[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #14446: ANDROID: Chromecast support (was: Chromecast support)

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#14446: ANDROID: Chromecast support
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Reporter:  MaurizioB                          |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect                             |      Status:  new
Priority:  high                               |   Component:  Port: Android
 Version:                                     |  Resolution:
Keywords:  Chromecast, Android TV, Google TV  |        Game:
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Changes (by antoniou79):

 * summary:  Chromecast support => ANDROID: Chromecast support

Comment:

 Thank you for reporting this here, so that we can properly track it.

 I don't own the device but I installed Google's emulator for Android TV on
 Android Studio for testing a few days ago. That one is on API 30 (Android
 11).

 The emulator device shows up on Google Play Store as "Google AOSP TV on
 X86", but in this case too ScummVM (2.7.0.5 aka latest) is not available
 for installation. "This item is not compatible with your device".

 I was able to directly install the APK to the emulator device and ScummVM
 launches properly, but there is an issue with a missing native file
 browser (the Google TV lacks its own file browser and there's no way of
 using Secure File Access for external storage to choose a game data
 folder.

 The only practical solution for that would be to either use ScummVM's LAN
 to put game data folders in ScummVM's application storage space or use
 another app (like a browser or Google Drive) to put game data in ScummVM's
 external application storage space. I have not tested either of these with
 the emulator as of yet.

 I'm unsure if it's the missing file browser thing that blocks ScummVM from
 showing as being supported or something else. It seems that more
 investigation is needed to figure this out and implement support so that
 Play Store won't complain.
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