Google has annunciate it has end support for the original Google Chromecast dongle almost a decade after it launched .
The affordableHDMIdongle was a revelation in terms of casting content from a fluid equipment or laptop to a television set wirelessly .
It has since spawned several other variant , while manufacturers also begin to work up the Google Cast engineering now into their twist .
However , the originalApple AirPlayrival , first discharge in 2013 , has reached the destruction of life with Google warning owners they may notice performance issues as time goes on . That imply apps might not work as wait or you might see some bugs that ’ll no longer be fix .
However , perhaps more prevalently , there ’ll be no more security updates go forward . For that cause alone , you may want to upgrade .
In asupport documentposted by Google ( via9to5Google ) , the society says : “ musical accompaniment for Chromecast ( 1st gen ) has ended , which means these equipment no longer receive software or security updates , and Google does not leave technical documentation for them . user may point out a degradation in performance . ”
The original model bring HD funding , but further releases included an Ultra model , which had 4 KB , and another designed for audio frequency and shaped like a vinyl record .
The go - to model these mean solar day is the 2020Chromecast with Google TV , which tote up a dedicated outside dominance for the first time and a more traditional smart TV UI with apps available from the Play Store . It still had the capacity to accept casts from compatible mobile origin , but no longer required a freestanding gimmick to view capacity on the TV .
