topic Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny in Streaming

Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

radi0star — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:11:56 GMT

I turned on my television today to find that the clock in the bottom right of the Ambient screen became tiny: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TWqNwjNJsM4XCKM8A

It was much better when the large clock component could be seen from across the room. Rebooting the Chromecast and hiding and re-enabling the clock accomplished nothing. This is clearly a bug.

Can the clock be made large again? Thanks!

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

JillG — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:06:47 GMT

Hi @radi0star

I suggest sending feedback in addition to posting here. Submit feedback about your Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV or Google TV Streamer device - Streaming Help That will get to the correct team.

I did see another user report the same small clock so you aren't alone.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

radi0star — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:19:11 GMT

You know what's funny? The in-app feedback feature takes a screenshot of the app. You can't attach a photo of the television. There's no Ambient preview, either. I have filed feedback in text form, but as they say, it's best to see once than to hear a thousand times

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

JillG — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:31:26 GMT

Ugh. Thanks for trying and the post you made is feedback and I can send that over to our Community Specialists.

If I see more community members posting I will duplicate them here for visibility to the Chromecast team.

Do appreciate your feedback.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Astrogirl — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:52:30 GMT

I too am having this issue, and there is a thread over on reddit with a lot of people experiencing this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1i81b82/super_small_text/

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

albariza — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:31:09 GMT

My clock on my tv looks smaller than the photo notation!! please let us change the size back to big clock

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

GabrielaG — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:54:52 GMT

Hi radi0star,

Thank you for reaching out to the community. I'm sorry to hear that your Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny, but there's no need to worry; I'm happy to assist you right now.

I recommend changing the ambient screensaver settings on your Google Home app. Please follow the steps below:

Open the Google Home app.
Tap and hold your Chromecast
At the top right corner, tap Settings.
Scroll down tap Ambient mode
Select an option to display or hide the time of day in the ambient screensaver.

If you have more questions, please feel free to write in this post.

Regards,

Gabriela

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

albariza — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:28:33 GMT

it's not about hiding or showing the clock, there's no option to set the clock size, before the latest update it was big and visible from afar, now it's tiny and in-line with the weather and you cannot see it from a distance, please bring the text scale size back

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Astrogirl — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:01:46 GMT

This is a terrible solution. We WANT the time displayed, but in a larger font.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

GabrielaG — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:53:40 GMT

Hi Astrogirl,

Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry to hear your issue with the Ambient Clock element becoming tiny is still not resolved. We are always trying to improve our service and products for you.

Please consider sharing your thoughts directly with our development team through this feedback form. Your input will help us prioritize features and ensure that we're meeting the needs of our diverse user base.

Feel free to keep us posted if you have more questions.

Best regards,

Gabriela

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

moegib — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:12:39 GMT

I'm also having the same problem with the clock size on the ambient mode on the tv screen is too tiny to see.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

jptrx — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:07:41 GMT

I sure hope that there would be quick and sensible solution to this problem. I use chromecast ultra in ambient mode on a smaller wall mounted TV in my living room. Right now, it's pretty much useless as the items are as small as they are. Not happy at all. Please fix this!

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Chromecaster — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:10:40 GMT

Please change the ambient clock font size back to the size it was. The new size is too small to read. A font size at least 2x is desirable. Similar to the temperature font size. Thanks.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Graceb — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:54:29 GMT

Same thing happened to me today and since I have an astigmatism and no sense of time I really hate it. From reading the above replies apparently there’s nothing I can do.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Jayemzedify — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:56:31 GMT

This happened on my tv too. Bring back the big clock!!

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

loudogz74 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 03:15:04 GMT

Same, thought I was going crazy. Please bring back the bigger font. My eyes can't take the strain.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

radi0star — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 03:21:50 GMT

Removing the clock makes it disappear. I want the time to be the same size as it's been. I've filled out the feedback form.

On my television the time text is now less than half an inch tall. I cannot read it from ten feet away

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Bhangu9703 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:46:19 GMT

It’s frustrating when something like this just doesn’t work as expected, especially when the option isn’t even there! I’ve tried everything you suggested, but there’s still no option to bring the clock back to its full size. I NEED that big clock on my screen, and it’s just not happening. Can you help me out with something that actually works? I’ve got to get this fixed.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

imz — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:40:42 GMT

Chromecast clock face us suddenly so smll... cant see it from anywhere. Please revert it back to large size it was.

Re: Bug: Chromecast Ambient Clock element became tiny

Nadthoob — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:49:51 GMT

The font size for the clock time just got way too small. Bring back the previous font size please!