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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by bxparks on Saturday October 11, 2025 @11:14PM (#45554868)
Hmm, good to know. But given Google's history, I assumed that it would stop working.

I also need to sell my Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K. Brand new, still in its shrink wrap. Bought it last year, to replace a flaky Roku. It was a flaky HDMI cable instead. I trust Roku more than Google for hardware support.

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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by lexicality on Sunday October 12, 2025 @04:08AM (#45556310)
In absolutely shocking news, it did stop working and then Google went out of their way to fix it.

I genuinely thought all the chromecast audios I owned were useless bricks and was looking around for replacements and then they just started working again from an OTA update. Astounding. I assume someone got fired for taking time away from making search worse to do this.

(edit: https://www.techradar.com/televisions/streaming-devices/goog...)

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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by portaouflop on Sunday October 12, 2025 @06:20AM (#45557016)
They are still selling their remaining stock and vowed to keep supporting it with bug fixes and security updates: https://blog.google/products/google-nest/chromecast-history/

Of course another question how long they will honor that commitment.

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