Situation I got three Google Chromcast devices, one for my bedroom, one for each of my kids, I’d like the ability in the android plex app to cast to multiple devices with different streams with one mobile device such as my cell phone, IE I could watch Star Wars in my bedroom, kid 1 could watch a cartoon tv show, and kid 2 could watch a different kids movie with just using the one phone or table to start the cast. Right now with the ability to cast as it is, I literately have to have three different devices to cast to each chrome. Maybe make it a feature just for us folks who have paid Plex accounts
I’d love this feature for basically the same reason. With six kids and five chromecasts I can acknowledge that I may be an edge case.
I purchased my plex pass when casting was a paid for only feature and it used to be that you could start casting to one chromecast, kill the app, restart it, and start casting to the next device etc. At some point, this “broke” as when you restart the app it remembers the device it was casting to. That’s probably a good feature overall, but it did kill my work around so I’d love this feature.
Generally speaking my kids have tons of electronics (older two have cell phones; lots of old phones that act as wireless only devices) but there are times when it would be really helpful especially since my 1 year old nephew is now obsessed with the Cars movie and wants to watch it during his naps (and at the moment he’d under the weather and taking extra naps).
I’ve found a small work around, however it forces you to use Google Chrome for your computer in order to cast Plex to multi devices, you must open it in multiple windows. This is the only work around I’ve found that works for now. Hoping Plex team will add this feature in on their mobile app for us loyal fans haha.
I would enjoy this
Have you tried simply connecting to a different CCast?
The only connection the Plex App makes after sending content is to the control channel.
You can send content then select another CCast and play something else on it.
This has always been true AFAIK
Hmm maybe it was a recent update, but you now have to force quit the application from the settings menu on Android in order to cast to a different device, so yes possible but super annoying.
2021 clean-up: implemented (cast is between server and target client; casting client can connect to different target clients to trigger different playback)