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@xservzeroman xservzeroman released this 24 Oct 12:00
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MoonCast 1.0 beta 3. It installs over beta 2 (or beta 1) and keeps your settings.

What's new since beta 2

Playing

  • Stats while playing has three levels: Off, Lite (one row at the top: fps, delay, Mbps, lost, decode, codec) and Detailed (a full panel). The Quick menu's Streaming status steps through them. Same card on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
  • YUV 4:4:4 (HEVC) (Settings → Picture): full colour detail, for sharper text and coloured edges, when the PC and your device support it.
  • "H.265" is now called HEVC everywhere.

In-game Quick menu

  • Power (PC, Windows): Hibernate, Restart or Shut down, each asked again with Cancel first. After Hibernate, Wake brings the PC back without restarting MoonCast, and starting the game again opens the PC's Desktop, so the game is where you left it.
  • The menu stays open after Task Manager, PS button, Touchpad, Xbox button, Streaming status and Controllers, with a short note of what happened.
  • Touch screen moved to Settings → Handheld, and PC games now start with Touch.

Look

  • OLED theme (true black), and Background: Follows the game or Static.
  • Change picture for any tile, Add to home screen for a game, and On this device: your own Android apps (emulators, Steam Link…) next to your games.

Play on a TV

  • Quit game from the handheld now really quits on the PC, and a game that can't start on the TV says why instead of waiting for ever.
  • A TV that knows several PCs plays the game on the PC the handheld names.
  • Release-built TVs can now receive a handheld's identity (a TV that isn't paired with your PC can still play it).

Also

  • An anonymous usage check-in, off unless you say yes (asked once; Settings → About).
  • Quit, Unpair and Remove prompts pick Cancel first.
  • On battery, stream at (beta 2) is gone: it saved little battery.

Thanks for testing! MoonCast plays your PC, PS5 and Xbox on Android phones, handhelds and TVs.

Download

For File
Phones, handhelds, tablets, foldables MoonCast-1.0-beta3.apk
Android TV / Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, Shield, TV sticks) MoonCastTV-1.0-beta3.apk

Both need Android 5.0 or later. Later betas and 1.0 install over this one and keep your settings.

Install

Phone or handheld: open this page on the device, tap the APK, and allow your browser to "install unknown apps" when Android asks.

TV: the easiest way is the free Downloader app (by AFTVnews) from the TV's app store. Enter this page's address and pick MoonCastTV-1.0-beta3.apk. Or install from a computer with adb install MoonCastTV-1.0-beta3.apk.

Before you play

  • PC: install Sunshine on your PC and pair MoonCast with it (MoonCast shows a PIN to enter in Sunshine). In Sunshine's settings, keep Input → Gamepad on auto (the default). Then your controller reaches the PC as what it is.
  • PS5: in MoonCast, Settings → PlayStation → sign in to PlayStation Network once, then register your PS5 with the code it shows (PS5: Settings → System → Remote Play → Link Device). On the PS5, turn on Settings → System → Power Saving → Features Available in Rest Mode → Stay Connected to the Internet and Enable Turning On PS5 from Network, and use rest mode, not power off.
  • Xbox: Settings → Xbox → sign in. MoonCast shows a code to enter at microsoft.com/link. Remote features must be on in the Xbox's settings.

What to try

  1. Stats while playing (Settings → Picture, or Streaming status in the Quick menu): Off, Lite or Detailed.
  2. Power in a PC game's Quick menu (Windows): Hibernate, then Wake the PC from MoonCast and start the game again: it should be where you left it.
  3. YUV 4:4:4 (HEVC) in Settings → Picture, if your PC's Sunshine offers it: sharper text. The row says if your device can't show it.
  4. Theme: Dark, Light or OLED, and Background Follows the game or Static.
  5. A handheld and a MoonCast TV together: Play on a TV, then Quit game from the handheld.
  6. Touch screen: PC games now start with Touch (click where you tap). Change it in Settings → Handheld.

Known limits

  • The on-screen controller is for PC games only (not PS5 or Xbox yet).
  • Power types the command into Windows' Run box, found by typing "run": that works on English Windows; other Windows display languages may not find it.
  • PS5 and Xbox need their sign-ins. MoonCast never sends your sign-ins or pairings anywhere but Sony, Microsoft and your own devices.
  • Streaming is for your home network, or away from home for the PS5 through PlayStation Network. For a PC away from home you need your own way in (a VPN, or Sunshine's ports forwarded).

Found a problem?

Report it here (a free GitHub account), or just message the person who sent you this link. Say which device, what you were playing and what happened. A screenshot helps.

Checksums: see SHA256SUMS.txt. Signed by CN=MoonCast, O=MoonCastDev (SHA-256 ac7cce06b53c84cdfdaf7f05c29479e332b434bd5799dc5716cba632173dff07).

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