Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works great, easy to install. I love the interface as well. I've had this for years and it still works great

Does everything I need it to and more, I have one for every TV in my house and been using them for 4+ have no complaints

Overall, hands down best streaming device I've used. The OS still needs work but that's up to developers of the streaming apps to add better functionality. Only thing google needs to do at the moment is allow stadia support! Why wasn't that baked in in the first place. Please add this soon.

This new Chromecast is snappy and easy to use. The setup was quick/easy and the remote flawlessly works in controlling my TV. Great video quality and a great upgrade to my older Chromecast.

Purchased this in December 2021 along with a Google Speaker to replace Roku device. Reason for replacement was due to possibility of removal of YouTube from Roku at that time due to their contracts. Anyways since the time of purchase and use over the past year has been nothing but a hassle. The device performs as advertised and reliable streaming. However my biggest complaint is simply the dominance Google places on the consumer. They force recommended content constantly and it is always on Home Screen and a hassle to navigate past to content your specifically want. I do not cate to see content specifically targeted for LBQT movies and shows, History Months (Women, Black, Hispanic) etc., content relating to Britain and the Queen, and the list goes on. You do not have any option to limit or remove this content that is always displayed on a large content frame on the Home Screen. Along with that is is a pain in area that sees little sun on your body to remove contents from continue watching. No matter what you do to remove it always returns. If you manage your data on Google and delete your data there, guess what...... Your continue watching list on Chromecast Home Screen rejuvenates itself and you have a huge list of shows on continue watching. With the autoplay feature on some streaming services this always onto Home Screen on Chromecast. Another issue is the Home Screen, first the screensaver option never works. You can supposedly customize it with your own images however this never works. Google constantly overrides your content with what they want you to see on a screensaver. Next..... added content happens again. Now I got tabs for Kids and Espanol content. I have no children nor am I interested in Espanola content. There is no option to remove these tabs. Too much aggravation for such a simple task. Steam content related to the consumer. Google forcible pushes content that you possibly not interested in towards you and so forth. I've had it with this garbage and it is landfill bound along the smart speaker that is nothing more than feces. Forced content on music and recommendations there as well.

Since I am older this was so easy to hook up!! Love it

My mom had recently bought a google Chromecast. While i was installing it i was trying to use the button like volume control etc they wont work but only with other tv then the living room tv it is a proscan tv and its non amart but i dont understand why it wont work with the tv. Please help

Best $50 ever spent. I no longer click buttons on the remote except voice assistant. This is the best streaming device in comparison to Roku and FireTV. I have been using Roku for a very long time. Started using this device. Now going back to Roku feels like typewriter age or newspaper age. Everyone reading this review - THROW YOUR ROKU IN TRASH AND GET THIS AWESOME DEVICE

All the things this device does is amazing. I've used it almost everyday since I got it. It works so well with android devices. I highly recommend it.

I got one early on Home Depot and think that the software is snappy and is way better than the included Tizen software Samsung has included.

No regrets on purchasing this. Great product, definitely recommend.

This device is good! I like the interface and remote. I bought it because I subscribed to spectrum tv app. It can cast from my phone but cannot be installed on this device to use the remote with.

I have Roku's (Ultra, 4K) Firestick's 4K, Tivo DVRS and now this device. I was attracted to it by the concept of integration of search function over several streaming services. Before I go on it's important to understand that I run the majority of my devices through a Marantz AVR which is fairly new. This makes comparisons relatively equal to assess. I also subscribe to YouTube TV currently. In terms of quality the unit functions well with occasional hiccups of sound dropping out during channel switches (which could be attributed to how it interfaces with the Marantz) and somewhat slower connection to YouTube TV which is ironic but I sense that is because it is juggling to keep it Continue Watching section updated. The unit itself is awkward for use with an AVR as the HDMI connection is too short for such a large device and requires one to purchase an HDMI extension cable. The Remote is small, slippery and is missing the Options button that Firesticks have giving one several handy functions. The GUI layout is better than a Firestick or Roku, simple but covers more than the basics however how it functions lacks polish. The Voice search does live up to my expectations but the Continue Watching section is a mess. If you are someone who starts different programs and then moves on to something else, this will be a very frustrating experience. There is no way to Delete a program from this area. You must finish watching the program to have it removed from the section. There are a limited amount of entries allowed so you could have a bunch of unfinished programs clogging up the section. What's worse, is that because YouTube TV refuses to gives it's customers an OPT OUT for Autoplay, you could have various programs that start up that you don't want to watch logged into the lineup. Double that issue when it's a VOD with commercials that you can't even Fast Forward through to get rid of the show. Adding another failure to the Continue watching section is that Prime Video shows don't appear and other streaming services are a hit and miss to show up as well. I have found the Video quality to be on the soft side compared to Roku or Firestick and I can not get Dolby Surround on either Vudu or Peacock which work perfectly on Roku. Navigation in programs is the best of the streaming devices I have and having Time and Temperature on Screen Saver is nice. If you have YouTube TV the Library has a New From your DVR area which can save a little time. The Watchlist section might also be nice to keep track of things you run across but I don't find it particularly useful. Also the remote button that lets you program it to YouTube TV is a feature some will like. For many streaming users this device will fit their needs and is a good value but for someone like me it falls short. However, Goggle could address the issues I have mentioned and my review would change (Starting with an OPT out of Autoplay on YTTV). Actually I want every service to offer opt out of AutoPlay.

Not only is this piece of junk the most expensive of the Streaming Sticks, it's also the worst. The smallest amount of storage, a handful of apps and it's constantly warning you it's out of storage. Repeatedly asking to update Android System Webview, almost every time you use the thing, and it fails updating. Have to repeatedly clear the cache. The remote is terrible, the rocker disk is too sensitive, the volume rocker is poorly placed so you accidentally hit it. Do yourself a favor, get a Roku or Firestick over this thing. Not only is it garbage, but it's twice the price. Why? Because Google is trying to be Apple.

Super ez purchase and pickup was also a breeze. Appreciated the ease and speed of the process

I really like this device. Great inferface, plenty of available apps. But if you have a lot of streaming services, expect to run out of memory. You can Frankenstein something together to expand it, but just did this review so people are aware.

My son loves his and he gifted me one recently. Was slow to do it, but was finally able to cut the cable tv cord.

Very well made. Too small and slippery for my old fingers. Works great, i do have some problem with fast forward. Not as easy as TIVO. Voice search is great. I would buy again. I have two of them.

Really good streaming device and can even play old games from n64 and snes awesome device Cons the buttons remotes after 4 months with the device are already yellowing Other than that Thanks Google

Never knew how much more there was to television until my son suggested this to me. I've enjoyed every minute of it and considering cancelling cable! Would recommend to anyone.