Does anyone else have issues with Google Cast and Sony (android) TVs?

by muffinheart

Hi guys. Tried googling this but only seem to get chromecast related search results.

Basically my devices all see the TV but when I hit the cast button it just sits there for about 15 seconds and I get a toast on my phone saying "There was a problem connecting to Living Room"

I usually have to restart the TV to get it to work again or force restart Google Cast Receiver (rebooting is faster than navigating the TV with the remote).

The TV is connected via ethernet if that helps.

Anyone else had this issue?

revolvercube

I had the same problem with my Sony X8500C it just wouldn't connect I tried everything(even updates had the same problem) and nothing worked except a factory reset in my case but that now has the Braviasync crashes on start up :(

DrZesty

Yup. I have this problem too on my xbr 49x830c. I just restart it whenever it does that. One of these days I'll end up calling customer support about it

Joaosax

I have the same issue on both my android sony tvs. I also restart whenever this happens, which is becoming too often and anoying. Anyone knows how to fix this?

ninjacheeseburger

Yes I sometimes have this too, restarting the TV fixes it but it's a real pain when I just want to watch something quick.

calhoon2005

I've been having the same issue on my Shield TV. Force closing the cast receiver app fixes the problem.

NameLessY

I didn't have such problems but after Feb 17th upgrade I noticed that my Sony x8509c sometimes looses IP address (looks like dhcp problem) I solved this by assigning static address (and I have it hooked up to Ethernet not wifi) anyway maybe TV is loosing connectivity and that's why cast doesn't work

usamaahmad

I know I'm late to the party but same issue on my 850c. This is annoying.

EDIT: One way to fix this without restarting the TV is to go into SETTINGS > APPS and find "Google Cast Framework" and disable and enable it. (I also cleared cache and data when I did this but I'm not sure if that's necessary). Then connecting with Cast to YouTube worked without issue. My guess is that this piece of Android on the TV needs updating. If other people find this helps them then please post back here, and maybe we can give Sony something specific to look at fixing.