Google launched its 1st generation Chromecast in 2013. The tech giant has now quietly announced that the company has ended support for the device. This means that Google will no longer offer updates to the 1st generation Chromecast.
Google offered 10 years of support for the first generation Chromecast. The company has also announced that with the end of support the company may notice some degradation in the performance of Chromecast. “Support for Chromecast (1st gen) has ended, which means these devices no longer receive software or security updates, and Google does not provide technical support for them. Users may notice a degradation in performance,” said the company. The company released the last firmware version 1.36.159268 in November 2022 for the 2013 Chromecast.
For those unaware, the first generation Chromecast sports a key like design and it comes with an HDMI port on the right end and a micro-USB port on the other end. The 2013 Chromecast also consisted of the Chrome logo printed on the top part of the device. The first-generation Chromecast came with 512MB of RAM and 2GB of internal stoarge.
Meanwhile, Google has started rolling out an April 2023 security patch for Chromecast with Google TV. The update comes with 140MB and it is said to be rolling out in the HD model of the device. To download the update on your Chromecast with Google TV, go to Settings > System > About > System update. Here’s the complete changelog of the update:
– Android security patch level has been updated to Apr 2023
– Other bug fixes and performance improvements
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