# Google Cast: going beyond TTS (media control, playback state, Chromecast video)

**URL:** <https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/google-cast-aller-plus-loin-que-le-tts-controle-media-etat-de-lecture-chromecast-video/10595>\
**Category:** Demande de fonctionnalités\
**Created:** [August 15, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/google-cast-aller-plus-loin-que-le-tts-controle-media-etat-de-lecture-chromecast-video/10595 "2026-08-15T19:46:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlexTrovato](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/alextrovato/32/10705_2.png) [@AlexTrovato](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/AlexTrovato)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/google-cast-aller-plus-loin-que-le-tts-controle-media-etat-de-lecture-chromecast-video/10595/1 "2026-08-15T19:46:48Z")

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Hi! The Google Cast integration that arrived in 4.43 is great for making Gladys talk on Google speakers. I have 8 Cast devices at home (Nest speakers and Chromecasts) and I’d like to go further: playback control (pause, volume, next), playback status exposed as a feature (usable as a scene trigger, e.g., dim the lights when a Chromecast starts playing), and why not sending media (audio/video URL, radio) to a device from a scene. This would turn Chromecast TVs into real home automation actors. What do you think?

_Identified need based on my home automation setup, analyzed and written with the help of Claude (AI) — reviewed and approved by me._