I guess I'm asking if it's possible to change the default Android player ....
I have a relatively new Google TV with Chromecast that I'm using (among other things) to play video streaming from a cheap Geeni cam that my husband picked up at Waldemart. The wifi works great and the video is good quality, but I can only load the video using a voice command or search for the device, and the default player is crappy. A menu pops up from the bottom frequently, and after a few minutes the video stops. I can find no way to get an IP address.
Of course I could just look at the app on my phone, but I want it to be playing on a separate screen all day. Gotta keep an eye on my baby turkeys.
Right now I'm using Chromecast to stream from the Geeni app on a cheap Android tablet, but the quality s*cks and I shouldn't have to do that anyhow. I think it's ridiculous that I can't view it on a PC.
A lot of previous Google searches for this problem are from 2019 and involve Nest. I'm not looking for a Nest solution, and it looks like the problem was never solved.
Don't even get me started on trying to use this camera with Alexa
"Well if you're not looking for a Nest solution then screw you" is Google's attitude. I just went through this with several "other" camera brands, and they all did exactly what you describe. Nest are the only ones that will stay up and continue streaming, and stream right away every time you ask.