# Plexamp - No gapless playback when Casting?
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037
**Category:** Plex Labs
**Tags:** plexamp
**Created:** [October 11, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037 "2020-10-11T15:56:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Chris22044](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chris22044)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/1 "2020-10-11T15:56:58Z")
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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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/2 "2020-10-11T16:13:48Z")
You might want to read this thread on the same topic where users explain why Chromecast acts this way (vs. other protocols).
> [@Plexamp 3.2.1, chromecast an Sweet Fades](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-3-2-1-chromecast-an-sweet-fades/638277):
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> Hi, I would like to make an observation and see if others have similar ‘problems’ or found the issue… Plexamp 3.1.1: No chromecast, Sweet Fades working. Plexamp 3.2.0: Chromecast working, Sweet Fades not working at all. Plexamp 3.2.1: Sweet Fades working, BUT not over chromecast. Is this normal behaviour? I would expect Sweet Fades to work over chromecast as well. Your insights (or even solutions) are more than welcome. PS: yes, I’m one of those guys who love to skip to the end of the tra…
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### Author:  [@Chris22044](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chris22044)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/3 "2020-10-11T16:27:59Z")
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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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/4 "2020-10-12T07:13:30Z")
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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### Author:  [@Chris22044](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chris22044)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/5 "2020-10-13T05:05:15Z")
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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### Author:  [@teamneedle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/teamneedle)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/6 "2020-11-28T21:36:29Z")
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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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-no-gapless-playback-when-casting/642037/7 "2021-02-26T21:36:38Z")
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