Found a hack to Turn off ChromeCast

Found a hack to Turn off ChromeCast. Tell me if there was an easier way, but never found one.

I wanted to turn off all items in my living room, plus chromecast tv.

To Do this:
1: create a Virtual Outlet
2: On the existing switch to turn off everything I added an action to Turn On and then Turn Off the virtual outlet*
3: Here is the hack, in google home app, I made a Automation to Turn off Chromecast when the outlets goes off.

*The reason I Turn on and off the outlet is due to the limitations of google home having only 1 starter.

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if you were willing to use the reverse logic as the trigger, (when the virtual switch turns on instead of when it turns off), then there is an auto off setting in the device itself.

Next time i will set it up that way

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