Google Photos in Ambient Mode for Chromecast Ultra

[vbashorun]

Hi, I had to factory reset my Chromecast today, and after crashing on the set up phase multiple times, it finally completed setup only for me to see that I no longer have Google Photos selectable as an option in the Ambient Mode settings.

Yes, Google Photos and Google Home are both connected to the same account; in fact it was working just fine with my photos prior to the reset.

Can anyone here help me troubleshoot?

[Byteguy · Accepted solution]

Reset rolls the software in your Ultra back to the original version that it shipped with.

Give it a day or so to find and apply all the updates since then and you should get that option back.

[vbashorun]

Alright, that makes sense. I appreciate the help. I'll give it some time and keep an eye on it to see if it ever applies those updates.

[vbashorun]

Just a quick update. Turns out, it had already updated on its own by the time I replied to you. Thanks!

[Jeran]

Hey there!

It looks like vbashorun was able to resolve this issue, 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