Streaming YouTube videos from phone or computer is one of the best ways to watch them on a bigger screen. Can’t mirror a YouTube video from other devices from your computer or smartphone because the (YouTube) video player is missing the cast button? One of the suggested solutions in this guide should help restore the publish button.
There are many reasons why the cast button is missing on your phone and PC when streaming YouTube videos. Let’s take a look at possible problems and solutions in the section below.
1. Connect Devices to Same Wi-Fi Network
An easy way to restore the YouTube streaming icon is to make sure your computer or smartphone is connected to the same Wi-Fi as the streaming device. Let’s say you are trying to cast a YouTube video from your computer to a Chromecast. So the publish button may disappear if both devices are connected to different internet networks.
If your computer is connected to the internet with a modem or ethernet cable, switch to a wireless network (remember: the network the broadcast device is connected to) and try again.
2. Troubleshooting Streaming Device
Sometimes the error is caused by the device you are trying to stream the videos from. If your smartphone or computer cannot detect a nearby streaming device – perhaps because it is being used by another device – the cast button/icon may not appear in the YouTube player.
In this case, make sure that the broadcast device is set up correctly and is near your computer. Likewise, check that the broadcast device is not in use and is set to broadcast or pairing mode. Turning the casting device off and on can also help. If not, try resetting the device.
3. Force Close YouTube
Some users reported that this is an effective troubleshooting solution to restore YouTube’s missing stream button on mobile. Try this and see if it helps.
How to Force Close YouTube on iOS
Just close YouTube as you would any other app on your iPhone or iPad. Swipe up from the bottom of your screen and release your finger when the app preview cards appear on the screen. Swipe up the YouTube card to turn it off.
On iPhones with a physical home button, double-click the home button to reveal active apps and swipe up YouTube from the app preview cards to close it.
How to Force Close YouTube on Android
Stage 1: Launch your device’s Settings and select ‘Apps & notifications’.
Step 2: Select App info.
This will reveal all the apps installed on your device.
Note: Due to operating system and brand differences, this option may be labeled ‘See All Apps’ on some Android devices.
Stage 3: On the app info page, find YouTube and click it.
Step 4: Tap the Force Stop button and click OK at the confirmation prompt.
If force-stopping YouTube doesn’t bring back the missing stream button, restart your device, restart YouTube and see if that fixes the issue.
4. Update YouTube
Installing the latest YouTube updates may fix the problem. Updated apps often come with bug fixes that bring in-app functions back to normal. Update YouTube from your device’s app store or click the links below.
5. Restart the Browser
The problem might just be a glitch in your computer’s browser. Try restarting the browser and see if that restores the broadcast button. Remember to save any open tabs so you don’t lose them. You can check out some great browser extensions that help save open tabs.
If you closed your browser without saving open tabs, there are easy ways to get lost tabs back. So there is nothing to worry about.
6. Update Browser
Can’t find the Publish YouTube button in your browser? Try using another browser. If the publish button appears in other browsers, you must update the affected browser.
Some browsers (like Microsoft Edge and Safari) usually update themselves automatically, while others require you to update them manually. Here’s how to check for updates in some popular web browsers.
How to Update Google Chrome?
Stage 1: Tap the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner of the browser and select Settings.
Alternatively, paste this address chrome://settings into the address bar and press Enter/Return on your keyboard.
Step 2: Select About Chrome in the lower left corner of the settings menu.
Stage 3: If your Chrome is not up to date, you should find an update button.
If you have downloaded the updated version of the browser but have not yet installed it on your computer, you will find the Restart Chrome button on this page.
How to Update Mozilla Firefox?
Stage 1: Tap the hamburger menu icon and select Preferences.
Step 2:
In the General menu, go to the Firefox Updates section and click the ‘Check for updates’ button. You should also turn on ‘Install updates automatically’ to let Firefox automatically update itself.
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We are sure that at least one of the above solutions will restore the missing YouTube broadcast button on your device. Let us know if you have any questions or any other helpful tricks to fix this issue.
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