Netflix Won't Let You Cast Shows From Your Phone to Your TV Anymore

The streaming giant quietly removed the feature that lets you control content on your TV screen using a mobile device. The company says the feature was not widely used.

Netflix has updated its service so that it will no longer support casting a streaming video to a TV from a mobile device.

If you’re watching a show on your phone, you’ll no longer be able to easily cast it onto your TV and keep watching. Instead, Netflix is prioritizing its TV app, which means you’ll need to grab your TV remote and use the app to play content, or even pause or rewind the show. Volume controls, playback buttons, closed captioning controls, or any other settings won’t be able to be controlled by your mobile device anymore if you’re streaming on the TV.

The change was first spotted and reported on by Android Authority, and ...