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Google addresses older Chromecasts’ bug problem and is working on a fix


Second-gen Chromecast owners reportedly face the issue while trying to stream content.

Affected users were unable to cast content from apps like YouTube, with no option to proceed beyond the error message. from r/Chromecast The issue has been reported by several users on Reddit and had occurred while casting something from their mobile handset through streaming apps like YouTube, for instance. Reddit users have also started assuming that Google might have bricked their older Chromecast with the new error message, pushing them to buy newer models.

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