This shift affects popular devices such as Chromecast with Google TV and the Google TV Streamer — both of which now lose casting support under the new rule. MacRumors+2Android Authority+2 The only exceptions are older models of Chromecast and TVs that come with built-in Google Cast support. MacRumors+2BetaNews+2

Users on basic, ad-supported plans appear to be particularly affected: even if they have older compatible devices, casting is no longer available to them. Android Authority+2Gadgets 360+2 This marks a significant change in how many viewers access Netflix content on their TVs — the convenience of starting a show on a phone and casting it to a big screen is now largely gone.

The removal seems to have rolled out silently, with the cast option disappearing from many users’ mobile apps in mid-November without prior warning. MacRumors+2Yahoo Tech+2 As of now, Netflix hasn’t offered a detailed explanation for the change — only instructing users to use their TV’s native app.