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Phone remote drops Android TV or Chromecast after pairing

The phone connects to Android TV, Google TV or Chromecast after pairing, then the session drops or the dialog closes at once.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

4 public reports · first reported 7 May 2025 · last reported 15 March 2026

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

People using phone apps as remotes for Android TV, Google TV and Chromecast report that pairing appears to succeed, but the connection then fails.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.