would be cool as well. That would also help to get YouTube videos to play.
How do I set the clock time to my current time?
Overall a nice "replacement" home screen for Chromecast with a good variety of options. Initial version worked great with location settings for weather and maps but now seems stuck in the US despite feeding any number of variants, so had rather lost it's usefulness living in the UK.
Not sure what service the weather info is pulling from, but it is off by 10 degrees celsius. Would also be great if multiple widgets of the same type could be added in addition to more layout options.
Would love to see an option that refreshes the screen to help cut down on screen burn.
I like this little app & as it was only a dollar I won't complain about not getting any you tube video I try to work. Keeping this app in hopes the YouTube video feature is improved soon.
Hope the developer keeps at this. Would like weather radar and maybe google widgets such as calendar and gmail.
Used to use it every morning, but the Dev has stopped updating it. The features he said would be incorporated never came. No replies o the G+ community either. Was really hoping this app would keep getting better. But no such luck.
The RSS scrolling gets a bit choppy but not a major issue. Really good concept and look forward to watching it grow as an app. Great work!!
Wasted money on this potential great app. Not able to display 2 different widgets with different websites. Lag to update is horrendous and limited options. Web page displays too large and then you can't see or click any articles.
Cool idea... rather that sit there and watch a slide show of random pictures, show something useful. Problems though with weather and traffic. Stuck in New York, maybe because Chromecast does not have GPS. Weather is current conditions, not a forecast.
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The one thing I didn't notice but would love to have is profiles so I could have a different setup for multiple chromecasts. I have chromecast on multiple TV's and would like to just select already made profile specific for that TV.