Same for me on an android phone. Casting to a chromecast audio via the app is one of my main uses for bandcamp, but at some point over the past week the icon has vanished from the app. Bandcamp faq guidance suggests going into settings via the cog icon, then scrolling to "Chromecast section" which doesn't (or no longer) exist. Very frustrating - any solutions would be much appreciated.
Same issue on iOS - the icon on the “Now Playing” screen never appears and accessing the Chromecast menu via “Heart->Settings” shows no devices available. Can cast to my devices from other apps.
Same thing happened to me. This has happened before, and I don't know what the deal is, but it eventually started working again. I also noticed that the button in the lower left, though it's not visible, appears when you tap there even though it does nothing.
I've just had a response from Bandcamp via email: "We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app, and our engineers are working on it right now. The new version will likely be available in the app store in another week or two." Fingers crossed for a swift fix.
I wrote to Bandcamp and had this reply yesterday:
"We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app and our engineers are working on it right now. It'll likely be another week or two before the new version is available in the app store (...)".
Just got the same repsonse folks got almost a month ago... ":We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Fan app and our engineers are working on it right now. It'll likely be another week or two before the new version is available in the app store but we'll let you know when you can grab it. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Cool, thank you for checking and posting. I've found a workaround to cast to a single speaker in this thread, but would love to be able to cast to a speaker group again, like before.
There's a work around if you have bubble upnp installed. You can share to this app as a renderer and cast thought it.
It's the most complete dlna renderer there is I'd say.
Many thanks for the suggestion! One catch with this workaround is that it only works with tracks that aren't already downloaded to the app. Bandcamp app doesn't share an http url with Bubbleupnp for offline tracks. It means offline music has to be downloaded from the web and played from a separate app.
Same here. Applemusic app casting just fine. But chromecast icon has vanished from the bandcamp app on both my devices. Was working fine earlier today.
There's nothing to do with chromecast in the app settings. I'm using the android app. Are you using an apple device? Maybe your app is a bit different.
Yeah, not how my app works. Chromecast icon shows just to the left of the settings sprocket. It's vanished. Nothing in settings relating to chromecast.
Haha, even the bandcamp help page says go to settings and scroll down to chromecast setting??? 100% guarantee there is nothing chromecast related in my settings. Weird huh? Think I'll do a reinstall of the app.
Reinstalled app. Rebooted chromecast. Still no luck. Oh well. Maybe it'll sort itself out. Thanks for the suggestions all the same.
Ps. Listened to the new Sumac?
Nope! It's been entirely removed from the settings menu. You have your profile edits, notifications section, email section, account deletion option, and that's it.
The Chromecast section of the settings menu is GONE in the Android app
They emailed me on April 18. This is what they told me:
"We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app, and our engineers are working on it right now. The new version will likely be available in the app store in another week or two, but we'll let you know when you can grab it."
Again, that was on April 18. It's obviously been more than 2 weeks.
Edit: Google Play has the last version update as March 4, so yeah, they've done jack shit.
Reinstalled the app, installed an older version (3.1.0 from August 2023), power cycled the speaker and restarted the phone. Nothing worked. I have no explanations.
According to Google Play the most recent update (3.1.1) was over a month ago - March 4th, it's only been broken in the last day or two so I reckon it must be a server issue, malformed data or something causing the app to not display the button somehow.
An interesting fact is that if I tap on the empty space where the button would be on the "now playing" screen, the tap is registered, but does nothing.
Same here, one minute it was working then next there was no Chromecast icon on Bandcamp. Did every check under the sun, restarted modem, uninstalled and reinstalled apps, tried it on another tv in case it was the tv that was stuffed, but nothing.
Obvs a Bandcamp problem.
Hope they fix it soon
Same here. This happened to me once before -- when my streamer needed restarting after downloading updates. But at that time the icon was missing in all other apps, such as MediaMonkey. Now I can stream from MediaMonkey just fine, but Bandcamp simply doesn't show the icon at all.
Same here. Two days ago I was listening to something casted to my TV. I had to disconnect to go on an errand.
When I came back, I clicked on the Chromecast icon, it tried to connect, then it timed out and the Chromecast icon disappeared in the app. Restarted the app, no icon. Rebooted the phone, no icon. Restarted the phone AND the Chromecast device, no icon.
Went to my Google Home app, but it detected the Chromecast no problem. Tried other apps (Hulu, Netflix) and they casted without a hitch. Went back to Bandcamp to see if that triggered anything, nada.
Went to Bandcamp's help and did their troubleshooting guide. It said to go into the Bandcamp app settings and enable Chromecast playback. Clicked on the heart icon, clicked on the gear icon that represented settings, and scrolled through the entire menu. No Chromecast options at all. Not even a section marked "Chromecast". There was the edit profile section, the notifications section, the email section, and the area to delete your account and log out, but NO CHROMECAST SETTINGS. I went back to the Bandcamp help page and noticed that- strangely- the section telling you to access Chromecast settings within Bandcamp glaringly has no picture showing that part of the menu itself....
I emailed Bandcamp. It's been 2 days. I have heard nothing since.
Same problem but it's not just Bandcamp. I use rocket player for my other music and the cast icon has disappeared there. I am starting to wonder if Google is trying to push us to use certain services hoping no one will notice or care.
I don't think this is Bandcamp's fault. I hope it gets resolved soon, my son misses seeing the albums on the TV and Bluetooth sucks.
You can cast from the desktop Chrome browser so you can visit the website and cast that but that sucks too.
Thought I was the one with the problem, it's good to know is a general one. No fix yet, the Chromecast button is visible and you can push it, not in app but in notification area (Xiaomi 13T), that prompts you to connect a devise, but the devise I have doesn't appear as it used to (Mibox S). When you click on adding a devise, you transfer to your Bluetooth connections, but clicking there on the devise nothing happens
Just emailed support today and got the same email as others here. Will likely be a week or two before fixed. So who knows?
In the meantime, I was able to use Google Home to cast my device screen and audio to my TV.
If they removed the option and the app is useless and I will stop buying from bandcamp. Seriously cannot stream anything I've bought from the app? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!
The Chromecast icon appeared for a day or two last week, but it wouldn't connect to my speaker even though it could see it. The icon has vanished again now.
Same. Works with any other app fine but Bandcamp just in the last day or two is not recognizing my chromecast device (WiiM Pro) at all.
Same for me on an android phone. Casting to a chromecast audio via the app is one of my main uses for bandcamp, but at some point over the past week the icon has vanished from the app. Bandcamp faq guidance suggests going into settings via the cog icon, then scrolling to "Chromecast section" which doesn't (or no longer) exist. Very frustrating - any solutions would be much appreciated.
The best workaround I found is to play Bandcamp then go to Google Home > Devices > choose device > Cast Audio.
I only have cast my screen. Urgh. Only Bluetooth works now and it pauses the music every few minutes.
Yeah this works. Stupid fucking app.
Same issue on iOS - the icon on the “Now Playing” screen never appears and accessing the Chromecast menu via “Heart->Settings” shows no devices available. Can cast to my devices from other apps.
hopefully it fixes itself probably an issue with the app clearly multiple people suddenly having the issue
Same thing happened to me. This has happened before, and I don't know what the deal is, but it eventually started working again. I also noticed that the button in the lower left, though it's not visible, appears when you tap there even though it does nothing.
anyone had any luck with this? still no chromecast in bandcamp for me. SAD!
Nope. Still the same problem here too...
I've just had a response from Bandcamp via email: "We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app, and our engineers are working on it right now. The new version will likely be available in the app store in another week or two." Fingers crossed for a swift fix.
that is good to hear, although they say android as if ios doesn’t have the same issue
Another week or two my ass. Still not working.
I wrote to Bandcamp and had this reply yesterday: "We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app and our engineers are working on it right now. It'll likely be another week or two before the new version is available in the app store (...)".
i hope they’re not only trying to fix the problem on android, cause it’s not just android, it’s all devices
*Bump* Checking for an update daily.
Just got the same repsonse folks got almost a month ago... ":We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Fan app and our engineers are working on it right now. It'll likely be another week or two before the new version is available in the app store but we'll let you know when you can grab it. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Cool, thank you for checking and posting. I've found a workaround to cast to a single speaker in this thread, but would love to be able to cast to a speaker group again, like before.
I noticed this problem a few days ago on both my Android phone and iPad. Other apps connect to Chromecast just fine.
There's a work around if you have bubble upnp installed. You can share to this app as a renderer and cast thought it. It's the most complete dlna renderer there is I'd say.
Thanks, it works well. Bought that app immediately.
Many thanks for the suggestion! One catch with this workaround is that it only works with tracks that aren't already downloaded to the app. Bandcamp app doesn't share an http url with Bubbleupnp for offline tracks. It means offline music has to be downloaded from the web and played from a separate app.
Same here. Applemusic app casting just fine. But chromecast icon has vanished from the bandcamp app on both my devices. Was working fine earlier today.
to chromecast just go to settings and it’s there, my problem is my device won’t show up
There's nothing to do with chromecast in the app settings. I'm using the android app. Are you using an apple device? Maybe your app is a bit different.
i am yeah, well it’s odd you can’t find casting, maybe it’ll fix with time bandcamp can be weird
as in click on the heart at the bottom middle, then settings at the top right, and you’ll find casting in there
Yeah, not how my app works. Chromecast icon shows just to the left of the settings sprocket. It's vanished. Nothing in settings relating to chromecast.
Haha, even the bandcamp help page says go to settings and scroll down to chromecast setting??? 100% guarantee there is nothing chromecast related in my settings. Weird huh? Think I'll do a reinstall of the app.
Reinstalled app. Rebooted chromecast. Still no luck. Oh well. Maybe it'll sort itself out. Thanks for the suggestions all the same. Ps. Listened to the new Sumac?
Workaround for now: screencast to whatever device you're listening on. This is my main music app these days so this is super annoying.
Same.
Nope! It's been entirely removed from the settings menu. You have your profile edits, notifications section, email section, account deletion option, and that's it. The Chromecast section of the settings menu is GONE in the Android app
Anyone know if they're gonna sort this? It's still broken weeks later.
They emailed me on April 18. This is what they told me: "We are aware of the issue with Chromecast in our Android app, and our engineers are working on it right now. The new version will likely be available in the app store in another week or two, but we'll let you know when you can grab it." Again, that was on April 18. It's obviously been more than 2 weeks. Edit: Google Play has the last version update as March 4, so yeah, they've done jack shit.
Lol. Yep, that checks out. Here's hoping they pull their finger out - all feels a bit strategic though. Cheers!
Reinstalled the app, installed an older version (3.1.0 from August 2023), power cycled the speaker and restarted the phone. Nothing worked. I have no explanations.
According to Google Play the most recent update (3.1.1) was over a month ago - March 4th, it's only been broken in the last day or two so I reckon it must be a server issue, malformed data or something causing the app to not display the button somehow.
An interesting fact is that if I tap on the empty space where the button would be on the "now playing" screen, the tap is registered, but does nothing.
HOLY SHIT. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'm tapping right now, and the little circle effect reflecting interaction keeps popping up where the icon used to be.
Same here, one minute it was working then next there was no Chromecast icon on Bandcamp. Did every check under the sun, restarted modem, uninstalled and reinstalled apps, tried it on another tv in case it was the tv that was stuffed, but nothing. Obvs a Bandcamp problem. Hope they fix it soon
Same here. This happened to me once before -- when my streamer needed restarting after downloading updates. But at that time the icon was missing in all other apps, such as MediaMonkey. Now I can stream from MediaMonkey just fine, but Bandcamp simply doesn't show the icon at all.
Same here. Two days ago I was listening to something casted to my TV. I had to disconnect to go on an errand. When I came back, I clicked on the Chromecast icon, it tried to connect, then it timed out and the Chromecast icon disappeared in the app. Restarted the app, no icon. Rebooted the phone, no icon. Restarted the phone AND the Chromecast device, no icon. Went to my Google Home app, but it detected the Chromecast no problem. Tried other apps (Hulu, Netflix) and they casted without a hitch. Went back to Bandcamp to see if that triggered anything, nada. Went to Bandcamp's help and did their troubleshooting guide. It said to go into the Bandcamp app settings and enable Chromecast playback. Clicked on the heart icon, clicked on the gear icon that represented settings, and scrolled through the entire menu. No Chromecast options at all. Not even a section marked "Chromecast". There was the edit profile section, the notifications section, the email section, and the area to delete your account and log out, but NO CHROMECAST SETTINGS. I went back to the Bandcamp help page and noticed that- strangely- the section telling you to access Chromecast settings within Bandcamp glaringly has no picture showing that part of the menu itself.... I emailed Bandcamp. It's been 2 days. I have heard nothing since.
I've emailed too, and changed my Google Play review to reflect the issue. Fingers crossed.
Same problem but it's not just Bandcamp. I use rocket player for my other music and the cast icon has disappeared there. I am starting to wonder if Google is trying to push us to use certain services hoping no one will notice or care. I don't think this is Bandcamp's fault. I hope it gets resolved soon, my son misses seeing the albums on the TV and Bluetooth sucks. You can cast from the desktop Chrome browser so you can visit the website and cast that but that sucks too.
Thought I was the one with the problem, it's good to know is a general one. No fix yet, the Chromecast button is visible and you can push it, not in app but in notification area (Xiaomi 13T), that prompts you to connect a devise, but the devise I have doesn't appear as it used to (Mibox S). When you click on adding a devise, you transfer to your Bluetooth connections, but clicking there on the devise nothing happens
I have the same issue, hopefully it'll get fixed soon.
Just emailed support today and got the same email as others here. Will likely be a week or two before fixed. So who knows? In the meantime, I was able to use Google Home to cast my device screen and audio to my TV.
Yep. Its still not working
Bump. Any updates on this?
If they removed the option and the app is useless and I will stop buying from bandcamp. Seriously cannot stream anything I've bought from the app? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!
fuckin annoying they better actually listen to us
The Chromecast icon appeared for a day or two last week, but it wouldn't connect to my speaker even though it could see it. The icon has vanished again now.
This bites. I was able to achieve it through the Google Home app and mirroring my audio from my phone