I can finally use Google Assistant to control my AndroidTV and its Built-In Chromecast

by FoferJ

I have a 2015 Sony Bravia with AndroidTV and built-in Chromecast as well as some Google Home speakers. For years I've tried this simple command: "OK Google, Play Stranger Things on Netflix on TV" and for years I would get this annoying response:

"Okay, 'Stranger Things' from Netflix, playing on TV. ... Sorry, I can't play Netflix on AndroidTV yet. Try using your Android TV remote instead."

Apparently this has worked fine with actual Chromecast devices, just not AndroidTV's that have built-in Chromecast. Very annoying and poorly handled, I say.

I made a video and started a thread about this 2 years ago, and others concurred.

I eventually gave up.

Today, on a whim, I tried it again, and, for THE FIRST TIME EVER, it worked! I'm not sure when they (Google? Netflix? Sony?) got around to fixing this, but they did. So I thought I'd share.

513

Holly sh*y you're right, I was in the same boat, never worked.

I tried now and it worked from my Nest Hub and phone to the Shield TV. It's in French, BTW, not only in English.

I guess the new Chromecast has something to do with it :P Seems Google and its partners are finally taking it seriously and squashing bugs.

zfa

Yeah, it depends on the source, in this case Netflix. It was actually was working last year for quite a while and then stopped again so don't get your hopes up. Netflix giveth and Netflix taketh away.

regex1884

The has pissed me off for years on my mi box 3. Only reason it is working now if for the new Google tv.