Following a strange issue causing first-generation Chromecast devices to fail, Google has ended software updates for nearly every other Chromecast model.
Update: Google is not ending “critical security updates” for Chromecasts. In a statement, the company explained how a “support article update incorrectly indicated deprecation of software support for legacy Chromecast devices.”
Google is not ending support for Google Chromecasts and the support page has since been updated with the latest and most accurate information.”
No device gets software updates forever – maybe except for the Shield TV, should Nvidia get its way. But TV streaming devices tend to have a longer lifespan than most because, for many, it’s a device that isn’t replaced all that often. It took a decade for Google to end software support for its original Chromecast model, but now that time is up for nearly every other model too.
On a support page detailing software support for Google Nest devices – which includes Chromecast – Google has switched the status on several devices. Specifically, nearly every Chromecast device is listed as no longer receiving “critical” security updates, including:
