OBS Blade (Android) does not connect with v30

AllSaints

New Member
We use OBS Blade (Android) for remote control of OBS during church services. I have just updated OBS to v30 and regretting it. Connection fails: "could not connect to a websocket" despite it being "reachable". I have tried both scanning the QR code and typing the IP address and password in manually. This has occurred both on my church and home laptop, so not just coincidental. Please help! Thanks.
 

PaiSand

Active Member
You must contact the app developer in regards of the compatibility with newer versions of OBS.
 

AllSaints

New Member
Tried all the others - StreamCtrl etc. Now solved. Problem is caused by an incompatible DroidCam plugin. Cure is to uninstall previous copies of DroidCam then install the one made for OBS 30. Case can be closed.
 

koala

Active Member
You're supposed to check if an update will interfere with your current app usage and decline the update, if necessary. That's what the update prompt is for: you're able to decline.
You chose to update, so you took the responsibility to make the updated app work with your environment. No app developer is able to ensure compatibility with every other app in the world throughout all releases.

In your case, OBS wasn't able to listen on the Websocket port:
Code:
20:53:01.089: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_post_load] WebSocket server is enabled, starting...
20:53:01.089: [obs-websocket] [WebSocketServer::Start] Not locked to IPv4 bindings
20:53:01.089: [obs-websocket] [WebSocketServer::Start] Listen failed: Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.

That's only connected with the Droidcam plugin if both plugins use the same port. You can change the Websocket port in Tools > Websocket server settings > Server Port. The default is 4455.

Reinstalling the Droidcam plugin made you restart OBS, so it may be the port was freed on later starts. However, to find the root cause you need to make sure no other plugin or app is listening on the Websocket port.
 
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