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Casting Broken

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#1,137 opened on Aug 15, 2020

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Description

Casting does not work even when chrome://flags/#cast-media-route-provider and set the flag to Enabled. (It does work in standard Chromium and Chrome on same computer/network.)

https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq#how-do-i-enable-chromecasting

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to 'Cast' in ungoogled-chromium under three button drop down menu.
  2. Watch it fail to find with 'No devices found' pop up message.

Expected behavior Expect the browser to find the same casting devices that all the other apps find on the network.

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS/Platform and version: Arch Linux
  • ungoogled-chromium version: Version 84.0.4147.105 (Official Build) Arch Linux (64-bit)

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Research direction
Investigate why casting devices are not found despite enabling the cast flag. Check the implementation of CastMediaRouteProvider and verify network permissions.
Tech stack
cpp
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desktop
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