Netflix Removes Casting Option for Most TVs and Smart Devices

Netflix just ditched a useful Android and iOS feature that travelers rely on for hotel streaming

If you use the Google Cast protocol to watch content on Netflix, we've got some bad news for you.

Netflix ditches support for Google Chromecast, cutting off millions of TVs just as Stranger Things returns

Watching your favourite shows on Netflix is about to get a little trickier.The US-based streaming platform has discontinued the ability to cast shows from your device onto the big screen. Netflix was one of the first apps to support Google's Cast functionality, shortly after the first Chromecast launched back in 2013. But now, without fanfare, the streamer has retired support. Netflix now requires you to access your account directly from the app…

Netflix's latest update just killed the ability to cast from your phone

Netflix has quietly removed mobile casting for most modern TVs, leaving users to navigate the app with their remotes instead of using their phones.

Netflix claims no-one used "cast to TV" feature, but they sure are complaining

Few people ever used the Netflix feature that casts content from one's mobile device to a TV set, so it's "quietly" removing the option.