Lost Casting function after upgrade to Android 6.0 - Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't cast from Ipad, android phone or google chrome anymore. Device is not showing up as a casting device anymore. :crying:
Anyone else with this issue?

The same for me. The Chromecast is still working, but the NP is not. I've also did a factory reset but the result is the same! The Nexus Player is not found in the device list in any of my devices.

I can only repeat what was said before me. Cast shows 'no devices available'. Also tried a factory reset since that is mentioned for earlier versions of android. But that did not work for me also.

Both of mine updated to 6.0. I was able to cast yesterday evening.. There was an update to the cast app about 2 or 3 days ago. Is your app up to date?

Only the Google Play Music sees the Nexus Player, but an atemp to connect to it fails. I've tried reinstalling the Google Cast Receiver, but there is no change.

The same for me. The Chromecast is still working, but the NP is not. I've did a factory reset but it did not help. Only the Google Play Music sees the Nexus Player, but the connection fails.

Same problem for me

The latest google cast receiver app update broke casting for me on 6.0 and 5.1.1... the only app i had which found the nexus player was hulu. YouTube, netflix, bein sports were not finding the nexus player. Try uninstalling the update

Anyone have casting working since the 6.0 update? If so, what version of the Google Cast Receiver do you have?

No casting for me since yesterday. I'll check to see if I am on 6 later.

Casting from ios without a problem. make sure you guys have the updated casting app in the playstore.

EldarH said:
The same for me. The Chromecast is still working, but the NP is not. I've did a factory reset but it did not help. Only the Google Play Music sees the Nexus Player, but the connection fails.
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Yea, same here, GP Music is the only app that sees the NP. Can't actually get a cast attempt to work though. But not even YouTube is able to see it. Netflix can't either. GP Music just got a recent update. Maybe that helped it to at least see the NP?
When I try and cast things using YouTube and such, nothing running 6.0 is seen.
Time for 6.0.1.
This is shameful for Google. You can't miss a bug like this, unless you totally failed to test.
And I have the latest Chromecast app, always have since it was released.
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Casting worked for me for a week after updating to 6.0.
My devices no longer see the Nexus Player as a cast device after installing the most recent Oct 13 update of the Google Cast Receiver app, version 1.16.43955.
I've tried clearing the app data and uninstalling the update (reverting to 1.15) and there's been no change.

The same goes for me, when can we expect Google to solve this, within a reasonable time?

I have got the same issue here on my sony android tv. I was able to cast few days ago, but not now.

Please report back to this thread if someone finds a solution.
In the same boat. Purchased the NP yesterday and was able to cast last night while it was on 5.1.1. This morning I find that the NP updated to 6.0 and now it does not show up as a casting option. Didn't have much time to troubleshoot this morning, but did a factory reset and that had no effect.

Probably not related to marshmallow, my android tv is still in 5.1.1

Same problem. I will attempt to flash 5.1.1 back tonight to see if all is good. Isn't Google testing it's OS? This is some major issue they introduced with 6.0 on the Nexus Player (and possibly all of the Google TV devices running 6.0).

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Probably not related to marshmallow, my android tv is still in 5.1.1
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Interesting. When did yours stop working?
ETA: Your case is the only one that I have seen that had the trouble at 5.1.1. Everyone else (including me) had the issue in conjunction with the update to 6.0

No Casting for me after upgrade
No Casting after upgrading to 6.0.. Tried Factory reset, Uninstalling updates to Google Cast Receiver, Clearing Cache & Data

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What apps CAN cast to nexus player??

I just unboxed this today. So far every app I have tried to cast from doesn't work. Flixster has an error, 2 different encore apps don't work and VUDU doesn't even see it. I had zero problems on my chromecast. I upgraded to this for the AC band and for my son to play games on it. Now I can't even watch my ultraviolet movies. Is this just me or am I doing something wrong?
VUDU doesn't ever see nexus player for me either. And it stops showing up for other apps frequently. I hope a software update fixes it. Way worse for casting then Chromecast right now.

HBO go not showing cast button

I just received my nexus player tonight and am trying everything out. I've never owned a chrome cast so I've never used that feature before but tried it out with Netflix, plex, and Pandora and it worked great.
However, I went to go try HBO go and there is no cast button available. Nothing before I hit play and nothing while he video is playing.
I did s Google search and traded a suggestion of clearing out data, uninstalling, reboot device, and reinstall HBO go. Still nothing.
Like I said, all the other apps I tried casting on work except HBO go. Any suggestions?
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Just tried casting from my iPad HBO go app and it shows up and works fine.
I should also note my phone is an LG G3 running android 5.0.1
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Reboot the Nexus Player.
HBO Go casting works fine on my Nexus Player. I'm running firmware 5.1.1 on it. My phone is a Note 4 with 5.0.1
I don't know about HBO Go, but HBO Now seems to refuse to recognize the Nexus Player as a castable device. I've rebooted my NP, I've played around with it's wifi connectivity, etc., but it only recognizes actual Chromecasts as castable devices. Kind of annoying, and even more so that Now became Android TV ready, but only for Sony branded Android TVs, and not for the NP.
mrw1215 said:
I don't know about HBO Go, but HBO Now seems to refuse to recognize the Nexus Player as a castable device. I've rebooted my NP, I've played around with it's wifi connectivity, etc., but it only recognizes actual Chromecasts as castable devices. Kind of annoying, and even more so that Now became Android TV ready, but only for Sony branded Android TVs, and not for the NP.
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Same with me except it's the HBO Now app not casting. Sees my Chromecasts fine, but not the Nexus Player. There are other apps that show the NP, but not consistently. It seems the only ones that work are Google Apps (Play Movies, YouTube), but obviously you don't even need to cast those since they're native on the NP. I'm so close to getting my NP to be my one and only media device, but really need Casting to work correctly to get that to happen.

Chromecast wont work

When I try and cast apps using Chromecast, my V20 will either say it cant connect or connects but doesnt cast anything. This has never been an issue using my other android devices. Anyone else having this issue? Ideas of what might be going on?
Hi there, I just tried it and it worked fine for me.
It works fine with all three of my devices. Try rebooting the Chromecast and rebooting the phone.
bat8580 said:
When I try and cast apps using Chromecast, my V20 will either say it cant connect or connects but doesnt cast anything. This has never been an issue using my other android devices. Anyone else having this issue? Ideas of what might be going on?
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Working fine here...
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Chrome cast is Google home now correct me if I'm wrong
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mobilecutzzfa said:
Chrome cast is Google home now correct me if I'm wrong
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Off topic, but no. Chromecast is still Chromecast. The app for it (which itself was never called Chromecast, but rather Google Cast) was redesigned and renamed Google Home with the introduction of Google's Google Home device. The app is now there to serve any "Google" device they release.
On my Sony Android TV the app is called Google Cast that's built in and I can cast from my phone or tablet like you normally would with a Chromecast dongle. It seems Sony broke the ability to cast with a recent update to the TV, which is unfortunate because Sony updates are few and far between. I'll just invest in the new Chromecast and bypass the built in app all together. It isn't the phone after all.
I have the same problem. I rebooted the Chromecast receiver and my LG V20 and it doesnt cast, even to a Chromecast 2.0 device. I tried with my old Galaxy Note 4 and it works fine.
I wonder if this has something to do with Android 7.0 Nougat?
I have h990ds and chromecast 2.0 and everything works well ?
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bat8580 said:
When I try and cast apps using Chromecast, my V20 will either say it cant connect or connects but doesnt cast anything. This has never been an issue using my other android devices. Anyone else having this issue? Ideas of what might be going on?
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I just got my LG V20 and was having the same issue with Chromecast. One day it would work and then the next not. I found it only works if I have my wifi on my LG set to the 2.4mgz. It will not cast if logged on to the 5mgz. I assume most of us now have dual modems. When in my office my phone goes on the 5mgz. So have to change it to 2.4 to cast. has been working every time so far.
Works like a charm for me, both in ChromeCast and Nexus Player.
I have 3 Chromecast, and 3 Chromecast audio, some on 2.4GHZ, some on 5GHZ and they all work fine using my v20 no matter if it's connected to 2.4GHZ or 5GHZ.
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aerospacecase said:
I have the same problem. I rebooted the Chromecast receiver and my LG V20 and it doesnt cast, even to a Chromecast 2.0 device. I tried with my old Galaxy Note 4 and it works fine.
I wonder if this has something to do with Android 7.0 Nougat?
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Not an issue with Android 7+. Works perfectly for me and many others. If you're still having trouble try some of the troubleshooting steps mentioned above, like rebooting your v20 and rebooting your ChromeCast. You could first try turning your WiFi on & off, as cycling your data connection often helps with connectivity issues (Either WiFi or carrier, depending on the situation. Though obviously it's Wifi in this scenario)
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Google Home Mini doesn't work with my Nexus Player.

Hello,
Just got a GH mini since they are so cheap right now. I have a Nexus Player updated to 8.0 and have tried to control the NP with GH mini.
I have tried to open Netflix from GH mini by saying, 'Watch Stranger Things on Downtairs' and it doesn't open up Netflix.
I also have tried to do Youtube searches from GH mini and it doesn't work.
Tried to reset the NP and it still doesn't work.
Am I doing something wrong?
I recall mine could turn on the TV that the Nexus Player was connected to, but not auto play something on Netflix.
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Can't cast from PC

I have had the nexus player for past 4 years. I use it not so frequently, but it stays upto date.
Recently I wanted to cast videos from my laptop-chrome browser to Nexus Player(like chromecast), and found that the google chrome doesn't identify the Nexus Player in the network. I can see from my router, that laptop and Nexus Player are in same network. I can connect my remote app from android/iphone to the player. But I am not able to cast from any device.
Is this something Google has intentionally done? Any ideas on how I can work around this?
Cheers!!
you should see if the antivirus blocks your chrome, since the antivirus protects the local network
Surprised yours is still working. I suspect Google is intentionally nuking Nexus Players. Many people complaining as of August of boot loops and bricked players.
johnciaccio said:
Surprised yours is still working. I suspect Google is intentionally nuking Nexus Players. Many people complaining as of August of boot loops and bricked players.
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I use android tv 7.0 stock, I playing great the nexus, I have no blockages or anything else, it works perfect

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