Hi,
the Youtube Cast Receiver Plugin (v. 0.1.2) has ceased to work! 
Volumio appears on the list of available receivers but selecting it nothing happens.
Here is the log:
http://logs.volumio.org/volumio/JGe0Zaw.html
Volumio 3.378 on RPI3b
WARNING: ytdl-core is out of date! Update with ânpm install ytdl-core@latestâ
I had noticed it.
Should I have to update it manually?
Or Iâve to wait a new version of the plugin?
I donât have that anwserâŚ
I hope that @patrickkfkan can check whatâs goinig on.
Till then just wait for it.
I hope so too! 
@patrickkfkan ⌠
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I took the plunge, and simply updating the YTDL-core package wasnât enough. Oddly I also donât see a notice in my logs that something is wrong (or right), perhaps some debugging option is missing? (even with verbose logging enabled)
after a cast stream is finished I have to reboot volumio 3.
Now I can not cast. Get connected to desktop notification but the stream does not play
Thanks for making this plugin, itâs almost working for me!
Can get stuff to play from the youtube app through Volumio pretty well, but the connection keeps dropping out. If I then go into the YT app and re-connect itâs fine again for 3/4 mins before disconnecting
This isnât happening when I play through spotify, so not sure if this is plugin specific or something else, but would love some help if anyoneâs able?
Just using the 0.1.2 plugin installed through the Volumio app, not made any changes to any settings yet
@patrickkfkan - first of all, thank you for your wonderful plugins!
Thanks to your YouTubeMusic plugin we can FINALLY enjoy YTM on our porch!
Quick Question: I see that YouTube cast doesnât support the YTM app (YTM app sees Volumio as a cast device but nothing happens). I saw earlier in this thread this is due to a different type of authentication YTM uses. Is there any way to combine the authentication you are using in the YTM plugin with the Cast Receiver and have the best of both worlds? Or make a YTM specific cast receiver. Thanks again for all your hard work!
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Authentication in the context of casting is different from YTM sign-in. They cannot be combined.
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Updated v0.1.3, which you can find in the beta channel of plugin store. Mainly fixed MPD connection error. Try this version if you have problem with plugin not playing cast tracks.
To install from beta channel:
- Uninstall current version.
- Enable Plugins Test Mode in http:///dev
- Find the YouTube Cast Receiver plugin in the plugin store. Click the Details button under it and choose latest beta version to install.
- Restart Volumio.
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Updated v1.0.2, which you can find in the beta channel of plugin store.
To install from beta channel:
- Uninstall current version.
- Enable Plugins Test Mode in
http://<volumio address>/dev - Find the YouTube Cast Receiver plugin in the plugin store. Click the Details button under it and choose latest beta version to install.
- Restart Volumio.
New features
1. YouTube Music support
Yes, I was wrong before in saying this could not be done 
2. Multiple connections
You can control playback from multiple connected devices. To clarify, multiple connections must be of the same client type, i.e. you cannot have both YT and YT Music connected at the same time.
3. Manual pairing, aka Link with TV Code (YouTube mobile app only)
You can now connect with YouTube mobile app even when device is not on the same network; might also serve as a workaround for those who have problems with Volumio not showing up in the Cast menu.
Go to plugin settings to obtain pairing code, then open Cast menu on YouTube mobile app and choose Link with TV Code.
Never share / expose the pairing code!
4. Playback of private videos and music
To clarify, âprivateâ means self-owned and not made public, such as Uploads in your YT Music library. Not sure if it will work with private media owned by others but shared with you.
This version is a major update, with extensive code changes especially in the underlying yt-cast-receiver library. I would like to have tested it longer to see if there will be major issues after, say, a month, but maybe releasing it now as beta will allow issues to be spotted sooner. So, happy testing!
Only enable Verbose Logging in the plugin settings when you have an issue that needs debugging. After enabling this option, logs should be sent to me via PM. Do not post them anywhere else as they might contain information related to your Cast sessions and environment (no passwords / usernames involved, but still not a good idea to expose them).
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Great work Patrick - just installed the plugin.
The cast device shows up in both youtube and youtube music. Works for Youtube.
Wondering if we need to uninstall the previous youtube music plugin? Iâm logged in but casting doesnât work (previously yt music doesnât either, as before, but may be a premium problem?
Thanks,
Both premium and free should work.
Are you on v1.0.2? Also, did you restart Volumio after installing?
You could also enable Verbose Logging in plugin settings and send them to me through PM. I need logs from the moment the plugin starts to when you try to connect in YT Music. PM the logs to me. Dont post them here.
Thanks, just the latest stable one one from the plugin store. Will do that and confirm/pm you once home. Cheers!
Hi, I have two RPi Zero devices with YouTube Cast plugin. One with WiFi onboard, one with USB Ethernet adapter. The one with WiFi works well, but Iâm not able to get the Ethernet one working. All devices are in the same subnet. I tried v.0.1.2 and 0.1.3. Also tried v1.0.2, but I canât even enable the plugin after installation, so I went back to 0.1.3. Is it network related or should I try to reinstall Volumio? Thank youâŚ
It looks like I figure out - the issue is the system name with capital letter. If the name was Volumio, it was not working. I changed the name to volumio and it works now!
PM sent. I donât really use youtube music that often so no biggie.
btw, Youtube video casting to volumio working pretty well - Tom Misch Live displaying 48kHz 32 bit. Sometimes the playback stops if close youtube on the browser (pc) but still testing it out.
Thanks for your efforts!
You really need to be running v1.0.2 to be able to cast from YouTube Music. What is the reason for not running this version?
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Thanks for sharing this. Iâll see if this can be fixed in the next version.
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