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Can Chromecast video devices be added to groups?
Chromecasts 6 Combine To add a Chromecast Audio device to your
the card 7 Find Your new group will have a card under the
group in the Create group window, tap its tick box: there is no limit to how many devices a group can include. Then tap Save to return to the Devices tab. A notification should appear confirming that the group has been created.
Devices tab just like your individual Chromecast Audio devices. Swipe down below their cards and you should see it. If it isn’t shown, wait a few seconds for it to appear. It will be indicated by a graphic showing multiple speakers.
not clicking? 8 Group You might get an error message saying that your group couldn’t be created or some speakers aren’t working properly. Try recreating the group or repeat Step 5. If the group’s card is shown under Devices, check under Speakers in Group to see which dongles are missing.
harmony 11 Restore Tap Group delay correction to bring up another window showing a slider. Tweak this control to adjust the delay and bring your lagging speaker into sync with the rest of the group. For the best results, stand where you can hear music from all of the speakers you are comparing.
to cast 9 Time Once you’ve successfully created a group, test it. Head to a Chromecast-compatible music app, find a song and tap the casting symbol. The Cast to box should appear showing your devices and groups. Pick your group and tap Play. You should hear music playing in multiple rooms.
No, neither Chromecast nor Android TV video devices can be added to multi-room groups. However, Google is promising to make it possible to add speakers with in-built Google Cast capability to groups during 2016. This would allow groups to include both Chromecast Audio devices as well as Google Cast speakers.
there’s a delay... 10 If Ideally, the music coming from each speaker in your group will be synced. If there is a delay between speakers however, go to Device settings for the dongle attached to the speaker that is lagging behind. Scroll down to Advanced and find the Group delay correction setting.
final gig 12 The If you change your speaker setup and want
line-up changes 13 Make Editing groups is done in the same way as
to delete a group, open the Chromecast app and find the card under Devices for the group you want to remove. Tap the card’s menu and choose Delete group. A confirmation message will pop up. Tap Delete to erase the group’s settings.
creating them. Tap Edit group in a group’s card menu to bring up a screen identical to the Create group window from Step 6. Here you can remove or add speakers to make music play wherever you want to hear it.
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