CastReceiver does not work play/pause from the remote

[alex2844]

Have you read the FAQ and checked for duplicate open issues?
yes

What version of Shaka Player are you using?
v3.0.1

Are you using the demo app or your own custom app?
demo

What browser and OS are you using?
Chrome OS, Android TV

For embedded devices (smart TVs, etc.), what model and firmware version are you using?
Xiaomi mi box S, Android TV 9

[ismena]

Unfortunately, we don't have access to an Android TV for debugging or reproing at this time(
I'll leave the issue open in case anyone in the community faced a similar problem and might be able to help.

[alex2844]

The problem is not only on Android TV, but also on Chromecast - I checked the Chromecast ultra on the device

[theodab]

Well, if this also happens with Chromecast, then I can look into it.

[theodab]

Can confirm. I enabled HDMI-CEC, so that I could use my remote to control the Chromecast, and I was not able to pause or resume.
By comparison, when casting YouTube onto the Chromecast, I was able to pause with the remote... but not to resume?
Well, whatever, I'll see if I can figure out how to fix this.

[ismena]

@theodab I thought it might be a problem of us not using the lastest version of the Chromecast SDK (v2 vs CAF? I vaguely remember another issue mentioning this), but the fact that it also affects Android TVs make me doubtful.

[joeyparrish]

I checked in with the Cast team, and they suspect it has to do with our using an old SDK and not using the preferred method of creating a media receiver app. See also #2635.

I'm working with the Cast team to find a migration path for Shaka's receiver apps to CAF. We'll keep both issues updated as we make progress.

[SadiqaliZaveri]

@alex2844 Faced something similar and it was solved by adding a tabindex attribute to the play button and then focusing it. Hope this helps.

Shaka V3.1.0
Android TV - MI

[avelad]

Our effort must go along the lines of implementing #4214 so I am going to close this issue. Sorry!