Google says the casting issues affecting older Chromecast devices have now been resolved after users feared the company had quietly killed support for the aging hardware.

What is a Google Chromecast? It's essentially a streaming device that wirelessly connects your phone, tablet, or computer with an HD monitor. If your monitor or TV screen has an HDMI port (which ...

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 ...

For the first birthday of Google's streaming-media stick, the exec behind the dirt-cheap dongle discusses its back story, year one, and the path ahead. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter ...

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 ...

Numerous people reported that their original Chromecast had suddenly stopped casting from popular apps, including Chrome, YouTube, and Paramount+. This brought concern that the original Chromecast was ...

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.