MoonCast 1.0 beta 5

MoonCast 1.0 beta 5. It installs over beta 4 (or earlier betas) and keeps your settings.

What's new since beta 4

Xbox sign-in

• Pick any Microsoft account: on a phone or handheld, Microsoft's sign-in page now opens inside MoonCast with the code already filled in and no account remembered, so you can always choose which account to use.
• Accounts without Xbox: if Xbox network turns an account away (no Xbox profile, a child account, country or age limits), MoonCast doesn't keep it and says why, e.g. "This Microsoft account has no Xbox profile. Sign in with the account you use on your Xbox."
• Settings → Xbox shows "Signed in, no Xbox profile" (with Sign out) if a sign-in was left that way.
• TV: the sign-in card has a QR code: scan it with your phone and the page opens with the code filled in. To use a different account, open it in a private browser window.

Also in this beta (from beta 4): the Xbox picture no longer closes as soon as it connects. Everything else is as in beta 3.

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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-beta5.apk
Android TV / Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, Shield, TV sticks)	MoonCastTV-1.0-beta5.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-beta5.apk. Or install from a computer with adb install MoonCastTV-1.0-beta5.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).