Casting from S21

[Brianmoon]

Last update was about 36 hours ago and casting has suddenly stopped working. Tried all the obvious fixes. Have a Sony Android TV. Anyone else experience this?

 

[ocnbrze]

Last update was about 36 hours ago and casting has suddenly stopped working. Tried all the obvious fixes. Have a Sony Android TV. Anyone else experience this?

Casting? Like from a chromecast? Or fire stick? Or are you talking miracast?

 

[Brianmoon]

Casting from YouTube to my Sony TV with embedded Chromecast. Has been working up until very recently. I believe the latest software updated caused this.

 

[ocnbrze]

Casting from YouTube to my Sony TV with embedded Chromecast. Has been working up until very recently. I believe the latest software updated caused this.

So it's cooked into the tv? Is there a way to reboot it?

 

[Brianmoon]

Rebooted everything. Phone. TV .WIFI. Updated TV.

 

[ocnbrze]

What about the google home app? Try wiping cache and data for it. If that still does not work, then uninstall and reinstall the home app.

 

[Brianmoon]

The Cast TV app works for videos that I shot and are in my galleries. I can't cast anything fron the internet. Youtube shows the cast icon but doesn't recognize my TV. My device is paired and wifi is connected. It's as if the ,Verizon update disabled something but nothing seems to present itself.

 

[ocnbrze]

what about the google home app? with my chromecast hooked up to my tv. i use that to pair my phone with the tv.

 

[Brianmoon]

Doesn't recognize my TV, just like youtube or directv apps. My TV used to pop up as a paired device when I pressed the cast icon on the screen. Frustrating.

 

[ocnbrze]

this is why i will never buy an android tv. i'm looking to buy a 65" sony oled tv soon. i have my site set on the sony xr 80 series. it has google tv, but not chromecast. i plan on hooking my chromecast to it.

if you have an available hdmi port, maybe look into getting an actual chromecast device. it is super easy to hook up and works great with all of my devices. it even comes with a remote now.

 

[Dannydet]

My guess is that the update broke the functionality to cast... Nothing you can do until they fix it.
Or you can go to apkmirror.com and download an earlier version of the app.

 

[svim]

Conceptually when you're casting your S21 to your Sony TV it's not a direct connection between your two devices. Your phone and your TV are both connected to your router and it's within your home local network that all the interactions take place. So if casting has stopped working recently and if both devices are connected to your home network without any issues, than yeah perhaps some update is the source of a problem. But there's no definitive proof of that. Instead of blaming the update, you need to determine it's not just some other issue that's the actual source of this problem.
-- Your S21 is presumably connected to your home network using WiFi, yes?
-- Do you have your Sony TV connected to your home network via WiFi or an Ethernet cable?
-- Is your phone having any problems with other online connectivity issues or is it just the casting problem?
-- Same question with your TV?
-- Log into your router's setup menu and confirm both your phone and your TV are connected.
-- If your TV is using an Ethernet cable, are you sure it is still plugged into both ends,and that check that it hasn't been damaged.
--

 

[Brianmoon]

Both the S21 and TV are connected to my wifi. No other connectivity issues. Updated my TV last night. Reset, unplugged the TV, router and restarted phone. I can cast pics/vids saved on my S21 through the Cast TV app. When I try to cast youtube with the icon on the video screen, it would show my TV to choose the device to cast to. Now it's as if it can't see it. The TV shows that the phone is paired. I don't think the S21 system update is just a coincidence .I'm open to ideas.

 

[svim]

Ahh, so it's not casting has stopped working it's just that Youtube casting has stopped working. That's a notable point.
OK so back to your S21, if it is just the Youtube app than focus on the app itself. All those other issues don't appear to be relevant in this particular matter. Try doing a Force stop of the Youtube app and then clear the app's cache. If that doesn't fix the problem, try Clear data (that wipes the app's configuration and settings data so any alterations you might have to made to the Youtube app's Settings need to be redone. It essentially returns the app back to its default, first-time used state. It doesn't remove saved Youtube video content from your phone, those are a part of your online Google account..)

 

[Brianmoon]

It's all casting from any web site or app. It's acting as if my phone can not find the TV. The cast icon has disappeared from video sites. I'm trying yourube because the icon shows up on screen. I'm not sure if Google has done something to not allow casting to TVs from other devices, since streaming us pay. My Google home searches and can't find the TV. I was able to cast everything as long as the video format wasn't ancient.

 

[Brianmoon]

Has anyone lst casting ability since the 9/6/23 update? I'm running an S21. Sony Google TV.

 

[svim]

So you did or did even try to do any kind of maintenance task on the Youtube app itself?

 

[Brianmoon]

I've tried everything. Its not just youtube. I tried casting Directv when a storm rolled through. I've spent 2-3 hours on TV and phone troubleshooting. I'm at a loss.

 

[AugieTN]

I suppose you have read this https://www.sony-asia.com/electronics/support/articles/00114152

 

[Brianmoon]

Yep. None of that helped. Have been able to cast since I have the TV. Around 2020 or so. Still think latest Verizon update did this.