Chromecast - Dstv Now - can't cast anymore.

JacksonVV said:
Is anyone experiencing issues again with DSTV Now, casting from an Apple iPad to a Chromecast? Small blue circle of death is all I get. However same device will Cast Netflix without any issue
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Im having this same issue aswell with blue circle of death, but from my android device.

I can cast catchup content but nothing live
 
It’s also not working on my iPad, casting to an LGTV. It used to work well since both devices use Airplay 2. Strangely enough after many attempts the stream will eventually work but as soon as adverts comes on it breaks the stream again. It either just crashes or shows the ‘streaming limit reached’ message.
 
I can cast successfully from android phones to my chromecast connected to a samsung tv. Both live TV and catch-up streaming works for me. Also note that this is not "screen casting" (i.e. its not capturing my whole android device screen and streaming it on my TV like some generic streaming sticks do) but rather the chromecast default (and dstv in-app supported) "URL casting".

Ps. I tested this without first playing anything on the phone - not that this should matter. But it could be that there is a delay in picking up that the phone stopped streaming and the cast is taking over.

Another trick to try, if you are struggling with live tv casting, is to cast first from catch-up, then navigate to live TV and continue.
 

DStv streaming limit breaks useful app feature - MyBB​

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DStv’s new concurrent stream limit has inadvertently broken a useful feature on its mobile app — wireless screen casting.

Several users have reported the app is mistakenly detecting casting instances as two different streams playing at once.

Casting allows users to mirror their mobile screen on another display — such as a TV or computer monitor — connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Certain mobile apps — like DStv’s — come with a casting feature built-in, allowing users to watch videos on a larger screen.

This feature is essential for the functioning of devices like older Chromecasts, Anycast, or Volcano Allcast sticks, which do not come with standalone streaming apps.

MyBroadband found that attempting to cast DStv Catch Up content using Apple AirPlay from an iPhone to a MacBook would present an error on the phone showing that more than one stream was running.

On the MacBook, the casted image would only show the blue buffering circle in an infinite loop.

MyBroadband forum members also said they could not stream live TV from an iPad and Android device to a Chromecast.
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DStv streaming limit breaks useful app feature

DStv’s new concurrent stream limit has inadvertently broken another feature of its mobile app — wireless casting.
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Kosmik said:
This will sound stupid but worked for me during the riots when I had the issue a few days back. Go to connect.Dstv on Chrome, cast from there, it should work ( maybe from a pc vs phone) . Then go back to your phones app and try again.

Looked like a drm issue.
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if connect.dstv does not work is there any other solutions?
 
kgeminem said:
if connect.dstv does not work is there any other solutions?
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Not sure, they just killed a buch of old devices so it could be related to that now as well, however you should certainly still be able to cast from a browser to the tv, just more effort, stupid DSTV.
 
Kosmik said:
Not sure, they just killed a buch of old devices so it could be related to that now as well, however you should certainly still be able to cast from a browser to the tv, just more effort, stupid DSTV.
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yeah they just killed this stupid DSTV from my Samsung tv now m experiencing issues with cast, but will sure try the browser and see if it could work. thanks for the advice again
 
DStv streaming also hasn't been working on Ubuntu, is still fine on Windows - incorrectly says there's a sharing violation, so methinks it's another security upgrade and done without any decent QA yet again :rolleyes:
 
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I recently noted that watching live TV on DSTV via Chromecast generation 1 and generation 2 casts for about a minute and then switches to a DSTV logo. This continues consistently as you have to reset the casting connection every time after about a minute.

DSTV live TV still works fine on Chromecast with Google TV.

Any advice/recommendations for a fix for Gen 1 and Gen 2 casting?
 
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Here's a twist...we use my wife's parents account to stream some things. Mainly cricket and rugby, but pretty much nothing else.
I stream off a small miniPC running Windows 10, as well as my laptop and listen to cricket in the background.
This morning it has been logging me off constantly every 10 minutes. I wonder if they're not doing something similar to what you guys are experiencing on your TVs, but applying it somehow to a browser.
 
Also got logged out randomly this morning while I was watching in the browser. Logged right back in and all continued fine thereafter.
 
Dean said:
Also got logged out randomly this morning while I was watching in the browser. Logged right back in and all continued fine thereafter.
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This is about the 13th time now.
 
moth999 said:
I recently noted that watching live TV on DSTV via Chromecast generation 1 and generation 2 casts for about a minute and then switches to a DSTV logo. This continues consistently as you have to reset the casting connection every time after about a minute.

DSTV live TV still works fine on Chromecast with Google TV.

Any advice/recommendations for a fix for Gen 1 and Gen 2 casting?
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Mine does exactly the same and I have a Gen 3 Chromecast. I thought it had something to do with another device being logged into the DSTV app at the same time. I still haven't been able to fix this issue - popped up about a week ago and been struggling with multiple devices casting the DSTV Live via the Chromecast, all with the same issue as you.
 
Mista_Mobsta said:
Mine does exactly the same and I have a Gen 3 Chromecast. I thought it had something to do with another device being logged into the DSTV app at the same time. I still haven't been able to fix this issue - popped up about a week ago and been struggling with multiple devices casting the DSTV Live via the Chromecast, all with the same issue as you.
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I know I am the only one connecting via the Chromecast, so no multiple streaming issues should exist. Just wondering if DSTV killed off the older Chromecasts as well, together with the Samsung and Hisense TVs?
 
Nerfherder said:
I know its a pain but try casting from the browser ?
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Thanks that does resolve the issue, even though it is a bit of a pain. Need to find a more elegant solution or some confirmation that DSTV killed of mobile casting to Gen 1, 2 and 3 Chromecast devices.
 
moth999 said:
I recently noted that watching live TV on DSTV via Chromecast generation 1 and generation 2 casts for about a minute and then switches to a DSTV logo. This continues consistently as you have to reset the casting connection every time after about a minute.

DSTV live TV still works fine on Chromecast with Google TV.

Any advice/recommendations for a fix for Gen 1 and Gen 2 casting?
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I'm having the exact same problem. Casts for 59 seconds and then switches to the DStv logo. I'm using a gen 2 Chromecast.
 
I didn't logging for the past three days thinking it will fix the issues, but when I tried this morning I found the problem is still there of streaming for 2minutes and it cuts off.

Still no solution on how we can fix this.
 
clint007 said:
I'm having the exact same problem. Casts for 59 seconds and then switches to the DStv logo. I'm using a gen 2 Chromecast.
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Exact same problem. Stream via Chromecast via DSTV App casts for 59 seconds then goes back to black DSTV screen. Was live chatting with DSTV customer care for 1.5 hours, they said it will be escalated to 2nd line support, must wait 48 hours. Tried 2 different Chromecast devices, Reset devices, 2 different TV's, 2 different cellphones Oppo and Huawei. Supplied screenshots of device ID's and App versions 2.5.7 on Oppo and 2.5.8 on Huawei. Interestingly we can stream to cellphone for hours but casting to Chromecast fails every 1 minute. I must still test newer generation Google TV Remote chromecast
 
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