My older chromecast shave been dying, so I replaced two of them with chromecast+google tv’s. After setup/signing into everything, the google tv remote functionality works great. However, a house with two kids often means remotes are lost. So more often than not, our phones end up being used to cast media to the chromecast.
Casting from my phone’s apps like Netflix, Hulu, Disney plus, NFL Sunday ticket, etc. works, but it’s no longer a one step process. I used to open an app, find a video, press play, then tap cast and send it to my tv. As an alternative, I didn’t mind casting from within the app prior to selecting the media to be played either.
the chromecast ultra, for its part, would turn my tv on, then begin playing the media. On my chromecast+google tv, it turns the tv on to the google tv home screen….and that’s it.
Meanwhile, my phone says I’m casting , but nothing is playing on screen. I have to disconnect, cast from within the app, then select media. Sometimes I have to repeat this two or three times before it starts actually casting to the screen.
something seems to be different and not for the better. I still have o e working older chromecast. It works fine. So does casting to my google nest hub. It’s only the chromecast+live tv’s (both of them)that experience the issue.
any thoughts?
