'Rest in peace good buddy': original gen 1 Chromecasts are now failing after 13 years, as Google apparently…
- Original Chromecasts are starting to fail en masse
- Support for the devices officially ended back in 2023
- The tech lives on with the Google TV Streamer box
Some 13 years after making its debut — and getting a 5-stars-out-of-5 review from us, by the way — it looks as though it's finally the end of the road for the original, first-generation Chromecast, with many users now reporting that their devices have stopped working.
As spotted by 9to5Google, there's been an uptick in the number of these reports on Reddit, with a significant number of people saying their dongles are no longer able to cast anything. The change seems to have happened over the last couple of days.
For context, Googlestopped updating the device back in 2023, and certain apps (including Peacock) have pulled support since then. There are also some contributors to the Reddit thread who...
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