Youtube app will cast to my TV, but nothing else will?

[Gigaset14]

Can anybody help please? Using my Z5 Premium I can hit the cast icon when in the Youtube app and it sends it to the (Sony Bravia) TV no trouble at all, but when I'm using anything else on the phone and try to cast by swiping down from the top of the screen to hit the cast button it says 'no devices available'. Any help would be much appreciated.

[123ArcS]

Try reset phone and Chromecast.

[Gigaset14]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. This may sound a bit thick, but by Chromecast are you referring to a separate dongle that plugs into the TV? If so, I haven't got one, I assumed from the fact that Youtube works that the TV must have it built in, but am I wrong?

Thanks

[Didrik · Accepted solution]

Hello and welcome to the forum @Litmus15!

There is a feature in the YouTube application that I think is what is triggered here. If both your TV and your phone is connected to the same network the YouTube app in your TV will detect that a video is being played on your phone (or tablet) and will allow you to cast that video to your TV. 

As far as I know this will only work with the YouTube application which explains why you are unable to cast with other applications.

You can read more here on Google's support forum: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3230451?visit_id=1-636203510752560477-3902185118&rd=2

I hope I was able to shed some light on the situation. If not, let me know! 

[Gigaset14]

Thanks Didrik, that makes sense and confirms what I was starting to suspect. Looks like I need to get a Chromecast then.

[Didrik]

No worries, happy to help! 

Not sure if this is available in your market but (at least where I live) you can buy a Chromecast directly from Google: https://store.google.com/config/chromecast_2015

Might be worth checking out, should it not work then most stores that sell electronics should have a Chromecast in stock.

[Jt077]

Hi my phone "sony experia zx used to cast no problem to my Sony Kd, 9005 55" but for some reason the only way I can now cast you tube is by connecting with TV code where as it will cast everything else no problem. They are on same WiFi network and used to work but no longer do any help would be greatly received.