How to chromecast in two houses with different Chomecast dongles in each house

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I want to Chromecast in my two houses using my android phone. Each house has its own Chromecast dongle so I am not moving the dongle, but the Networks have different SSIDs. I have "Home" on the Android phone and it works in house one fine. Now I want to connect to my 2nd house's WiFi with a different SSID and install new dongles in this house to cast to these TVs.

1. I will install the new dongles and connect to the 2nd house's WiFi

2. This is where the issue is- What will happen when I open "Home" and it does not see the new WiFi automatically BUT the phone does connect to the WiFi automatically. So, what happens in this case for Home?"

in summary- 2 houses with different WiFi SSIDs, with each TV in each house having its own dongle (not moving dongles) and each dongle will be connected to the house's WiFi, the phone automatically switches WiFi between the 2 houses.
So, what do I need to do in the 2nd house to cast AND when I go back to the first house, and the phone automatically sees the WiFi, will I be able to cast automatically OR do I need to set up "Home" again in the 1st house?

I hope this is clear- if not just let me know and I will try to clarify.
Thanks for any help.
All the best
Steve
 
In the top left corner of the Home app, click the + then select to create a new home.

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