Chromium has better features, but with google announcing its plan to ‘drm the internet’ I 'm not sure if it’d be a good idea.

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    1 year ago

    Chromium browsers have only 1 feature I need: access to the Chromecast API. I have 3, Firefox can’t connect to them and the last 2-3 times I tried the listed 3rd party methods (fx bridge, etc), I could never get it to work.

    Were it not for that, I’d be back on Firefox.

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      1 year ago

      That’s part of why I avoided getting new Chromecast devices 😄

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          1 year ago

          Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. Despite being Microsoft, it uses Miracast.

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            1 year ago

            Isn’t Miracast an adhoc wifi network as opposed to simply connecting to an established WiFi network?

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          1 year ago

          If you ever find one let me know because I’m in the exact same boat as you. Casting videos to my TV is so damn convenient

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      1 year ago

      I had a similar need, and it prevented me from moving to FireFox for a long while. Luckily, I did manage to get fx_cast to work, and it’s been flawless ever since. In fact, I’d say it work more reliably than Chrome’s casting!

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        1 year ago

        Trust me, I’ve tried everything there is. For hours, literally. Nothing worked.

        (Casting from Firefox (beta) on Android.)

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          1 year ago

          That’s a bummer. Personally, I use an app made to cast web video on android because it has better casting experience (including subtitles support) and wider range of supported websites. The dev is also responsive and would push a fix if you report any site where it doesn’t work: Web Video Caster