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Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

Stevesemm — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 23:38:27 GMT

I would like to add my Chromecast device to my Nest Speaker group, this doesn’t seem possible at the moment, will this ever be supported? Thanks!

Re: Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

GothamNY — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:40:58 GMT

Hi @Stevesemm no, it's not possible to mix two different formats -- one is designed to carry voice and audio and the other is designed for audio. You can follow the instructions here if that's what you have in mind but I do not believe it works with the 1st generation CC, so you would have to upgrade. You can add a CC Audio device (separate purchase) to a speaker group when it's connected to a speaker and the same WiFi network.

Re: Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

Stevesemm — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:09:18 GMT

Thanks for the reply! I was hoping to use an HDMI device (CC) that connects to my HDMI receiver in the same speaker group as my audio devices. I can use it separately but would be awesome if I could broadcast the same feed throughout the inside and outside of my house by using a speaker group. Looks as though Chromecast Audio has been discontinued, will the newer generations of CC support this?

Re: Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

Jeran — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:04:49 GMT

Hey there Stevesemm,

I would check out this article called Create and manage speaker groups. It has a list of every device compatible of being added to a speaker group:

"Compatible devices include Google Home, Google Nest Mini (2nd gen), Google Home Mini (1st gen), Google Home Max, Google Nest Audio, and Google Nest displays, Google Nest Wi-Fi point, Chromecast with Google TV, Chromecast, Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast Audio, and devices with Chromecast built-in.

Note: This feature is not supported on Chromecast (1st gen)."

I hope that answers your questions! You can read the article if you would like to get more details.

Best regards,

Jeran

Re: Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

Jeran — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:21:06 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: Chromecast in Nest Speaker Group?

Jeran — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:31:59 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from Stevesemm, 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, GothamNY!

Best regards,
Jeran