Google Ends Updates for 5 Chromecast Models, Leaving Only 2022 HD Version Supported
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Updated · 9to5Google · May 22
Google Ends Updates for 5 Chromecast Models, Leaving Only 2022 HD Version Supported
11 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · May 22
Five Chromecast models—including Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast with Google TV 4K—are now marked as no longer receiving critical security updates on Google’s Nest support page.
The 2022 Chromecast with Google TV HD is the only model still listed as supported, likely because it remains within Google’s stated minimum 5-year software-support window.
Archived pages show all five devices were still supported as of March 13, suggesting Google changed their status only in recent days and did so across multiple aging models at once.
A separate Chromecast update page has not yet been revised, and app updates or server-side changes may still continue even as formal security support ends.
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