Chromecast suddenly stopped working

[ala6]

Yesterday I was able to cast to Chromecast from my Samsung Galaxy S22 (although it was starting to get slower and slower to connect). Today, no such luck. I did a factory reset on the Chromecast device. I tried 2 ghz and 5 ghz wifi connections on my phone. Nothing works - I can't get past the Welcome screen on my TV. I followed the instruction to perform the setup, which didn't work.

In the Home app, I keep getting messages saying my Chromecast can't be discovered. First message I get on the Home app says "Chromecast found. Would you like to set up Chromecast55399?" Next screen says it's connecting to Chromecast, but after 5-10 minutes a messaged box appears saying: "Could not communicate with your Chromecast."

So, what's the deal? It communicated just fine leading up to yesterday when it started getting worse and worse - what has changed?

[David_K · Accepted solution]

Hi @ala6 

The "Could not communicate with your Chromecast" message means something is preventing your phone from talking to your Chromecast properly. Try these steps: You may already have tried some of these steps but I'll link to them in full:

Troubleshoot setup: Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV or Google TV Streamer - Google Nest Commun...

[ala6]

Thanks for responding to my question. Before I had a chance to try your suggestions, Chromecast started working again. Here's what I think happened: When I did a factory reset of the Chromecast device, whatever updates that were done didn't take effect until a cycle had completed (one day). Once a day had passed, I was able to connect to the device like I had always been able to do. Again, thanks anyway.

[David_K]

Glad to hear it's resolved!

[Jojok24]

I am experiencing an issue with my chromecast I have done all of the above but nothing has worked. I get the message that my Google home app has connected then on the tv it states not connected to the WiFi. So frustrating 

[ala6]

Did you see my last post? Did you factory reset the Chromecast? If you did, it may take overnight for it to become operational again. Good luck!

[Jojok24]

Okay I will do another factory reset and leave it overnight