Reference Android Sender w/ Framework API: CastVideos-android application shows how to cast videos from an Android device that is fully compliant with the Cast Design Checklist.
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Media controls on Notification and Lockscreen don't show if metadata is not provided #87
Moreover, both the Android Home app and the Cast media router dialog (where you can select the cast device) don't work correctly without metadata, they keep saying No media selected.
I spent quite a lot of time to understand that the Notification and the Lockscreen Notification for controlling a media during playback, do not appear if I don't provide a metadata object in the
MediaInfo
, I don't know if this is normal, though at least I would mention it in the docs, at least here: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/android_sender/integrate#add_media_controls_to_notification_and_lock_screenMoreover, both the Android Home app and the Cast media router dialog (where you can select the cast device) don't work correctly without metadata, they keep saying No media selected.