{"id":168298,"date":"2025-12-01T17:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:22:26","slug":"netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix quietly drops support for casting to most TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Have you been trying to cast <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/culture\/2025\/10\/netflix-drops-a-doozy-of-a-trailer-for-stranger-things-s5\/\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> from your phone, only to find that your TV isn\u2019t cooperating? It\u2019s not the TV\u2014Netflix is to blame for this one, and it\u2019s intentional. The streaming app has recently updated its support for Google Cast to disable the feature in most situations. You\u2019ll need to pay for one of the company\u2019s more expensive plans, and even then, Netflix will only cast to older TVs and streaming dongles.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Cast system began appearing in apps shortly after the original Chromecast launched in 2013. Since then, Netflix users have been able to start video streams on TVs and streaming boxes from the mobile app. That was vital for streaming targets without their own remote or on-screen interface, but times change.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Google has <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2024\/08\/google-kills-chromecast-replaces-it-with-apple-tv-and-roku-ultra-competitor\/\">moved beyond the remote-free Chromecast experience<\/a>, and most TVs have their own standalone Netflix apps. Netflix itself is also allergic to anything that would allow people to share passwords or watch in a new place. Over the last couple of weeks, Netflix updated its app to remove most casting options, mirroring a change in 2019 to <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2019\/04\/netflix-ends-airplay-support-on-ios-in-an-ongoing-souring-of-its-apple-relationship\/\">kill Apple AirPlay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/12\/netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/12\/netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been trying to cast Stranger Things from your phone, only to find that your TV isn\u2019t cooperating? It\u2019s not the TV\u2014Netflix is to blame for this one, and it\u2019s intentional. 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