<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/STK069_APPLE_TV_C.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="4250" height="2833" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/STK069_APPLE_TV_C.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> Now it will be easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on their TV with the addition of Google Cast support. However, even after this update, Google Cast is only an option on the Android version of Apple TV, not the iOS version. Likewise, the Android version still doesn't support AirPlay. The addition of Google Cast adds a core feature that's been missing from the Android version of Apple's streaming app since it launched earlier this year. It also arrives just a couple of weeks after Netflix dropped casting support from phones to most smart TVs, forcing people to stream through the display's built-in apps. <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/apple-tv-morning-show-cast-square.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1656" height="1656" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/apple-tv-morning-show-cast-square.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> If you're not seeing … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

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Apple TV has added Google Cast support for its Android app, allowing Android users to stream content to their TVs. This feature is not available on the iOS version, and AirPlay is still unsupported on Android. The update addresses a missing feature since the app's launch and follows Netflix's recent removal of casting support from phones to smart TVs.

- Google Cast support has been added to the Android version of the Apple TV app, making it easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on their TVs.  
- Despite this update, the iOS version of the app does not support Google Cast, and the Android version still lacks AirPlay functionality.  
- This enhancement addresses a significant missing feature since the app's launch earlier this year, coinciding with Netflix's recent removal of casting support from phones to most smart TVs.

Apple TV adds Google Cast streaming, but only on Android