Chromecast is one of Google's most useful tools. It allows you to send all kinds of content to your television, and even the entire screen of your mobile. Works best with compatible apps, but not all are. The solution to that problem is BubbleUPnP.
BubbleUPnP: send any file to your Chromecast
BubbleUPnP is a free Android app that allows you to send content to various smart devices. It's not just about playing music through Chromecast, it's about supports connections to game consoles, smart TVs and other devices.
In the same way, and this is its great advantage, it is not satisfied with sending content to your Chromecast from those applications that are compatible. BubbleUPnP allows you to stream your local content, but also content in the cloud that you have stored in Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive ... As well as the web browser. Media files that are normally incompatible are also sent, and that includes multiple audio tracks or subtitles as well.
To get the most out of the application, necessary install the BubbleUPnP Server from its website. The program is compatible with your computer, so you can decide install it also on your PC to get more out of it. In case of installing it on Android, the developers recommend having the device always connected to the network for greater stability.
Once you have installed the server, the Android app will automatically detect it and use it to process the content. The user won't notice it, but the server will perform various tasks to make the files play smoothly. Just left enter BubbleUPnP, select the content you want to send that you couldn't before and that's it.
Improving unsupported applications
What is achieved using BubbleUPnP is improve a tool that is already incredibly useful. Chromecast works very well and allows you to transform any kind of TV into a Smart TV at a lower price. The main problem lies in developers who do not consider making their applications compatible, something that happens, for example, with the Movistar Plus service.
Installing a server on the PC is a cumbersome extra step, but it allows improve the experience to make it much more robust. It takes a bit of a fiddle, but the results are worth it. If you have a Chromecast and want to try how it works BubbleUPnP, you can install the application for free from the Play Store using the following button:
For multimedia files, for me the best one I tried is the video caster web app. Highly recommended.