You may control the support thread within the official assist boards for updates on that entrance.
Second-gen Chromecast nonetheless supported
Google stopped supporting the unique 2013 Chromecast after 10 years, so it will not have been stunning to see the second gen formally be part of the Google Graveyard this yr. Maybe that was even Google’s intention. Nonetheless, there was no announcement or provide of Google Retailer credit score for an alternate system—a typical tactic when Google kills a tool folks nonetheless use. Nonetheless, the Chromecast simply stopped working when its certificates expired. This naturally upset Chromecast followers.
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There are many folks yelling at Google on-line about this as a result of the gadgets stay massively fashionable, and that is no shock. The 2015 streamers bought tens of millions of models earlier than they have been faraway from sale in 2019. Except you demand 4K video, the 2015 Chromecast nonetheless does its job. It has barely gradual however serviceable Wi-Fi, and TVs nonetheless have HDMI ports. So there are in all probability tens of millions of second-gen Chromecasts dangling from the backs of TVs world wide. And there’s no trendy equal of the Chromecast Audio in Google’s lineup, a tool that individuals nonetheless covet and which repeatedly sells for nearly $100 on eBay.
That is the wonderful thing about the Chromecast. In contrast to most Google merchandise—and to borrow a phrase—the Chromecast simply works. There isn’t any continually altering, ad-infested residence display, neither is there a distant to get misplaced within the sofa or burn via batteries. You merely join along with your cellphone and go. Sure, these fashions are virtually a decade outdated, however there isn’t any cause to toss them within the rubbish. The truth that so many individuals are upset concerning the outage is a tribute to the reliability of the Chromecast paradigm.
Legacy Chromecast followers have cause for hope, although. Google tells Ars Technica that it has not deserted these gadgets. No matter its preliminary intentions, the corporate is dedicated to fixing this certificates difficulty, and the dongle may nonetheless have extra life in it. “We nonetheless assist Chromecast v2,” Google stated.
We won’t say how lengthy that assist dedication will final, however this product could have a fair longer lifespan than the enduring authentic Chromecast dongle.