mykeyb Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Uninstall Skype and see if the problem goes away. What does the battery usage display say is using the power? The Facebook app was the worst battery hog I ever experienced. That lasted a day on my phone. Uninstalled Skype and rebooted the phone and all seems well again. Changed a few settings on my battery guru too allowing my apps to refresh only when used or opened. Will keep you posted to see if it makes much difference. Cheers for the tips Apparently Google is aware of a bug which afflicts Skype and similar which basically runs the camera app in the background and drains the battery and are working on a bugfix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 For those of us who dont yet have Chromecast apparently Wednesday is the day it goes on sale with a price rumored to be between £30 & £35. Apparently there is also a rumour that the UK edition will be Blue not Black which doesnt ring true but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've already got 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 So its £30.00 and from the pic on PC World the rumour of them being Blue for the UK and Green for Ireland was bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 19, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2014 I shall be getting one of those TV in my room is Smart so don't need one for that. It'll do nicely for the lounge though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted March 19, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2014 I can now order a Nexus from google!!!!!!!!!! Rejoice and party!!!! Aaaaand it costs more than in the usual web-stores here. TOSSERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I can't think of a single reason why I would by a Chromecast at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 19, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2014 I might have said the same a while back. But after getting a Smart TV< it's pretty cool to be able to stream stuff from your phone to your TV without wires, which is essentially what this allows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I can't think of a single reason why I would by a Chromecast at present. It's the only thing I use now. Either Netflix, iPlayer, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Music, Plex. Sky never gets turned on unless villa's on. Even then I hope sky player will get Chromecast support soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hmmmmm.... do I need a chromecast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 19, 2014 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2014 I also have two chromecasts. I might need another though. I might need another two so there's one in each room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 What does chromecast allow you to do that screen mirroring doesnt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2014 From my limited knowledge, not much difference. But doesn't screen mirroring require Smart TVs? Or at least TVs with the function built in? Chromecast allows you to do it on any TV (with an HDMI slot). And you can move it and use it on several TVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There's a whole api behind Chromecast so the Chromecast will connect directly to the internet source and play the media at highest quality. You effectively use the laptop, Chromebook, phone, tablet etc as a remote control. Screen mirroring is a hack that doesn't work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2014 Does Chromecast stream personal videos? So like if I record something on my phone can i play it on my TV via Chromecast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Yes with plex : https://plex.tv/ Edited March 21, 2014 by limpid fixed the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Once they bring a GPe of the new HTC One I'll buy it. The smartphone world will be a bad place if they don't sell loads of these. They're making the best phones, hands down. Well done again HTC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yes with plex : https://plex.tv/ Cheers darren, looks like it's time to get a chromecast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I don't understand the huge attraction to chromecast, I think it's cool but it hasn't tipped over into something I must have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I don't understand the huge attraction to chromecast, I think it's cool but it hasn't tipped over into something I must have. If you use Netflix, they're a must. Even if you don't, then YouTube on the TV is nice. Then you have the Google play stuff through it if you use any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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