core: Google Cast Integration doesn't detect paused state when cast from HA
The problem
HomeAssistant doesn’t detect when something cast to a Google Nest Hub (gen 2) as paused when initiated from Home Assistant.
Replicate:
- Cast dashboard to screen
- Media State updates to playing (correct)
- Swipe away dashboard, still “playing” (should be “paused”)
Expected behavior:
- Cast youtube/etc to device from phone/etc
- Media state updates to playing (correct)
- Swipe content away on screen, media state updates to “paused”, (correct)
Not sure why but when casting from HA, it doesn’t detect paused state (see screenshot) - is this intended behavior? I attached the affected script I’m using, but affects anything else that is relying on state not being “playing” when it’s not.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?
core-2022.4.7
What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?
No response
What type of installation are you running?
Home Assistant OS
Integration causing the issue
Google Cast
Link to integration documentation on our website
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/cast/
Diagnostics information
No response
Example YAML snippet
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
to: 'off'
for: '00:00:20'
- platform: state
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
to: paused
for: '00:00:20'
- platform: time_pattern
minutes: /9
- platform: time_pattern
minutes: '0'
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
state: 'off'
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
state: paused
for: '00:00:20'
sequence:
- service: media_player.volume_mute
data:
is_volume_muted: true
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
- service: media_player.turn_off
data:
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
- delay:
seconds: 2
- service: media_player.turn_on
data:
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
- service: cast.show_lovelace_view
data:
view_path: dining-room
dashboard_path: lovelace
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
- service: cast.show_lovelace_view
data:
view_path: dining-room
dashboard_path: lovelace
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
- delay:
seconds: 10
- service: media_player.volume_mute
data:
is_volume_muted: false
entity_id: media_player.nesthub51a4
id: '1650506777972'
alias: Cast Dashboard to Dining Room Nest
description: ''
Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?
Additional information
No response
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: open
- Created 2 years ago
- Reactions: 5
- Comments: 24 (1 by maintainers)
This is still an issue
Seems to be fixed as ofEDIT: Nope. I was just being stupid 🤦2024.3.1. Can anyone else confirm?This is still an issue on the latest version
I have a Google Nest Hub v2 and can confirm that Home Assistant does not show the cast Lovelace/dashboard as paused when you swipe away.
Home Assistant relies on the chrome cast device signalling that it’s been paused.
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