Google has quietly announced that support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended and that there will be no more updates. This means Google’s inaugural — sorry Nexus Q — key-shaped streaming device will no ...

With streaming platforms like Netflix making it easier than ever before for people to watch shows and movies at the convenience of their homes, there has been a subsequent rise in demand and ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The first Chromecast, launched way back in 2013, was a novel, dirt-cheap way to get your streaming content onto your TV.

In a new batch of Chromecast updates, Google has released new firmware for the first-generation Chromecast for the first time in years. Since 2013, Google has offered the Chromecast series as a way to ...

Google recently killed the Chromecast brand, but the dongles live on—mostly. Owners of the second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio have noticed this week that their beloved streaming gadgets ...

Google's now colorful Chromecast has become a strong competitor to the likes of Apple TV, Roku, and Fire TV. Originally released as a device that required casting content from a mobile device to work, ...

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Support for the first-generation Chromecast ended a while ago, but now the gadget is falling for many users.