How to Connect Chromecast to a New Wi-Fi

How Do I Connect My Chromecast to a Different Wi-Fi web connection?

Open Google Home on your phone or tablet.

TapForget This online grid.

Google Home App with Office TV, Settings, and Wi-Fi highlighted

SelectForget Wi-Fi networkand Wait for your Chromecast to forget the current web link.

confirm your Chromecast is plugged in and powered on.

From the Google Home home screen, tap theplus(+)icon.

Google Home device Wi-Fi settings with Forget This Network, Forget Wi-Fi Network, and forgetting process highlighted

Select your home, and tapNext.

Wait for Google Home to find your Chromecast.

Wait for Google Home to connect to your Chromecast.

Google Home app with plus sign, Set Up Device, and New Devices highlighted

Compare the code displayed on your TV with the code in the app, and tapYesif they match.

Or, use your phone’s camera to scan a QR code.

TapYes, I’m into share data with Google, orNo thanksto prevent Google from collecting data.

Google Home App with Home, Looking for Devices, Chromecast Ultra Found and Next highlighted

Select a location to associate with your Chromecast, and tapNext.

Select your Wi-Fi internet, and tapNext.

Enter the password for your Wi-Fi connection, and tapConnect.

Google Home connecting to a Chromecast with Yes and I Agree highlighted

Wait for your Chromecast to connect to the internet.

You will see a message when the Chromecast is connected to the new online grid.

You have now changed the Wi-Fi data pipe on your Chromecast and can start using it.

Chromecast setup with No thanks and Yes, I’m in highlighted , then Next and Next highlighted

If you want to finish setting it up at this time, follow the on-screen prompts.

If you get a new Wi-Fi web connection for any reason, your Chromecast wont automatically connect to it.

Chromecast Wi-Fi setup with password field, connect, Connecting to Wi-Fi, and Connected highlighted

The Chromecast will still have your old Wi-Fi information so that it wont connect to the new data pipe.

Have trouble connecting to your Chromecast in the Home app to change the internet?

On an iOS gadget, tapRemove gadget; on an Android, tapMore(three dots).

TapFactory Reset, and then tapFactory resetagain to confirm.

First, set up your Chromecast using the Google Home app for iOS.