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Share Your Voice! Help Us Improve the Google Community Experience
Hi everyone, We're reaching out from the Google User Experience Research team because your feedback is incredibly important as we work to enhance your community experience! We're currently making improvements to Google’s online Communities to ensure ...
Troubleshoot setup: Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV or Google TV Streamer
Here are some steps I recommend to resolve issues during the setup of your Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV or Google TV Streamer.Step 1: Things to check on your phone or tablet Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Turn off cellular/mobile data.This ens...
Issues with Ambient mode
I’ve bought a new Sony Bravia TV, it has Google TV on it integrated. When I watch videos via browser app Ambient mode is always interrupting it. That’s very annoying and block me from using my TV. As I understood from previous posts, there is no such...
Google TV streamer ethernet not getting gigabit internet speed
So I got the Google TV streamer specifically because I was interested in the gigabit ethernet port but to my surprise I’m not getting the speed I get from the same cable/connection with a Pc.Nothing configured in the router, same dns, same connection...
Dolby Atmos audio through Bluetooth
Hi Guys,I've got a Chromecast with Google TV 4k, and I want to connect it to my soundbar which supports Dolby Atmos (Samsung HQ Q990D). My question is: do I need direct HDMI connection between the soundbar and the google chromecast device (so should ...
Quick Media Switching (QMS) issue on the Google TV Streamer
I recently purchased the Google TV Streamer and I was finally able to confirm that my Hisense TV (model A6N) has Quick Media Switching support, thanks to Android 14 on the Streamer, however, it appears the feature is partially broken and I'll explain...
YouTube on iPhone can't chromecast to a Chromecast on its hotspot Wifi network
My mother has a 120Gb per month internet plan on her phone. It is her only internet connection. This is a common and more-affordable scenario in many countries, though maybe not the US.She uses various devices including her laptop and a Chromecast wh...
Chromecast is the most unreliable product i have ever purchased
Chromecast is the most unreliable product i have ever purchased:Has limited connection when connecting to any wifi, happens 3-4 times a month. Need to factory reset the **bleep** device every time
interference other Chromecasts
I just bought a Google 4K TV streamer.During installation (wired) and using this device (WiFi), other chromecast started to stutter and speakers with build-in chromecast even stopped.I use the 4K Streamer for TV and steaming movies. Other 'older mode...
Google Streamer Storage
So I have a Google Streamer with 32gb of inbuilt storage. I can connect a USB Hub to the streamer but what do I do with it all? How do I use the inbuilt 32gb and what do I use the USB Hub for? I thought maybe I could stream photos but that doesn't se...
Selecting which apps to install for kids profiles
Hi! So i tried setting up a profile for one of the kids today, everything went smoothly until i got to the part where i wanted to select which apps they get to use, i found that i do not have access to Play Store to select which apps i want to be ava...
Streamer flashes black on boot
When turning on the first few minutes it will flash black then back to the menu and eventually settles. This consistently happens on power on.
