Netflix has quietly discontinued the ability to cast shows and movies from your phone to most TVs and streaming devices.
Users began noticing the missing Cast button over the last few weeks, and a newly updated Netflix support page now confirms the change.
According to Netflix, mobile casting is no longer supported on “most TVs and TV-streaming devices,” meaning you’ll now have to use your TV’s or streamer’s own remote to navigate the app. That rules out popular hardware like Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamers, and the majority of built-in Google TV sets.
After quietly updating its help page again on December 1, Netflix clarified the very short list of hardware that still supports casting from the mobile app.
Traditional Chromecast devices, specifically the third-gen model and anything older, the classic puck versions without a remote continue to work. Casting also remains available on Google’s Nest Hub smart displays, along with a handful of TVs from Vizio and Compal that have Google Cast built in.
The update also wipes out a limitation Netflix introduced earlier this year, when only the Standard with ads plan blocked casting. The new rule applies across all plans, even the premium ad-free tiers. Legacy Chromecast devices and compatible Google Cast TVs still support casting, but only if you’re on a non-ad-supported plan.
Reports across Reddit match the new policy: traditional Chromecast devices continue to appear as Cast options in the Netflix app, but Chromecast with Google TV, the Google TV Streamer, and most modern smart TVs no longer show up.
For now, if you want to cast Netflix from your phone, your only real option is to dig out an old Chromecast puck, or accept that Netflix wants you to use the remote instead.
