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Following a strange issue causing first-generation Chromecast devices to fail<\/a>, Google has ended software updates for nearly every other Chromecast model.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n No device gets software updates forever \u2013 maybe <\/em>except for the Shield TV, should Nvidia get its way<\/a>. But TV streaming devices tend to have a longer lifespan than most because, for many, it\u2019s a device that isn\u2019t replaced all that often. It took a decade for Google to end software support<\/a> for its original Chromecast model, but now that time is up for nearly every other model too.<\/p>\n On a support page<\/a> detailing software support for Google Nest devices \u2013 which includes Chromecast \u2013 Google has switched the status on several devices. Specifically, nearly every Chromecast device is listed as no longer receiving \u201ccritical\u201d security updates, including:<\/p>\n The only Chromecast device still listed as \u201cyes,\u201d still receiving security updates, is 2022\u2019s Chromecast with Google TV (HD). That\u2019s likely because the device is still within its 5-year window which Google has set <\/a>as a \u201cminimum\u201d of software support. Support for most<\/em> of these models has been outside of that window for some time now \u2013 Chromecast (2nd Gen) hasn\u2019t been promised any updates since 2020, and even Chromecast (3rd Gen) saw its window close in 2023.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s interesting that Google has pulled the plug on all of these devices at roughly the same time. A Reddit user notes <\/a>that Google apparently made the change within the past few days, and the last archived page shows all five models were still supported as of March 13<\/a>. <\/p>\n While it seems pretty cut and dry that Google has ended software support for these devices, there are a couple of things worth noting. For one, another support page<\/a> specific to Chromecast updates has yet to be updated to list these devices as no longer supported. That page is where Google officially listed the first-gen Chromecast as no longer supported. That page hasn\u2019t been updated since November 2025, though. Beyond that, even if Google is ending updates for its Google TV-powered Chromecast, it\u2019s likely that app updates and server-side updates will continue for the forseeable future.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll update this article if Google provides any further details about the change.<\/p>\n Are you still using any of these now-unsupported Chromecasts?<\/p>\n Follow Ben:<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n
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