Ambient Mode is broken on Chromecast HD w/ GTV

[twsf]

Ambient Mode is broken on Chromecast HD w/ GTV. As has been reported intermittently, the option to have Ambient Mode display our on wphotos from Google Photos has entirely dissappeared from the settings options, whether accessed via Home app on a device or on TV screen through the dongle's direct interface.  

[RXShorty]

Hi @twsf 

Could you verify there is no update available to see if this fixes things?

Sometimes you to check twice to see an update.

[twsf]

Thanks, it is up to date. This is new behavior since the latest update.

[Kimy]

Hi folks,

Appreciate your help, @RXShorty.

Thanks for posting here in the Google Nest Community, @twsf. Kindly check for updates since the recent (June) patch included fixes for recent bugs encountered. Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,

Kimy

[twsf]

My CCHDwGTV software is up to date (I just checked again now to confirm), and still the earlier, properly-working option to show one's own pictures in Ambient Mode (which still works fine on my old first gen Chromecast puck!) no longer exists as an option. 

[Kimy]

Hi twsf,

Thanks for the reply. Have you checked this time if it received the patch update? What is the OS build of your Chromecast device? We look forward to your response.

Cheers,

Kimy

[twsf]

Yes, most updated version, whatever patch is available this very minute. Lots of people are reporting this all over the web.

[Kimy]

Hello twsf,

Thanks for the information you shared. We'd be happy to take a look at this for you. Please fill out this form with all the needed information, then let me know once you're done.

Thanks,

Kimy

[Kimy]

Hi there,

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Thanks,
Kimy