So I just noticed that my chromecast option in you tube, chrome browser, Netflix, etc no longer appears for me to cast the video to my TV. The chromecast app itself is still there though... any ideas?
GReddySetGO said:
So I just noticed that my chromecast option in you tube, chrome browser, Netflix, etc no longer appears for me to cast the video to my TV. The chromecast app itself is still there though... any ideas?
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Did you happen to disable any apps? Either through the application manager or block them through adb from the guide in the other sections?
I had the caller name ID app disabled. Could that be causing it? I re-enabled it and still no luck
Are you able to open the Chromecast app and does it find your Chromecast? If the Chromecast app does not find it, it may be more of an issue with your Chromecast losing connection to your wireless network.
If Chromecast does not open, uninstall and reinstall the app from the Play Store.
If it still doesn't work after that, report back and we'll look deeper.
Yes, the app finds my chromecast and I can connect to it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the chromecast app with no luck.
The problem I am having is the cast icon is not appearing in my other apps like Netflix and you tube, etc.
Might take a look here; specifically post 83 and 84, however the entire page is regarding a disappearing chromecast icon.
Also, here.
Why don't you just mirror the phone to the tv. That what I do then I run whatever app I want on phone while mirroring on tv.
Then run YouTube or Netflix on phone and it plays on tv.
Same thing happened to me today. I couldn't get the icon on the Avia app. It does however show up when I go to Youtube. Weird.
Reinaldo33897 said:
Why don't you just mirror the phone to the tv. That what I do then I run whatever app I want on phone while mirroring on tv.
Then run YouTube or Netflix on phone and it plays on tv.
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Don't you lose the second screen experience by doing that since you're basically just mirroring what's on your phone to the TV? One of the best things about Chromecast is that you cast the video to your TV, then you can use your phone as a second screen, like adding Youtube videos to a queue (a playlist of sorts).
It don't bother me not like I'm in a rush to see next video. Just another option till issue is resolved.
I'll start by saying I've had my Fire TV since April and never had a single problem until about a week ago I started having problems when using Plex and Netflix. Anything I tried to play on any settings would play for about 20 seconds and then stop. I ruled out any problem with my network so it had to be the Fire TV itself which updated to the latest version a few days prior to the problems starting. I talked to Amazon support for a few hours and after all the troubleshooting they had me do they sent me a new Fire TV which got here today but it automatically updated during setup and I'm having the same exact problems I was having with the other one. Amazon instant videos won't load at all, Netflix/Plex play for 20 seconds perfectly fine then just stop, and Sling TV plays for about a second then buffers.
I'm here hoping somebody knows how or can figure out a way to downgrade because this is beyond frustrating.
My Fire TV is on Software Version 51.1.4.3_user_514020320
I just bought the amazon fire tv stick a week ago when it came out in the UK everything was working fine then all of a sudden today when i went to use the youtube app and cast a video from my laptop onto the fire tv stick it wouldn't load anything and on my laptop it would play even if i press the play button it wouldn't do anything. i tried it with my android device as well it just kept saying connecting. does anyone else have this problem? or is there a way i can fix it.
thank you in advance.
Bought a fire tv stick a couple of days ago, installed kodi and tv add-ons, configured it with the wizard but after that I can't seem to play any videos on any of the add-ons. It's like all the content is blocked. Am I doing anything wrong? Do I need to do anything to the stick?
Edit: installed showbox and can see all the titles but whenever I try and start a video there as well it throws a server error. Seems like the stick is blocking connection somehow. Is there a firewall setting or something like that?
I set up a firestick last night and had similar issues. Worked perfectly in my house but not in father in laws. Turned out it was the settings in the BT router. Had to port forward the device to allow it to connect.
Nice! Cheers for that! It was starting to drive me nuts.
Turned off the Smart Setup and now everything's cool
When I try to cast from youtube or Netflix, my livingroom aftv does not show up anymore. My bedroom aftv, fire stick and nexus player appear. The only difference between those devices is my livingroom is a wired connection. But it was working fine until it disappeared yesterday. I've tried rebooting router, aftv, my phone but it's not appearing anymore. Any ideas how to fix or theories as to why it stopped working?
KLit75 said:
When I try to cast from youtube or Netflix, my livingroom aftv does not show up anymore. My bedroom aftv, fire stick and nexus player appear. The only difference between those devices is my livingroom is a wired connection. But it was working fine until it disappeared yesterday. I've tried rebooting router, aftv, my phone but it's not appearing anymore. Any ideas how to fix or theories as to why it stopped working?
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I had this issue and restarted my iPhone and it showed up again. Really odd since my phone called cast to my TV, but couldn't even see my Fire TV. Reboot fixed it.