Google seemingly ends Chromecast updates for most models
9to5Google • • technology
Key Points:
- Google has officially ended software updates, including critical security updates, for nearly all Chromecast models except the 2022 Chromecast with Google TV (HD), which remains supported within its 5-year update window.
- Affected devices no longer receiving updates include Chromecast (2nd Gen), Chromecast Audio, Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast (3rd Gen), and Chromecast with Google TV (4K).
- The change was made recently, as support pages showed these models still receiving updates as of mid-March 2024, but now they are listed as unsupported on Google's Nest device support page.
- Despite the end of software updates, app and server-side updates for Google TV-powered Chromecast devices are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
- Google has yet to update all official support pages to reflect this change, and further details from Google are pending.