Cast media control notifications

Control media on your Google streaming devices, devices that work with Google Cast, and Google Nest or Home speakers and displays from your Android device.

To get Cast media control notifications, your mobile phone and your streaming device should be linked to the same Google account. You’ll also get notifications for all streaming devices, and speakers and displays on the same Wi-Fi network.

Note:You won’t get notifications when you cast YouTube or YouTube Music content from your phone.

Supported mobile devices

  • Android devices:Running Android 6.0 or later.

Supported Cast devices

You'll get Cast media control notifications when you play media using your streaming device, Google Nest or Home devices, and devices that work with Google Cast.

What is displayed on Cast media control notifications

  • Device names of all connected devices currently casting on the same Wi-Fi network.
  • Content provider.
  • Media controls (PausePause, MuteMute, StopStop, and SettingsSettings).

You can turn off Cast media control notifications within SettingsSettings.

Cast notifications

Temporarily dismiss Cast media control notifications

To temporarily dismiss a Cast media control notification during the current casting session, swipe it away on your phone.

Note:The notification will reappear if you start to cast content from a different Cast-enabled app.

Turn off Cast media control notifications for your device

To prevent others on your Wi-Fi network from controlling your media casting, turn off Cast media control notifications on your streaming device or your speaker or display.

  1. Open the Google Home appGoogle Home app.
  2. Tap Favoritesor Devices.
  3. Touch and hold your device's tileand then tap SettingsSettingsand then Recognition & sharing.
  4. Turn Let others control your cast mediaoff.

Turn off Cast media control notifications on your phone

To permanently turn off Cast media control notifications on your phone, follow these steps below:

Option 1:

  1. On the notification, tap SettingsSettings.
  2. Turn Show remote control notificationsoff.

Option 2:

  1. On your phone, tap SettingsSettings.

  2. Tap Googleand then Devices & sharingand then Cast optionsand then Turn off Media controls for Cast devices.

To turn notifications back on, turn on Media controls for Cast devices.

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