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Devices => Androids and other portables => Topic started by: andrewq on February 03, 2012, 09:02:49 am

Title: Gizmo not working on Droid 3
Post by: andrewq on February 03, 2012, 09:02:49 am

I have no difficulty controlling the MC server on my PC through the Gizmo interface.
If I use my phone's web browser I have no difficulty listening to MC audio via WebPlay.

However, I can never listen to audio via the Gizmo app. It always says I'm "on the bus" and invites me to "resume playback".

I'm using the latest version of Gizmo and MC 17.0.75. My phone is a ZTE Racer (Android 2.1) and I'm using it over my home WiFi connection. Port 52199 is open in my router.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Andrew

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: Matt on February 03, 2012, 09:27:10 am

Does image or video playback work on the phone when Gizmo is set to play 'Here'?

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: andrewq on February 03, 2012, 10:33:27 am

Images work fine - I can view them on the phone.
Video doesn't work (but I don't need it anyway) as the Flashplayer would be required and that isn't available on Android 2.1.

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: andrewq on February 11, 2012, 06:31:37 am

Any suggestions for getting Gizmo working for audio playback on the phone? It's the only audio app on my phone that doesn't work.

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: JimH on February 11, 2012, 07:27:06 am

Gizmo uses the default music player on your phone.  Maybe you could change it for another.

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: JIMV on February 20, 2012, 02:17:04 pm

I am not sure what you are saying here. My Droid III came with an app called "Music" which I don't use and cannot remove, V Cast Music, another app that came with the machine that I do not use and cannot remove, and the PowerAmp app that I bought and do use. I Gizmo attaching itself to one of those and if so, which??

Title: Re: Gizmo on the bus
Post by: andrewq on February 20, 2012, 05:57:12 pm

I've tried several different Android music players and Gizmo still remains "on the bus" when asked to play "here" rather than on the server. The phone happily plays local mp3 files with any of the Android players I've tried (default, PowerAmp, Winamp, etc.) and streams internet radio from TuneIn, etc. It's just Gizmo that, sadly, doesn't seem to work for me.

Title: Re: Gizmo not working on Droid 3
Post by: JimH on February 20, 2012, 06:01:40 pm

I don't think there is anything we can do to fix that.  You could try updating MC and Gizmo.

Title: Re: Gizmo not working on Droid 3
Post by: andrewq on February 20, 2012, 06:21:46 pm

Thanks, Jim ... but I'm on the latest Gizmo and MC. Maybe I'll just give up until I upgrade my phone at some point.

Title: Re: Gizmo not working on Droid 3
Post by: JIMV on March 03, 2012, 03:53:29 pm

My droid III has no problem with the app playing on the phone, or playing through the phone to a blue tooth speaker. The only thing my app will not do is wake a sleeping PC and no amount of fiddling seems to fix that...so, If I want to use Gizmo, I must make sure the PC hard wired to my router is on. I am using android version 2.3.4.

Gizmo also works at all the local WiFi locations I have tried it through. I do get the 'on the bus' gibberish if I try to connect via wifi without giving the phone enough time to boot up and find and connect to the local wifi signal.