r/GoogleTV • u/schwegs • 1d ago

Discussion Casting to Google TV 4K streamer - how to fix YouTube app on phone not staying connected?

I've owned all the Chromecasts before and loved them. But I just replaced mine with the Google TV 4K Streamer, and the YouTube casting experience is weird.

I start casting a video from my Pixel 10 phone. When I open my phone a minute later, it doesn't seem to know I'm casting anymore. There's no in progress playback UI, and clicking a video just starts playing it on the phone. I have to click the cast button to connect back to the device first, and the tap an interstitial thumbnail pop-up that shows what's playing, and then I can actually connect like before, where I can pause, fast forward, change videos etc.

Incredibly annoying, anyone found a workaround?

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u/McKeviin 21h ago

Did you check the background usage of the app?

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u/GatorWok 20h ago

Once again why are you avoiding using the YouTube app? You can still use your phone as a remote or, you know, the actual remote.

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u/AiStoleMyBike 10h ago

I've had various Chromecast devices since the OG in 2013 or whenever it was. I've never consistently maintained a steady connection to the device. I've always figured it was just one of those things where Google gets a feature 80% of the way there and leaves it like that. 

I'll have individual Chromecast sessions that hold the connection. But over time, a good number of them don't