Seeking problem when casting video from local device to kodi

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Video cannot be seek when casting from local device to kodi. After trying multiple times to seek video it only seeks 1-1.5 min only. Also, video name on kodi always show children while casting any video, it should show the actual video name. Pls help me.

(when I play video in kodi from file manager of local device by Play on Media Centre. I can seek the video)
kodi.log (1.6 MB)
debug-20211112_192337.zip (19.3 KB)

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There’s many ways to cast, please describe exactly how to reproduce the one that does not work.

Even better would be a video.

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Click here to download video
As you can see in the video, seeking is not working.

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Hum where is the file really located and how did you add it to the favorites?

Added a path in the video section via the OS menu? Then favorited it? Seems you are in a special case where the OS does not return the file size so Kodi can’t seek as do not have the necessary info.
But having an hard time to repro.

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The file is located in sd card and and you are correct about adding a path in the video section via the OS menu and then favorited it. Can also send a screen recording, if needed.
OS- android 11

Btw Yatse is showing the file size along with modification date and time

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Ok so SDcard that might be the cause I’ll try to repro on emulator and fix.

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Ok. Btw, the issue also persist while casting video from internal storage of the phone.

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Ok so found a workaround for the seek will be present in next release.

For the name blame Kodi :slight_smile: Then install How to install and configure Yatse Add-on for Kodi to workaround their API limitation.

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Ok, thanks. Btw, there are two zip file, which I have to install, both the zip files or only the latest one ?

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Both should do the same (the old one will automatically be replaced).
But migration should be over since that old time, so I’ve removed the old one.

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After updating the app, there is no such problem. Thanks
Btw, while casting any video or music to kodi, it still shows ‘children’ as the file name in kodi.

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I would like to inform u few bugs

  1. When I cast a local video from local device to kodi, I cannot select subtitles from yatse but then after stopping and playing that video again I can select subtitles from yatse.
  2. Still while casting anything in kodi, the file name in kodi is showing “children”
  3. Idk why but 2/5 times while casting video from local device to kodi the video gets stop in the middle and I have to play it again. And I am damn sure this is not phone’s problem.
  4. Sometimes kodi and yatse are connected and I can control kodi from yatse but yatse is showing kodi offline due to which I cannot cast but after closing and reopening kodi, yatse doesn’t show kodi offline and it works fine.

I am using Yatse beta latest version from play store

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  1. logs
  2. I told you already you need Yatse plugin
  3. It is probably logs again (and read https://dontkillmyapp.com/)
  4. If restarting Kodi fix Kodi logic would say it’s Kodi issue :slight_smile: but again logs.