How to reboot Chromecast with Google tv

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My “Chromecast with Google tv” needs to be rebooted every few days otherwise the remote controller becomes unresponsive.
Google support didn’t help me yet and it seems a quite common issue.
So, there’s a way to programmatically reboot the device every N days?

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I have the exact same issue and looking for the same solution, following.

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I’m also looking for the same solution - if the chromecast comes online before my plex server, it caches the state it determines on startup, which means it doesn’t see the plex server. Anyone find a solution yet?

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I tried to find out the same as my Chromecast also locks up once in a while.
It seems that the pychromecast which is used by HomeAssistant does not support this. Neither does the catt. I also checked if the Google Cast API supports rebooting or turning the device on/off, but it seems like it does not.
So as far as I can see the only option we have is to do a powercycle via a smart plug or so.
Or (and thats what I’m going to do) just stop using a product that needs forced power cycles in order to function properly.
It is a pitty as the old Chromecast device I had worked flawlessly for years.

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I completely forgot about this thread until I received the “new reply” notification!
In my case, I’ve never found a way to reboot the Chromecast but I found that the problem was a conflict between a bluetooth device which I used to broadcast the audio and the remote controller; once I unpaired the audio device, the issue disappeared.
Of course, I notified this to Google support but I never received a feedback.
Hope this helps

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If you turn on ADB/USB debugging (video tutorial) and connect your Chromecast through the Android Debug Bridge Integration, you can accomplish a reboot simply by issuing the following command:

adb shell reboot

This command is built into my Firemote Project and it works without fail.

If you wanted to use that command in a script:

action: androidtv.adb_command
target:
  entity_id: {YOUR ENTITY ID GOES HERE}
data:
  command: adb shell reboot

or you could create a dashboard button with this YAML…

show_name: true
show_icon: true
type: button
tap_action:
  action: perform-action
  perform_action: androidtv.adb_command
  target:
    entity_id: {YOUR ENTITY ID GOES HERE}
  data:
    command: adb shell reboot
entity: {YOUR ENTITY ID GOES HERE}

Or… (shameless plug) you could always use Firemote :smile:

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