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a device on your wifi is casting youtube

Hi people,
I got this notification on my phone. We share the same wifi at home. I'm just wondering why I've got this notification. We brought a smart tv recently and I believe a family member might be casting YouTube.
What does this mean for me and my privacy using my phone and going on the internet?
Sorry if this sounds like a silly question. 
Thanks

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,532 Forumite
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    Do you have a Chromecast device?
    This behaviour usually occurs because you have a Chromecast device.  Every Android device that is on the same network as a Chromecast that is casting gets playback controls as a notification.  The Chromecast owner can turn this off in the settings for that device in the Google Home app.

  • Do you have a Chromecast device?
    This behaviour usually occurs because you have a Chromecast device.  Every Android device that is on the same network as a Chromecast that is casting gets playback controls as a notification.  The Chromecast owner can turn this off in the settings for that device in the Google Home app.

    We have a smart tv and I have an android device. I'm not sure of chromecast. So does my phone act as a controller only. So no one can access my phone or see what I'm doing on my phone?
  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,532 Forumite
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    Is your TV an Android one?  What's your TV make and model?  Some TVs have it built in which will generate this sort of message.
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