Google Cast Unsupported on Motorola Edge 30

[ryannathans]

Describe the bug

1. install jellyfin from google play
2. open app
3. connect to server via https
4. click cast button
5. see "(Google Cast Unsupported)"

if I repeat the same steps on a friend's phone (on the same network) it works as expected

when I build master and debug it on both phones, I notice the working phone receive setup and initialise CastMessage events on app start but on my phone a breakpoint in ActivityEvent.CastMessage (line 78 in app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/events/ActivityEventHandler.kt) does NOT get hit when following repro steps above

google cast works on all other apps on my phone, including emby

I made a forum thread and 2 other users with the same phone have the same problem: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-google-cast-unsupported

Logs

git master debug build logcat: http://ix.io/4Crn
google play store build logcat: http://ix.io/4Cs8

Application version

2.5.2

Where did you install the app from?

Google Play

Device information

Motorola Edge 30

Android version

Android 13, Lineage OS 20 nightly

Jellyfin server version

10.8.10

Which video player implementations does this bug apply to?

• Web player (default)
• Integrated player (ExoPlayer)
• External player (VLC, mpv, MX Player)

[ryannathans]

this is an interesting regular part of my logs from repros

08-05 23:17:45.981 29562 29562 I CastService: [instance-90] [com.google.android.gms] Connected to device. rejoinedApp: true
08-05 23:17:45.983 29562  3795 E CDC|API|102: [controller-0102-com.google.android.gms API] sendTextMessage - Text message has no destination ID. Message discarded.
08-05 23:17:45.983 29562  3795 I CastService: [instance-90] [com.google.android.gms] onMessageSendFailed: urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.media 2 INVALID_REQUEST
08-05 23:17:46.013 29562 29562 I CastMediaRouteProvider: Published 4 routes
08-05 23:17:46.013 29562  4900 I CastService: [instance-90] [com.google.android.gms] onApplicationConnected: applicationId: 233637DE, name: YouTube, namespaces.count: 4, senderAppIdentifier: null, senderAppLaunchUrl: null, iconUrl: , type: ANDROID_TV Youtube 9dbd571b-6900-4d3e-85c5-2a20cd2a859b false
08-05 23:17:46.013 29562 29562 I CastMediaRouteProvider: Published 4 routes
08-05 23:17:46.015  1623  1623 I MR2ServiceImpl: addProviderRoutes | provider: com.google.android.gms/.cast.media.CastMediaRoute2ProviderService_Persistent, routes: [e43e2091-f3ff-48f5-aa7f-d35d1ecd1111 | Naked Girl TV]

[minigt]

can confirm, same issue on moto edge 30. Other apps are able to cast.

[ryannathans]

can confirm, same issue on moto edge 30. Other apps are able to cast.

What OS version do you have running on your phone?

[minigt]

Android 13

[minigt]

this funtion
async execCast(action, args, callback) {
on nativeshell.js is not being called, so the setup and initialize events are never trigger. But I don't know who is suppose to call that funtion...

[ryannathans]

there are no CastMessages received for the events, but I don't know what is supposed to generate these CastMessages

maybe there is something wrong with how the chromecast objects get initialised

[minigt]

it looks like chrome.cast.js is the one calling them.

[minigt]

mm, if I put a breakpoint on the interceptor on the chrome.cast.js line, that line is hit by my phone that can cast, but on the moto edge that line is never hit

JellyfinWebViewClient.kt
path.endsWith(Constants.CAST_SDK_PATH) -> { assetsPathHandler.inject("native/chrome.cast.js") }

so looks like the file that emits the setup and initialize events is not being injected on edge

[ryannathans]

I'm curious about this bit

08-05 23:17:45.983 29562 3795 E CDC|API|102: [controller-0102-com.google.android.gms API] sendTextMessage - Text message has no destination ID. Message discarded.
08-05 23:17:45.983 29562 3795 I CastService: [instance-90] [com.google.android.gms] onMessageSendFailed: urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.media 2 INVALID_REQUEST

[minigt]

I think you are on to something. I just try a couple of things and I notice I can see my other phone from moto Edge, although when I try to cast something it freezes, but at least it recognizes it, so only my chromcast device is unreachable

[minigt]

btw, where do you se that log? on logcat? I don't see anything like it on my side

[ryannathans]

yeah that's in my logcat for the google play build of jellyfin each time I open the app and click the cast button

[minigt]

I don't get those, neither on the google play build nor cloning master and debugging on android studio

[ryannathans]

maybe the logs are a red herring then, or related to some specific chromecast device on my network