Eli5: I have a Google home, and a Chromecast plugged into a 2014 Samsung TV. How is the Google home able to shut off my TV on command?

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I couldn’t find my remote going to bed. So I asked Google to shut off the TV and it did. WTF? The Chromecast is just plugged into the HDMI and the TV is 5 years old. No way that functionality should link up.

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This is a feature of HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) which has been a standard for about 17 years. Not every device uses this feature but it certainly is something you might expect a 5 year old television to be able to do.

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