0.19.1-beta

This release introduces Chromecast support to the application, allowing for a second screen experience for sentence mining while casting on wireless displays. Users are now able to start casting with the new Cast to Display Device option in the player menu.

Casting functionality was tested on a Google Chromecast with Google TV (2020) device, and presumably works with an assortment of Android TV devices. Please note that subtitles do not cast to the selected display device (this is an Android TV limitation), and thus this new feature is only recommended for use to learners that may do without them. The font is larger and centered when casting in order to alleviate this drawback.

Casting experience may vary based on network performance and the supported formats of the selected display device. In particular, only seek-friendly streams work for casting YouTube videos (the player will switch to the best seek-friendly quality when casting), and videos with AAC are not compatible with the 2020 model that was tested on.

Template Updates: A reminder that there are template updates from the last two major versions. Instructions on how to update the template can be reviewed here.

System Requirements: This application has been tested by myself and other users to work on a variety of real-world devices and emulators running Android 7 and above. If the installation fails, try clearing enough storage space.

0.19-beta

• (New Feature) Wireless Casting - Users are now able to select Cast to Display Device in the player menu in order to start streaming to a wireless display.
• The text is centered on screen and 1.75x larger than normal during casting in order to enhance the second screen experience.
• When no subtitles are present, rewinding and shadowing will now use the audio allowance.
• As a quality of life improvement when no subtitles are available, if no audio allowance is set, rewinding, shadowing and audio export will now cover the 10 seconds around the current player position.

0.19.1-beta

• Fixed an issue where VLC scan could result to null and critical crashes, this issue may need further monitoring

A second screen experience for language learning

Developer Note: This is definitely a very niche feature, given the Venn diagram of users that are dedicated Japanese immersion learners and Google Chromecast owners. So why implement this feature? Because we can. Also, I just got a Chromecast lately, so might as well.

Which file should I download?

The files are split between the different device architectures to save user download bandwidth and storage space. Depending on which device you are using, download the appropriate APK by expanding the "Assets" drop-down menu below.

Test each APK available for each architecture. If you're not sure, the arm64 download should be suitable for most mobile devices.