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Unidentified cast device appeared on Google home app

Janedoer345 — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:34:08 GMT

I am on vacation staying in a hotel right now and noticed that my Google home app on my android phone now displays YouTube bring cast currently in a connected device that i don't recognize. I am on hotel wifi but concerned that my Google home app is showing a video playing via chromecast that I know nothing about. Has my account been hacked. Or is this because I'm on the hotel wifi and someone else has a cast device here?

Re: Unidentified cast device appeared on Google home app

Byteguy — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:04:30 GMT

You are seeing that because you are on a shared wifi and someone else on that wifi is casting.

That's just like if you were home and someone else in your house started casting; you would see a notification then too.

But, that also tells me that your hotel has pretty lax security settings on their WiFi; they are allowing all their guests' devices to see each other. That doesn't mean you have been or will be hacked... but it does mean you aren't protected very well while on their network.

Re: Unidentified cast device appeared on Google home app

Jeran — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:15:07 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

Just checking up,
Jeran

Re: Unidentified cast device appeared on Google home app

Jeran — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:35:41 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from Janedoer345, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, Byteguy!

Best regards,
Jeran