# Chromecast using Generic.xml profile **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** server-synology, chromecast\ **Created:** [September 24, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/chromecast-using-generic-xml-profile/931699 "2025-09-24T17:51:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Parthantir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@Parthantir](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Parthantir)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/chromecast-using-generic-xml-profile/931699/1 "2025-09-24T17:51:44Z")
Server Version#: 1.42.1.10060 I’ve tested this issue on two Chromecasts on my LAN with restarts and resets. When I play a TV show on h265; the episode I select appears on screen, then it skips to the next episode, then the next ad infinitum. I found that this can be caused by the device’s profile in Plex files. I tried adding lines to the Chromecast.xml and nothing changed. Eventually I looked in the log files and found that the Chromecast appeared as device Chromecast (Chromecast), but the next line would always assign profile Generic.xml. I found online that removing the Generic.xml file can help, so I renamed it temporarily to test, and it worked with some buffering. Then I found that smart TVs no longer worked since they relied on the Generic.xml file, so I restored it, and of course the Chromecast returned to using the Generic.xml profile. How can I force the Chromecast to use the correct profile? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/chromecast-using-generic-xml-profile/931699/2 "2025-12-23T17:52:00Z")
This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.