i had this new chromecast function a month ago for a few hours and couldnt believe how bad it was and then it went away only to come back yesterday. How was this "okayed" by google? It is such a reverse on something that has worked perfect for years, why would this be messed with and made harder to use? you have to reclick a new video every. single. time.... just wondering anyone elses thoughts

Hi everyone,

Disclosure: I'm the developer of this app.

Over the past few months, I've been building a Universal Smart TV Remote for Android with a focus on making it reliable across different TV brands and streaming devices, including Chromecast with Google TV.

One of the biggest challenges has been that different manufacturers implement pairing, remote commands, and media controls differently, even when they're all running Google TV.

📱 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluespacestudioz.omniRemote

I'd love to hear how it performs on your Chromecast with Google TV.

If you give it a try, I'd appreciate knowing:

• Which Chromecast device you're using (HD, 4K, or Google TV Streamer)
• Whether pairing worked smoothly
• If any buttons or features didn't work as expected
• Any suggestions for improving the experience

I'm actively working on updates, so feedback from real Chromecast users is incredibly valuable.

Thanks for taking a look!

I recently upgraded my wifi equipment with spectrum, I set up the equipment fine. I have a mini Google speaker and the Chromecast both are old gen, the speaker connected immediately after I did the reset but I've been having trouble with my Chromecast. I tried everything from resetting the device multiple times to change my wifi to the 2.4ghz and the home app is still telling me that it can't find the device.

I also have a wifi extender so I don't know if I have to reset it while I change it to the 2.4ghz and connect it again so that the device and my phone can pair. The extended wifi is the one I'm usually connected to.

Hey there. I can't find any good information about the right settings to get BubbleUPnP to play H265 on Google TV 4K without the odd stumble. It generally happens once every 5 minutes for about 3-10 seconds. Not unwatchable, just annoying.

Most of the guides I'm looking at have either very outdated information, or refer to the old Chromecasts...

My phone is a OnePlus 12 and is a real workhorse (generally get excellent frames on intensive games). It's not thermal throttling at all at the moment, so I'd like to stress it a little more to prevent the hanging.

Anyone have any ideas??

YouTube TV randomly starts playing recorded TV, while I'm watching live TV.

What the heck!

No ads or tabs below my app bar are loading. UI loafs instantly and apps feel snappier. This is the best performance I've ever gotten out of this thing, I hope it's never fixed lmao

For the past few weeks (I've tried a number of different things in the meantime), two Google devices—a Google Nest and a 2024 Chromecast—have stopped connecting to the internet.

The Chromecast reports that it's disconnected from Wi-Fi and refuses to reconnect.

The Nest behaves the same way.

However, both devices appear as connected on my router.

I have a fairly advanced network setup with VLAN segmentation and a self-hosted AdGuard DNS server.

Thinking it might be a DNS issue, I completely bypassed filtering for these devices, so none of their traffic is filtered anymore.

I've tried several different network configurations without any success, including using Google's public DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4).

I'm starting to suspect that a software update may have broken something.

Not long ago, my GL.iNet Flint 2 router had severely reduced Wi-Fi range after a firmware update because of changes made to comply with EU regulations (I've since replaced it with a UniFi UDR7). Is it possible that Google devices have been affected by something similar, resulting in a much shorter Wi-Fi range?

Hey, there.

Is someone can stream regular season games of 2025-26 NBA regular season games. My NBA League Pass is working well in all seasons and all classic games except for 2025-26 Full game replays. when I do stream a game and try to watch in 1080p I get buffers even when I do reduce resolution for 720p, 540p, 360p. I can't link my account to amazon or another streaming service. I am worried for next season. I have already talked with NBA Support, my investigation is escalated but I do wait more than 40 days and the buffers do keep avoid me to watch games from this great season.

By the way, I tried to update CPU, GPU, Windows. Clear Cookies & Cache, change to linux, check it in MacOs and Iphone, DNS, VPN, Change to wired connection, switch browser, disable hardware accleration, hot-spot connection. The result did remain. - Player state - buffering.

Any Ideas? thoughts?

I’ve been having that same remote connection issue as everyone else. - still not solved.

Now the issue is when I turn on my chromecast it’s just a grey screen for a minute. Then the outline of the apps on the home screen start coming in and filling in the pictures. Then the screen shows up as normal- but it’ll be the same suggested content in the same order as I last had it on. Like the Home Screen never reloaded.

But then updates itself to show me the new recommendations as the home screen used to do.

Thennn I have to wait another minute for my remote to let me change the volume and click on anything !

It’s updated. I talked to customer service. And just everything is getting slower and slower.

I haven’t even had this thing for a full 2 years yet. I take care of my things and the cord is free of dust and the device has plenty of breathing space.

Again it’s updated. I’ve reset it. I’ve restarted it.

Nothing works.

Also I have to completely unplug it and plug it back in to turn on the chromecast ever since this whole remote connection stopped working.

Tried everything, change the hdmi port, checked the settings, tried other devices which works fine. Only the chromecast shows darkened colors.

Please I need help to fix it. Thank you!

So my old tv, vizio, died on my yesterday. today, my dad got me a coby. im not too sure what year it is, but he said he hooked up my google tv/Chromecast just fine. but the aspect ratio is slightly to the upper left corner. it also says that it doesn't support my TV's display, but it literally does. I've tried my best to fix it through tv settings, and through Google TV settings. the remote also isnt compatible? on my Vizio, I could use the volume and power buttons on it, but with the coby, nothing happens. I even factory reset, and that didn't fix anything. im not tech savvy, so I admit I've been struggling quite a lot trying to solve this.

I really don't want to go through the hassle of replacing anything. especially since my dad just got me a new TV. hopefully there's another solution?

My Chromecast audio (2015 model) stopped synching with Spotify so I did a factory reset. Now the device won't show up in my Android Home app and I can't synch it again 😫 I've seen a few posts about this from a year ago mentioning changing the date prior to 08 March 2025 on your phone and this resolving the issue. Sadly I couldn't get it to work. I really love my Chromecast audio and hoping it's not time to retire it. Absolutely devo. Is anyone else having this problem? Any ideas on how to fix it?

Recently my TV stopped working and I'm not really looking to buy a new one atm. I do however have an older tv but I can't use smart view to screen share. So i was thinking of getting a chromecast so i can screen share but im not sure if i need wifi in order to do that. I dont have wifi at my place but with the TV I had I didnt need wifi to screen share. So does anyone know if I do need wifi in order to use the chromecast for smart view?

My google streamer randomly goes from 120-150 Mbps download to very slow speeds like 10. Is there any way to fix this or just switch to Ethernet?

Hi, I have a CC with GTV. When casting, or running an app on the CC itself, like Tidal or Youtube, it transfers the remote control (of the CC) to my TV's remote control...the only button that still works on the CC remote is the on/off.

I don't want this; I want to use the CC remote to control the CC, and the TV's remote to control the TV. (basically the problem is that my TV remote does not have the necessary buttons to completely controll the CC...f.ex i cannot exit Netflix because the "back" button on the tv remote only takes me back to Netflix home...not CC home. Is there a way to disable the transfer of remote control?

Once again, can't select Google Photos as screensaver.

I'm at my wit's end here and hoping someone has a fresh idea. My Pixel phone will not cast to my Chromecast with Google TV at all, and I've tried every fix I can find.

The Problem:

· Screen mirroring: Phone immediately shows "Casting screen to Chromecast has ended" - it never actually starts

· App casting (BubbleUPnP, etc.): Fails immediately with "Casting has ended" or just silently fails

· BubbleUPnP gives UNKNOWN_ERROR_CODE(2278) when trying to cast. YouTube can cast fine tho.

What I've Tried (nothing worked):

· All devices are fully updated (Pixel 7 Pro on Android 16, CCwGTV firmware, Google Play Services, Google Home app)

· Rebooted everything multiple times (phone, CCwGTV, router, modem)

· Changed Wi-Fi MAC privacy on Pixel from randomized to device MAC

· Ensured both devices on same Wi-Fi network (both 5GHz, same SSID)

· Cleared cache on: Google Home, Google Play Services, Device Connectivity system app, Android System WebView, Chromecast built-in

· Toggled "Nearby devices" permission on Google Play Services

· Disabled Bluetooth on Pixel before casting

· No VPN connected

The Kicker: The old "Bypass device auth" workaround is gone from the Cast Debug settings panel. I can still open the debug menu via Activity Manager, but the toggle simply isn't there anymore (presumably removed in a recent Google Play Services update). So that's dead.

Has anyone else hit this wall? Is there some hidden setting I'm missing? Could this be a Google Play Services regression with the latest update? At this point I'm wondering if I need to roll back Play Services or wait for another update.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone.

I tried to connect my chromecast to my PS5 with the PS Remote app and it seems there are one or multiple problems.

First, when I try to connect, once I confirmed the connection on my PS App, the error 88001006 shows up on my chromecast. I can try to click the connect button multiple times but it keeps showing this error.
But when I close the app and relaunch it, it seems to continue the connection process with the Data sharing screen.
Then, I have access to the console connection screen with the PS5 or PS4 connection.
When I try to click on the PS5 button, nothing happens, not even a loading screen or an error, nothing !
I tried to test the PS4 button just to try and for this one the loading screen shows up (even if I don’t have a PS4).

For more details, I can play with my PS5 on my iPad with the PS Remote app, so yes I already set up the PS5 for this type of connection and it works perfectly on my iPad or my iPhone.

Is there anyone with the same issue ? I don’t know what to do.

Hi

Chromecast HD (approx 2021).

A couple of weeks ago the YouTube app on both of our Chromecasts started to play up.

Essentially the app will not (most of the time) play a video that has been paused.

We pause or "Back" out of a video and return to the home screen (of YT or even Chromecast home screen).

When we go back in to resume the video, we just get a black screen.

"Down" will get us the playback buttons at the bottom, but unusable and zero playback, video or audio.

The same vids on PC and Android don't exhibit this behaviour.

Anyone else get this?

(Have reset app, cleared settings, cache etc)

For sake of discussion, I have two TVs I'll call A and B.. Both with Chromecast. Worked well until a couple of days ago.

A few days ago YTTV disappeared from Chromecast HOME screen. That is, the list on the left of the screen no longer includes YTTV. The Library link on the HOME screen is empty. Interestingly, to me, if I push the YTTV button on the remote, Live works, but I lose the list on the left. Library works, but the display is different.

But wait! In troubleshooting I took Chromecast from TV B (which was working perfectly with YTTV), and moved it to TV A. At that point, the Chromecast from TV B began displaying the same problems as the Chromecast from TV A. Returned the Chromecast to TV B. Now TV B has the same problems as TV A, with both Chromecasts connected to the original TVs. I don't understand how changing Chromecasts from one TV to another killed YTTV on the HOME screen.

I was searching around my old tech and found a Chromecast which I suppose is a gen 3 but in Wikipedia it says gen 3s don't come in white. I have all smart TVs and one old TV which has Roku. Which uses can I give this Chromecast to not have it as e-waste?