# Chromecast app is casting, but no sound

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [July 18, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756 "2019-07-18T19:57:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![NVB9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nvb9/32/10407_2.png) [@NVB9](https://community.homey.app/u/NVB9)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/1 "2019-07-18T19:57:45Z")

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Hello,

I’ve got a strange problem since a couple of days. Due the update of the Chromecast app I’ve added my LG Soundbar again (never had any cast problems before with homey). At the moment, when I cast a Tunein Station or other sources through flows, I haven’t any sound on my soundbar. In my homey app I see the radio station is playing, but I don’t have any volume/sound. On the Soundbar I see Homey in the display, so it is connected.

Are there any more things I can try? Or is the support of older cast devices dropped? My normal chromecast doesn’t have any problems.

Kind regards,  
Niels

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/2 "2019-07-19T07:41:10Z")

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Just sone obvious guesses:  
Chromecast app card requires a device to be selected. Did you select the right decice? (Maybe a speaker uostsirs is playing?)

Chronecast app card requires a volume to be set, is it loud enough?

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**Author:** ![NVB9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nvb9/32/10407_2.png) [@NVB9](https://community.homey.app/u/NVB9)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/3 "2019-07-19T08:35:56Z")

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Thanks for the response!

I’ve selected my soundbar Tunein flow card (created by the chromecast app). After triggering the flow, I see the text “Homey” on the soundbar display, so there is a connection. Also adjusting the volume (through the Homey app) is working correctly. On the highest volume percentage, there isn’t any sound.

So the connection seems ok, but there isn’t any sound passthrough. Same behaviour with the other flow card functions, like passing a music URL.

All the flows related to my native chromecast device are working correctly.

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/4 "2019-07-19T13:26:17Z")

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Do you have another divice that you can cast to?  
Maybe the cast keeps loading?  
I have had that a few month ago. i connect chronecast via optical out to a classA amplifier. I heard the sound of chromecast connecting to the speaker, but no cast.  
Not sure how I fixed it. My last option is normally removing the device in homey (because it affects many flow) 1st try: ptp (pull the plug) on chromecast, pull the plug on homey. Cast a different stream, cast different wat (radiostation iso tuniinn) etc

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**Author:** ![Mila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mila/32/17354_2.png) [@Mila](https://community.homey.app/u/Mila)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/5 "2020-10-05T16:19:57Z")

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Could anyone fix that issue of not having sound? I’ve got the same problem.

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**Author:** ![Sondre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sondre/32/16491_2.png) [@Sondre](https://community.homey.app/u/Sondre)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/6 "2020-10-05T20:40:18Z")

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Just checking, what flow action are you using?  
Cast audio URL, cast website etc.? I’ve found for streaming any kind of direct URLs that cast website is superior, but cast audio URL was behaving like you described.

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/7 "2020-10-08T10:52:33Z")

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Chromecast is very stable for me now.  
Use it on daily basis. Motion sensor is controlling if it should play or not.  
It failed just a few times the last few month. Every time it turned out the device (in homey) was having a exclamation mark, not connected. Reboot the app fixed that.

I even removed the nightly reboot of the chromecast app.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/7/5797536c20a23851293f3efded5745e48c6100e1.png)

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**Author:** ![Tibor070](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@Tibor070](https://community.homey.app/u/Tibor070)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/8 "2020-10-08T11:04:20Z")

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Same problem here, with a flow casting a radio station from tunein on a google mini, everything worked fine, but 2 days ago it stopped working. I get the beep on the mini, but no music. If i try to renew the link in my google home app with homey, i get a error message. (Unable to update settings.)

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/chromecast-app-is-casting-but-no-sound/15756/9 "2020-10-09T20:11:25Z")

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Did tunein change the link?  
538 is still working fine for me
