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JeffWard · 02-10-2023

I brought my Chromecast, but forgot the remote. Different wifi network. I have been through many posts saying I can use either Google Home or Google TV to re-set it up.I have factory reset the Chromecast. On the tv, it says start pairing, with the pi...

JeffWard · 02-19-2023

Oh, and let's also not forget that the documentation is so bad, that it had me factory reset the Chromecast instead of telling me to try to pair it with Google home first. It actually says you can set it up without the remote. You only find out you c...

JeffWard · 02-19-2023

No. They made a bad product that requires the physical remote to be present to setup. There is absolutely no need for this, but they did it anyway. It's just bad coding. Once you have the remote, you can pair the Chromecast with your phone without ne...

JeffWard · 02-19-2023

Nope. I'm dead in the water with a useless product. Nothing can be done. Yet another bad piece of hardware from Google that might as well be a brick doorstop.

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