Your Chromecast and Google TV Streamer have lost Netflix casting support for good (Updated)

Update: December 2, 2025 (12:07 AM ET): We’ve updated the article with new details about specific devices that support Netflix casting. Netflix added these details to its help section after this article was first published. The facts don’t change. You still can’t cast Netflix from a mobile app to most TVs and streaming devices. It’s just that we now know the devices that continue to support Netflix casting.

Original article: December 1, 2025 (01:24 AM ET):  Netflix has quietly removed the ability to cast content from its mobile app to most TVs and streaming devices, leaving many Chromecast with Google TV and Google TV Streamer users frustrated. The change appears to have rolled out recently, and users began spotting the missing Cast button in the Netflix app over the past few weeks.

Many users prefer casting Netflix from their phones for easier navigation and control. But according to a newly updated help page from Netflix, that’s no longer an option on most modern smart TVs and streaming devices:

Netflix no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices. You’ll need to use the remote that came with your TV or TV-streaming device to navigate Netflix

The streaming service once again updated the page on December 1 after this story was first published to specify that it only supports casting to the following devices:

• Chromecast 3rd gen or older (did not come with a physical remote)
• Google Nest Hub Smart Display
• Select cast-enabled Vizio TVs
• Select cast-enabled Compal TVs

A Netflix customer care representative reportedly told a user that “if the device has its own remote, you can’t cast.” They added that the decision was made to improve the customer experience, though many affected users strongly disagree.

Previously discovered limitation now obsolete

Earlier this year, we discovered and reported on a casting limitation tied to Netflix’s Standard with ads plan. Netflix reiterates this under the updated policy, i.e., Netflix doesn’t support casting from a mobile device to most TVs and TV streaming devices, regardless of which plan you’re on, including paid ad-free tiers. The only exception is older Chromecast devices and TVs that work with Google Cast.

Netflix’s support page notes that casting will still work on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively. But even on those devices, casting won’t be allowed on ad-supported plans, and only non-ad-supported plans will support the feature on legacy devices.

Users on Reddit report the same thing. Traditional Chromecast continues to support casting from the Netflix app, while Chromecast with Google TV, the Google TV Streamer, and most built-in Google TV smart TVs no longer appear as Cast options in the mobile app.