AutoInput Stop

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  1. Tommy Lind

    Tommy Lind New Member

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    Hi,

    Recently found this app and got the idea that I could create a simple interface for my grandparents to automatically run & cast webtv via Chromecast. It is to hard for them to manually start chromecast but a one click solution with large icons should work.

    We have two national broadcasters here in my country and they have apps with live tv that supports Chromecast.

    I have used Autoinput to simulate clicking each menu and buttons to start the stream and send it to Chromecast, and that works ok, but the problems starts when I want to switch channel and the Chromecast is still streaming another channel. I have to manually stop the cast, and the app before I can start another app.

    Is there a way to stop Chromecast and the app that is currently streaming and preferably without a rooted Andorid? I am not able to root my device because the app providers does not allow rooted devices.
     
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  2. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    You could try this :)
    Let me know if it works
     
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  3. Tommy Lind

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    Hi sorry I should have mentioned that I have tried this but I am not sure what to close. If I force close the app for example netflix while it is casting, it looks like the casting continues anyways. Is there another app I can close that kan make the casting itself stop?
     
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  4. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Have you tried simply clicking the cast button in netflix and stopping the casting with AutoInput? :)
     
    joaomgcd, Aug 11, 2015
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  5. Tommy Lind

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    I have thought about it but I am not sure how I could do that because if I have for example 5 tasker shortcuts on my desktop. One tasker script for each live tv channel (and Netflix). I am able to start a channel automatically now with Autoinput, but the problem starts when I want to switch channel. I would click the homebutton (still casting video to tv), then I would click the icon to start another channel. In theori I could insert a routine at the top of tasker to always click stop casting first. But there is as far as I know no way to know what was the last channel played and how would I get that app in that is now in the background back in focus?

    Also I think that the chromecast icon is not located at the same place in each app (not sure about this)
     
    Tommy Lind, Aug 11, 2015
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  6. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    What if you simply start casting with the new app? It will automatically stop the previous cast, right?
     
    joaomgcd, Aug 12, 2015
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  7. Tommy Lind

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    Hmmm, thanks! That is something I did not think of. I will test this when I get home today :)
     
    Tommy Lind, Aug 12, 2015
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