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Netflix kills casting from phones (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page

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[–] 18 points 11 months ago (9 children)

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

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    It’s been a minute, are there Netflix subscriptions which one pays for but which still have ads?

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    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?

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, you still need it, the phone has to be on and connected to the same wifi as whatever it's casting to.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Nah you can turn the phone off once the video has started. I only know this because my kids have regularly failed to charge the 'phone that we only use for Chromecast to the tv' and it sometimes dies while they're watching something. Keeps playing until the end.

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