False Alarm on Google Killing Updates for Chromecast Devices
Droid Life • • technology
Key Points:
- A Reddit post claimed that Google had marked most Chromecast devices as having reached end-of-life and no longer receiving critical security updates, causing confusion among users.
- The devices reportedly affected included Chromecast (2nd gen), Chromecast Audio, Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast (3rd gen), and Chromecast with Google TV (4K), while the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) was not mentioned.
- Upon verification, all listed Chromecast devices except the original Chromecast (1st gen) are still shown as receiving critical security updates on Google's official support page.
- It is suspected that a temporary error or mistaken update by a Google employee caused the incorrect status change, which was later corrected.
- The incident highlights difficulties in tracking minor changes on Google's support pages due to the discontinuation of Google Cache.