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I've never used a Chromecast Audio, but their website explicitly mentions a password and a guest mode w/ 4-digit PIN to let other people play music on it. Sound
by wlesieutre 9y ago
I've never used a Chromecast Audio, but their website explicitly mentions a password and a guest mode w/ 4-digit PIN to let other people play music on it. Sounds like yours isn't working as intended, could it be something else causing the pauses?
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6279388?hl=en https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6279388?hl=en
EDIT: jordanthoms points out that "guest mode" is for letting people stream audio without giving them your wifi password. Once they're on the network everyone has access.
- jordanthoms 9y agoThat's for allowing people to cast to the Chromecast if it's nearby even without connecting to the WiFi - if you are connected to the same WiFi as the Chromecast no password is required.
- wlesieutre 9y agoAh, missed that when I skimmed through. Looks like there's no way to secure it against people who are on the same wifi network.
- vel0city 9y agoThe "guest mode" allows for users not on the WiFi network to see and interact with the Chromecast using WiFi Direct. I do not believe there are any options on the Chromecast itself to limit access to users already on the local WiFi. FWIW, Chromecast Audios are one step further than this, as they do not support this "guest mode" as they do not have a way to display the PIN. Anyone on the WiFi network can freely connect to the device. That said, I have never seen a device automatically connect to a Chromecast or Chromecast Audio. Normally you have to explicitly connect to a Chromecast.
- wlesieutre 9y agoAs described in the linked page, host gets the Chromecast Audio's guest PIN from the Google Home app