app/build.gradle

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.11.4'
     implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-dash:2.11.4'
     implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-ui:2.11.4'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:extension-cast:2.11.4'
     implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:extension-mediasession:2.11.4'
 
     implementation 'com.google.android:flexbox:2.0.1'

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
 
-        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.OPTIONS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME"
-            android:value="com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.cast.DefaultCastOptionsProvider"/>
-
         <meta-data android:name="wakelock" android:value="0"/>
 
         <activity

app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java

@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.CustomTarget;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.transition.Transition;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.cast.CastPlayer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.mediasession.MediaSessionConnector;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.PlayerNotificationManager;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.PlayerView;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache.Cache;
-import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastContext;
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -237,8 +235,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
     public static SimpleExoPlayer appPlayer;
     public static Cache playerCache;
     public static boolean playerReassigned;
-    public CastContext castContext;
-    public static CastPlayer castPlayer;
     public static int nowPlayingSource;
     public static Claim nowPlayingClaim;
     public static String nowPlayingClaimUrl;

app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java

@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
     private static final String DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_SPEED = "1x";
     public static final String CDN_PREFIX = "https://cdn.lbryplayer.xyz";
 
-    private PlayerControlView castControlView;
     private Player currentPlayer;
     private boolean loadingNewClaim;
     private boolean startDownloadPending;
@@ -1127,13 +1126,6 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
             }
         });
 
-        root.findViewById(R.id.player_toggle_cast).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View view) {
-                toggleCast();
-            }
-        });
-
         PlayerView playerView = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_exoplayer_view);
         View playbackSpeedContainer = playerView.findViewById(R.id.player_playback_speed);
         TextView textPlaybackSpeed = playerView.findViewById(R.id.player_playback_speed_label);
@@ -1716,16 +1708,6 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
             return;
         }
 
-        // View management.
-        if (currentPlayer == MainActivity.appPlayer) {
-            //localPlayerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            castControlView.hide();
-            ((ImageView) getView().findViewById(R.id.player_image_cast_toggle)).setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_cast);
-        } else /* currentPlayer == castPlayer */ {
-            castControlView.show();
-            ((ImageView) getView().findViewById(R.id.player_image_cast_toggle)).setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_cast_connected);
-        }
-
         // Player state management.
         long playbackPositionMs = C.TIME_UNSET;
         int windowIndex = C.INDEX_UNSET;
@@ -2668,19 +2650,6 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
         }
     }
 
-    private void toggleCast() {
-        if (!MainActivity.castPlayer.isCastSessionAvailable()) {
-            showError(getString(R.string.no_cast_session_available));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (currentPlayer == MainActivity.appPlayer) {
-            setCurrentPlayer(MainActivity.castPlayer);
-        } else {
-            setCurrentPlayer(MainActivity.appPlayer);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void onDownloadAborted() {
         downloadInProgress = false;
 

app/src/main/res/drawable-anydpi/ic_cast.xml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:width="24dp"
-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="24"
-    android:viewportHeight="24"
-    android:tint="#FFFFFF"
-    android:alpha="0.8">
-    <path
-        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
-        android:pathData="M21,3L3,3c-1.1,0 -2,0.9 -2,2v3h2L3,5h18v14h-7v2h7c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2L23,5c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2zM1,18v3h3c0,-1.66 -1.34,-3 -3,-3zM1,14v2c2.76,0 5,2.24 5,5h2c0,-3.87 -3.13,-7 -7,-7zM1,10v2c4.97,0 9,4.03 9,9h2c0,-6.08 -4.93,-11 -11,-11z"/>
-</vector>

app/src/main/res/drawable-anydpi/ic_cast_connected.xml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:width="24dp"
-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="24"
-    android:viewportHeight="24"
-    android:tint="#FFFFFF"
-    android:alpha="0.8">
-    <path
-        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
-        android:pathData="M1,18v3h3c0,-1.66 -1.34,-3 -3,-3zM1,14v2c2.76,0 5,2.24 5,5h2c0,-3.87 -3.13,-7 -7,-7zM19,7L5,7v1.63c3.96,1.28 7.09,4.41 8.37,8.37L19,17L19,7zM1,10v2c4.97,0 9,4.03 9,9h2c0,-6.08 -4.93,-11 -11,-11zM21,3L3,3c-1.1,0 -2,0.9 -2,2v3h2L3,5h18v14h-7v2h7c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2L23,5c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2z"/>
-</vector>

app/src/main/res/layout/exo_playback_control_view.xml

@@ -77,24 +77,6 @@
             app:tint="@color/white" />
     </RelativeLayout>
 
-    <RelativeLayout
-        android:id="@+id/player_toggle_cast"
-        android:clickable="true"
-        android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
-        android:layout_width="48dp"
-        android:layout_height="48dp"
-        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-        android:visibility="gone">
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/player_image_cast_toggle"
-            android:layout_width="24dp"
-            android:layout_height="24dp"
-            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
-            android:src="@drawable/ic_cast"
-            app:tint="@color/white" />
-    </RelativeLayout>
-
     <RelativeLayout
         android:id="@+id/player_playback_speed"
         android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"