Netflix quietly killed casting from phones to newer TVs, Chromecasts, and Google TV Streamer (Updated)

Replace: December 2, 2025 (12:07 AM ET): We’ve up to date the article with new particulars about particular units that assist Netflix casting. Netflix added these particulars to its assist part after this text was first revealed. The information don’t change. You continue to can’t forged Netflix from a cell app to most TVs and streaming units. It’s simply that we now know the units that proceed to assist Netflix casting.

Unique article: December 1, 2025 (01:24 AM ET):  Netflix has quietly eliminated the flexibility to forged content material from its cell app to most TVs and streaming units, leaving many Chromecast with Google TV and Google TV Streamer customers pissed off. The change seems to have rolled out lately, and customers started recognizing the lacking Forged button within the Netflix app over the previous few weeks.

Many customers favor casting Netflix from their telephones for simpler navigation and management. However in accordance with a newly up to date assist web page from Netflix, that’s now not an choice on most trendy good TVs and streaming units:

Netflix now not helps casting reveals from a cell system to most TVs and TV-streaming units. You’ll want to make use of the distant that got here along with your TV or TV-streaming system to navigate Netflix

The streaming service as soon as once more up to date the web page on December 1 after this story was first revealed to specify that it solely helps casting to the next units:

• Chromecast third gen or older (didn’t include a bodily distant)
• Google Nest Hub Sensible Show
• Choose cast-enabled Vizio TVs
• Choose cast-enabled Compal TVs

A Netflix buyer care consultant reportedly informed a person that “if the system has its personal distant, you may’t forged.” They added that the choice was made to enhance the client expertise, although many affected customers strongly disagree.

Beforehand found limitation now out of date

Earlier this 12 months, we found and reported on a casting limitation tied to Netflix’s Commonplace with adverts plan. Netflix reiterates this underneath the up to date coverage, i.e., Netflix doesn’t assist casting from a cell system to most TVs and TV streaming units, no matter which plan you’re on, together with paid ad-free tiers. The one exception is older Chromecast units and TVs that work with Google Forged.

Netflix’s assist web page notes that casting will nonetheless work on older Chromecast units or TVs that assist Google Forged natively. However even on these units, casting gained’t be allowed on ad-supported plans, and solely non-ad-supported plans will assist the characteristic on legacy units.

Customers on Reddit report the identical factor. Conventional Chromecast continues to assist casting from the Netflix app, whereas Chromecast with Google TV, the Google TV Streamer, and most built-in Google TV good TVs now not seem as Forged choices within the cell app.