Chromecast Is Not Down, But You Can’t Watch Tubi’s Super Bowl Stream With It

Tubi is the easiest way to watch this year’s Super Bowl for free, but many users are running into Chromecast issues, not to the fault of Google’s services, though.

As Super Bowl LIX kicked off earlier this evening, a flood of reports hit the web regarding Google’s Chromecast services being down. Users reported being unable to stream the Super Bowl to their TV via Chromecast (Google Cast), with the feed instead being played on their smartphone.

However, this does not appear to be a result of Chromecast services being down.

Rather, this appears to be related to Tubi’s implementation of the Super Bowl LIX stream and how its app uses Chromecast. When using Tubi via a Chromecast or any other Google Cast-supported device, you can easily stream most channels to your TV on the “Stream” tab. However, the Super Bowl is only available through Tubi via a dedicated button on the app’s homepage, which cannot be sent through to a Chromecast device.

Super Bowl LIX is still available through services like YouTube TV with for Chromecast and other Cast devices, and Tubi’s stream is available on Roku, Android TV/Google TV, Apple TV, and more devices through native apps.

Have you been having issues with Tubi or YouTube TV’s Super Bowl LIX streams? Let us know in the comments below.

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