If you use a first-generation Chromecast device to cast to your television, you may want to be on the market for a new device. Google launched the Chromecast a decade ago to allow people to cast from ...

No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first Chromecast. ‘Users may notice a degradation in performance.’ No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first ...

Before Android TV and Google TV were the company’s main focus, the Chromecast debuted as a super-affordable, smartphone-powered streamer for your TV that didn’t need a remote or built-in apps. Now, ...

Google has quietly announced that support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended and that there will be no more updates. This means Google’s inaugural — sorry Nexus Q — key-shaped streaming device will no ...

A few days ago, legacy Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices stopped working for many users. Google advised against factory resetting affected devices, but did not immediately have a solution ...

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Ten years after its Chromecast created the market for cheap, easily accessible streaming HDMI dongles, Google said it will stop publishing firmware for the first generation of the connected TV device.