Streaming & Smart TV

Streaming app fixes, Smart TV setup and picture and sound troubleshooting for frustration-free watching.

100 guides Part of Technology

Streaming apps change often. A service may fix a bug, improve picture quality, or, less happily, break something if you stay on…

October 21, 2026

Your show is paused, the menu will not move, and pressing buttons on the Siri Remote does nothing at all. A remote…

October 21, 2026

Setting up a new Apple TV 4K is one of the fastest home entertainment setups you can do, especially if you own…

October 21, 2026

Changing your router, moving house, or switching to a new broadband provider often means your Chromecast is suddenly stuck on an old…

October 21, 2026

It can be annoying when someone else on your home network pauses your show, changes the volume, or casts a completely different…

October 21, 2026

Sometimes the easiest way to show something on the big screen is not an app at all, but a tab in your…

October 21, 2026

A Chromecast remote that will not pair leaves you stuck staring at a pairing screen you cannot get past. The remote looks…

October 21, 2026

A new Chromecast with Google TV gives you apps, a proper home screen, and a voice remote in one small package. Setup…

October 21, 2026

You open YouTube or Netflix, tap the cast icon, and your Chromecast is simply not there. No device name, no TV, nothing…

October 21, 2026

Few things are more frustrating than settling down to watch a film, only for your Chromecast to drop off Wi-Fi in the…

October 21, 2026