Google has officially stopped supporting the first-gen Chromecast

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It's officially the end of an era for the original Google Chromecast, with the
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no longer receiving any updates or support,
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. Chromecast first came on the scene in 2013 as a key-sized device that promised to provide a Smart TV experience for $35, and it has done just that. Google has upgraded the initial Chromecast's hardware throughout the years to keep up with streaming denands but is now leaving it behind for good.

In a
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, Google asserted that "Support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended, which means these devices no longer receive software or security updates, and Google does not provide technical support for them. Users may notice a degradation in performance." Google last updated Chromecast's support page back in April, meaning the announcement has gone unnoticed for some time now.


Through the lens of Google alone, a complete pull-back on the 10-year-old Chromecast original has been a long time coming. The company has only looked after the
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(rather than larger-scale updates) since 2019. The last update came in November 2022 and was the first in three years. Google has also released newer versions since the first-gen, like the cheaper $30
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and the $50 4K model.

If you're a
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, the only thing to do now is to make sure it's fully upgraded and hope for the best.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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