The Nexus player supports Google Cast, the feature for selecting and controlling media playback on a television that was first introduced by Chromecast.

[6] In March 2018, Google confirmed that the Nexus Player would not receive Android 9 Pie and that security updates had also ended for the device.

[7] In August 2018, Android Headlines reported that some Nexus Player users were facing an issue where they became inoperable.

The remote also includes a microphone for voice search functions within supported apps and the main system interface.

During its initial days on sale, the Nexus Player was pulled from the Google Play Store because it had not passed FCC certification.