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Mine still "work" but something changed around 2017 and they became so unreliable I don't bother any more. The Chromecast to Device connection is lost after ab

Mine still "work" but something changed around 2017 and they became so unreliable I don't bother any more. The Chromecast to Device connection is lost after about 10 minutes, making all controls not work. Can't pause, skip, select a new episode, etc. The fix is seemingly random - maybe 50% of the time recasting from the app (Netflix, Hulu, etc) works. 30% of the time mucking around in the Google Home app will work, and 20% of the time I just have to unplug it. Near as I can tell it's agnostic of client device, casting app, Chromecast gen (I've got 3 different versions around), or router. We've kindof just given up and gone back to Roku.

nso 6y ago
Had the same problem. The solution seemed to be a stronger WIFI signal. Adding an extension cable to move the chromecast further away from the TV prevents the tv from blocking signals.
bmurphy1976 6y ago
I had a similar problem, turns out my router was dropping bonjour/upnp packets. I think that was preventing my devices from properly discovering what services were available on my network. I never found a solution for the problem (OpenWRT+WRT3200ACM), but bought a different router and the problem magically went away (OpenWRT+R7800). Could be any number of reasons why you are having issues unfortunately.
- scrooched_moose 6y ago
  Interesting. Thanks for the information. Might be a project for a cold night this winter, or we just are pretty happy with Rokus now. I'm certain the onset of the problem didn't coincide with a new router, and I've gone through a couple since it started so I assumed that wasn't the issue.
  - bmurphy1976 6y ago
    Yeah, who knows. In my case it worked for 1 to 72 hours after rebooting the router, then would drop 100% of the packets until the next reboot. It took some time to figure out what was going on.
  - ryanbrunner 6y ago
    I had the same problem, including the deteriorating performance when it used to be reliable (I don't know if the timing is the same but sounds about right), and the router fixed it for me as well. Maybe there were protocol / firmware changes that increased the demand on the router? I went from a bargain router to a nicer mesh setup this spring and the problem just vanished overnight.
niwork 6y ago
The fix for this is supposed to be go to into your Android settings and turn off battery optimization for Google Home and each app you cast. It didn't work for me but loads of people reported success with it. It's a shame because I loved the Chromecast but had the exact same issue as you describe.

nso 6y ago

Had the same problem. The solution seemed to be a stronger WIFI signal. Adding an extension cable to move the chromecast further away from the TV prevents the tv from blocking signals.

bmurphy1976 6y ago

I had a similar problem, turns out my router was dropping bonjour/upnp packets. I think that was preventing my devices from properly discovering what services were available on my network. I never found a solution for the problem (OpenWRT+WRT3200ACM), but bought a different router and the problem magically went away (OpenWRT+R7800). Could be any number of reasons why you are having issues unfortunately.

scrooched_moose 6y ago
Interesting. Thanks for the information. Might be a project for a cold night this winter, or we just are pretty happy with Rokus now. I'm certain the onset of the problem didn't coincide with a new router, and I've gone through a couple since it started so I assumed that wasn't the issue.
- bmurphy1976 6y ago
  Yeah, who knows. In my case it worked for 1 to 72 hours after rebooting the router, then would drop 100% of the packets until the next reboot. It took some time to figure out what was going on.
- ryanbrunner 6y ago
  I had the same problem, including the deteriorating performance when it used to be reliable (I don't know if the timing is the same but sounds about right), and the router fixed it for me as well. Maybe there were protocol / firmware changes that increased the demand on the router? I went from a bargain router to a nicer mesh setup this spring and the problem just vanished overnight.

niwork 6y ago

The fix for this is supposed to be go to into your Android settings and turn off battery optimization for Google Home and each app you cast. It didn't work for me but loads of people reported success with it. It's a shame because I loved the Chromecast but had the exact same issue as you describe.