Chromecast does not come with a remote but you can likely use the remote that came with your TV if you follow these instructions.
The Chromecast will run Android 8 Oreo and Google Assistant as well as Android TV. Some reports also say that this new Chromecast will come with a remote control. Whether that is as standard, an alternative version with a remote or a premium extra we don’t yet know.
You could theoretically one day rewind and fast forward videos on your Chromecast — right from your TV’s physical remote control. However, the Chromecast doesn’t have support for these features. Google may add support for this in the future, allowing you to use your TV’s remote control for even more.
Can you pause videos on Chromecast with a TV remote?
You can now do this right from your TV’s built-in remote. This feature makes use of a feature called HDMI-CEC. Through the HDMI-CEC standard most modern TVs offer, you can now use the physical remote that came with your TV to pause and unpause videos while they’re playing on your Chromecast.
Is there a Chromecast with a remote for Google TV?
Google launched its Chromecast back in 2013, and it’s become one of the best ways to binge Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video, and other streaming services. But despite hardware updates and the release of the 4K-ready Chromecast Ultra, it took until 2020 for Google to release a Chromecast with Google TV that included a remote.
You likely already have one [UPDATED 10/15/2020] UPDATE – 10/15/2020: With the release of the new Chromecast with Google TV, you can now have a fully-featured remote that will do way more than the remote that came with your TV.
The “Chromecast with Google TV,” as it’s fully called, is available starting today for $49.99, a price that puts Google right in line with Roku’s Streaming Stick Plus and Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K. It’s also $20 less than Google’s Chromecast Ultra, which doesn’t have a remote or its own TV interface.
How do you use Google Assistant on Chromecast with Google TV?
The remote that comes with the Chromecast With Google TV includes a Google Assistant button ; press it to search by voice or ask Google’s virtual assistant to open supported apps. If you have an older Chromecast and a Google smart home devices like a Nest display, connect them and say things like “OK Google, play The Woman in the Window on Netflix.”.
What is Chromecast and how does it work?
In the end, Chromecast is just a different way to think about watching things on your TV : built from the ground up not to require a remote and with the expectation that there would never really be one for it.
What is Chromecast with Google TV?
That means the Chromecast with Google TV has access to the Google Play Store and all the Android TV apps and games one can find there. It also has access to Google Play Movies & TV, which, somewhat confusingly, is also getting a rebrand to Google TV. However, Google understands that you stream media from multiple platforms.