topic Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?! in Streaming

Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

putatohed — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:20:14 GMT

Vizio TV updated its software and now says “The Google Ambient Mode screensaver is no longer supported by Chromecast built-in”. Is this just a Vizio thing or does this apply to all TVs with Chromecast built-in?

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

JenniferV — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:39:48 GMT

Hi putatohed,

Thanks for posting. The changes in the features and settings of the TV that has a Chromecast built-in are decided by the manufacturers. I would suggest that you reach out to Vizio for further help. You may contact them here.

Thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

Jeran — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:22:42 GMT

Hey there putatohed,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

Kylejsjsjsjsjjd — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:47:44 GMT

You find a solution for this? I really enjoyed this feature and there is no info anywhere on anything about this for my vizio tv. STRANGELY i have tei or this same vizio tv and only ONE of them has this message saying its not available anymore. The other one still works!?

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

Jeran — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:42:54 GMT

Hey there Kylejsjsjsjsjjd,

With Chromecast built-in being an open-source software, brands are able to modify the software as they please. It's a possibly Vizio may have deactivated the feature in a new update of theirs. Just like Jennifer suggested, you would need to reach out to Vizio Support to see if this was intentional or not.

I wish we could have been a bit more helpful, but if you had any other questions or concerns, I'd be happy to address them.

Best regards,

Jeran

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

Jeran — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:50:12 GMT

Hey there Kylejsjsjsjsjjd,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Chromecast built-in, no more Ambient Mode?!

JenniferV — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:29:12 GMT

Hey folks,

We haven’t heard from you in a while so we’ll be locking this thread if there’s no update within 24 hours. If you still have other questions and concerns, please feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

I appreciate your help here, Jeran.

Regards,

Jennifer