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Quest: Screen casting not working (Samsung Galaxy S9 / Nvidia Shield)

spyrospyro Posts: 339
Art3mis
in Oculus Quest

Wasn't successful getting this to work. Headset is connected to the app, all green. TV, Smartphone and Quest are all connected to the same WiFi.

First, I tried to cast to my Nvidia Shield (nothing happened). According to the app there should be some sort of confirmation screen in the headset, which isn't the case.

Same when trying to cast to the phone itself (Samsung Galaxy S9, Android Pie).

So I tried it the other way around and started sharing from inside the headset. Same thing, nothing happens on the phone. Except one time, where I just got a black screen.

Did this work for anyone?

BTW: Would be great if you could alternatively stream directly to the phone (WiFi Direct). So you could share someone's experience if you are not at home. Currently, it's not possible to assist someone without being connected to an external WiFi.

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  • spyrospyro Posts: 339
    Art3mis
    Update: Rebootet Quest, now I get at least a notification on the phone as soon as I start streaming from inside the headset. But I only receive a black screen and then the connection breaks after about 4 seconds.
  • DaveDave Posts: 30
    Brain Burst
    I too was unable to cast to my Shield.  I had no trouble seeing the "Do you want to allow casting?" request in the headset, but after selecting "Allow", nothing happens and an error pops on the phone.  I opened a ticket.

    I haven't tried casting to my phone.
  • InfinitRInfinitR Posts: 25
    Brain Burst
    For the record, also unable to cast to Huawei Honor 6x. It works, briefly, and then locks up the phone app.
  • spyrospyro Posts: 339
    Art3mis
    I wonder if it actually works for someone...
  • MiaFeyMiaFey Posts: 2
    NerveGear
    also unable to cast to Huawei Mate 9. freezes up after 5 sec
  • KarpelKarpel Posts: 4
    NerveGear
    Same issue here with Honor 10 or any Chromecast in my house :( The cast work for 3-4 seconds and shut down.
  • KarpelKarpel Posts: 4
    NerveGear
    OK, I try with a iPad and it works. So, it's a issue with the Oculus android App I guess.... we need a update ! 
  • RHunterrRHunterr Posts: 57
    Hiro Protagonist
    spyro said:
    I wonder if it actually works for someone...


    Galaxy S9 here. Casting from the Quest to the phone worked perfectly fine for me last night. Haven't tried casting to our Chromecast yet though.
  • playdo23playdo23 Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Works for me! I use my Galaxy S9+ and am able to cast to two of my Shield TVs with no issues (only ones I've tested so far). I of course initiate the cast from within the Oculus app on my phone and I do receive the confirmation screen to allow it in the Quest.

    Also, for the purpose of this response, I tested casting from within the Quest to my S9+ and it worked with no issues.

    So I can at least confirm it does indeed work! Doubt I can be of any help as to why it's not working for others with the same devices though.
  • h.r.gargih.r.gargi Posts: 68
    Hiro Protagonist
    Works on my Shield too. Casing on my Huawei directly results into a freeze after 4 Seconds. Same with the GO. 
  • belzenubbelzenub Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    edited May 26
    Same here. Casting to Huawei P Smart.  Screen appears but everything freezes and stays like that.

    Edit: Both devices sitting in an 'old' 2.4ghz network. Could this be the issue?

  • Fear345Fear345 Posts: 5
    NerveGear
    Mine casts perfectly to my Nvidia Sheild and also to my Pixel 3 XL. 
  • h.r.gargih.r.gargi Posts: 68
    Hiro Protagonist
    belzenub said:
    Same here. Casting to Huawei P Smart.  Screen appears but everything freezes and stays like that.

    Edit: Both devices sitting in an 'old' 2.4ghz network. Could this be the issue?

    No, same on my 5GHz Wlan. 
  • JergJerg Posts: 2
    NerveGear
    Maybe it's a Oculus <> Huawei phone issue? My Huawei P10 is getting frozen casting after a few seconds too.
  • happyDecayhappyDecay Posts: 10
    NerveGear
    I have the same issue on Quest and Huawei P20. Cast freezes after 5 seconds and cannot be re-established unless I restart the Oculus app. 
  • haloharry97haloharry97 Posts: 5
    NerveGear
    I have no problems am on samsung S9+
  • bennymarktbennymarkt Posts: 2
    NerveGear
    Same here. Huawei Mate 10 Pro with Android 9. The stream freezes after a few seconds.
  • Hiro_Protag0nistHiro_Protag0nist Posts: 4,792 Valuable Player
    Jerg said:
    Maybe it's a Oculus <> Huawei phone issue? My Huawei P10 is getting frozen casting after a few seconds too.

    Facebook and Huawei - they are both fighting over who can steal your data the most    :D
  • happyDecayhappyDecay Posts: 10
    NerveGear
    A friend told me to switch from 2.4Ghz to 5Ghz Wifi. I use Huawei P20. It seemed better, but then still froze after 15 seconds. He uses a different Android phone, and he has no problem casting. 
    I have heard that Huawei phones have issues like this before, so maybe we can ask the development team to focus on Huawei <-> Ocolus Quest and find a solution.
  • craig.barber.773craig.barber.773 Posts: 3
    NerveGear
    Happens on my quest and Huawei P30. I am guessing that Facebook and Huawei are not going to sort this out. Especially after Trumps latest block on Huewai phones. 
  • tiyanaktiyanak Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    not working on ipad pro and huawei p20 pro
  • h.r.gargih.r.gargi Posts: 68
    Hiro Protagonist
    craig.barber.773 said:
    Happens on my quest and Huawei P30. I am guessing that Facebook and Huawei are not going to sort this out. Especially after Trumps latest block on Huewai phones. 
    Probably! :smile:
  • gary.poole.10gary.poole.10 Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Anybody got casting to work on a razer phone 5.0ghz connection
  • SundrSundr Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Any update, or someone who found more info on this?
    Im on a Huawei P20 Pro - casting starts and works for around 4 seconds then freezes.
     
    First i were worried that my Quest were faulty, but after reading some of the posts it seams like it is not broken atleast :confused:
  • spyrospyro Posts: 339
    Art3mis
    edited May 30
    It must definitely be some problem with Android. Tried it with an iPhone 7 in the same network and it worked (quality and framerate was not good, though).

    EDIT: It's Blokada (Ad-Blocker VPN!). Casting works when deactivating it. Putting the Oculus App on the Whitelist had no effect! 
  • cybrmstrcybrmstr Posts: 7
    NerveGear
    Been casting since day 2 (chromecast ultra didnt arrive till the day after I got my quest) not 1 problem to the phone or my TV.
  • djspoddjspod Posts: 2
    NerveGear
    Hi All,

    I have managed to cast to S9+ and android tablet without issues.
    The Chromecast would not connect initially but I then managed it successfully.
    For 2 days now I am now unable to connect again to the Chromecast, no option to connect, only phone  :/
  • lensgold369lensgold369 Posts: 9
    NerveGear
    Dave said:
    I too was unable to cast to my Shield.  I had no trouble seeing the "Do you want to allow casting?" request in the headset, but after selecting "Allow", nothing happens and an error pops on the phone.  I opened a ticket.

    I haven't tried casting to my phone.
    I can cast to the Shield without problems. Tried it with the You Tube VR App on the Quest.
  • oniwasotooniwasoto Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Cant get it to work on my new chromecast ultra or my galaxy Note 8
  • wazap87wazap87 Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    I have Huawei P20 Pro and casting freezes after 4-5 seconds. I tested casting on LG V30 and it works, no problem. So I think its and Huawei issue sadly. Hope that there will be a fix soon.
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