Google Restores 1st-Gen Chromecast Casting After Technical Issue Hit $35 Devices

5 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 22

Google said it fixed a technical issue that had disrupted casting on some first-generation Chromecasts earlier this week, and all affected devices should now work again.
The outage blocked casting from apps including Chrome, YouTube and Paramount+, prompting users to fear Google had remotely disabled the aging streamers.
Sahana Mysore, a senior Google Home product manager, said the company identified the root cause quickly but did not disclose what caused the failure.
The fix eases pressure on owners of the $35 device, which sold 10 million units in 2014 and lost official support in 2023 but remains in use in some homes.

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