Plexamp - No gapless playback when Casting?

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I was delighted to discover Plexamp now support Casting to Google Chromecast devices. My excitement soon turned to disappointment when I discovered this functionality does not support gapless playback. I don’t suppose there is a fix workaround to get gapless audio playback when Casting from Plex?

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You might want to read this thread on the same topic where users explain why Chromecast acts this way (vs. other protocols).

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Thanks. I read the thread, but I’m not sure it answered my question. Google Play Music is able to Cast gapless playback. Are you saying there is a fundamental reason that Plex can’t?

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Plex can’t because the Plex chromecast app doesn’t support gapless playback, which is fraught with peril on a Chromecast/in JS. It’s probable Google Play plays gaplessly via a server-side mechanism which provides a gapless stream it plays.

Plex could potentially do the same thing, but it’s a pretty large chunk of work.

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Thanks for the reply. I can’t begin to understand why this would require so much effort with Plex.

However, I have discovered a very simple solution. I turned on the integrated DLNA server in Windows 10 and used the Hi-Fi Cast android app to stream my music with gapless playback.

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What’s more work- creating a Plexamp roku/shield app or fixing the casting gapless playback issue?

Please do one of those-

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