On most TVs, you'll now need to use the official Netflix app to watch the streaming service. Netflix no longer supports casting its shows and movies from phones to TVs for most subscribers. Instead, people will need to use the official Netflix smart TV app or connect devices directly to watch the streaming service on their TVs.

Netflix has quietly removed the ability to cast content from its mobile apps to most modern TVs and streaming devices, including newer Chromecast models and the Google TV Streamer.

Casting is now limited to older TVs and streaming devices, with access also being limited to users with ad-free subscriptions.

Netflix quietly eliminated casting to modern TVs and streaming devices, forcing users to manually log into their native app instead of casting from phones.

The Google Cast system began appearing in apps shortly after the original Chromecast launched in 2013. Since then, Netflix users have been able to start video streams on TVs and streaming boxes from the mobile app. That was vital for streaming targets without their own remote or on-screen interface, but times change.

Do you cast Netflix movies or TV shows from your phone to the TV using the Chromecast? If you have a newer Google streamer, it no longer works.

Netflix has mostly ended the ability to wirelessly stream video from Android phones and tablets, iPhones, and iPads. But you can still use a cable.

Netflix has dropped support for phone-to-TV casting, forcing users to use the TV app and remote. But there are still a few workarounds that let you cast in some cases.

Netflix has made some strange moves in the past 5 years, but blocking the ability for phone streaming to the TV is probably not something you would think

Netflix has decided to disable one of the most useful features available on its Android and iOS apps, without any warning: you can now no longer cast videos wirelessly from Netflix on your phone to newer Google TV devices like the Google TV Streamer and Chromecast with Google TV.