Does Google Chromecast with Google TV Support 2 remotes?

[KQRR4449]

Is it possible for one Google Chromecast withe Google TV to support two remotes. My wife and I sit beyond arms reach when we watch TV and each of us would like to use a remote.

Thank for your help.

[JenniferV · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

KQRR4449, Chromecast with Google TV only supports one Voice Remote at a time. You may try the suggestions provided by Byteguy and bigskydolphin, but take note that it may or may not work.

Thanks for the help, Byteguy, Jeran, and bigskydolphin. I appreciate it!

Thanks,

Jennifer

[bigskydolphin]

Mine allows me to use the original remote plus the remote on the Google tv app on my phone, so maybe? I can't see why not.

[Byteguy]

BigSky's solution is the most elegant.

If you have an Android phone that supports the on-phone remote, use that along with your regular remote.

Note: the on-phone remote will not include all the same buttons and may not be able to do volume and TV power-on/off because a lot of TVs use IR for that.

[Jeran]

Hey there,

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

Thank you,
Jeran
 

[KQRR4449]

Hi Jeran,

I never got the answer to my question. I want to know if 2 voice remotes will work with the same Chromecast with Google TV Puck.

Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the help

[bigskydolphin]

The answer should be yes. I also have hooked up my husband's Xbox controller as a remote. All you do is add a Bluetooth remote in settings. Just try it. 

[JenniferV · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

KQRR4449, Chromecast with Google TV only supports one Voice Remote at a time. You may try the suggestions provided by Byteguy and bigskydolphin, but take note that it may or may not work.

Thanks for the help, Byteguy, Jeran, and bigskydolphin. I appreciate it!

Thanks,

Jennifer

[KQRR4449]

HI Jennifer,

Thanks very much for the information. It might be nice to add the ability to use 2 remotes in the future.

In the meantime, I've been trying Google Voice Assistant with Google Home on my phone and it works great. It took a fair amount of work to set it up but I can now ask for a program from a streaming service and play it on the TV via Chromecast. Pretty slick!

Thanks again for your help.

[JenniferV]

Hi KQRR4449, 

Thanks for sharing your feedback and glad to hear that using voice command works really well. In the meantime, do you still have other questions and concerns?

Best,

Jennifer

[KQRR4449 · Accepted solution]

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks again for your help. I'm good and don't need anything else.

[Jeran]

Hey there!

It looks like KQRR4449 no longer needs any assistance, so I'm locking up the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, bigskydolphin, Byteguy, and Jennifer!

Best regards,
Jeran