Cast isn’t gone, but it might not work.

Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page

  • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    5 months ago

    Yeah… There goes my subscription. I’m casting everything to Chromecast on my older TV.

    • jacksilver@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      I thought for Chromecast the “casting” part is just telling the Chromecast what to play. Do you need your phone on while Chromecast shows content?

      • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        You need the phone for any controls issued to the Chromecast like volume, subs, pause, seek, etc… But you don’t strictly need it once the video has started playing, presuming you’re not using any control commands.

        • jacksilver@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          Thanks for the details, seems like that may be why the older Chromecasts are still supported.

    • IngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      Seems like if you’ve got the ad-free plan and an older chromecast you’re still ok… For now. This is indicative though that the service may not be viable for long for you.