google to end support for first-gen Chromecast: Here's why

 Google Chromecast is a popular casting tool that has been around for many years, and the company stated this week that it will no longer support the first-generation Chromecast unit, which was released in 2013.

If you are still using the first-generation device, you will no longer receive official updates from Google, making it vulnerable to hacks and other performance issues. Because of the loss of official support, Google now wants these users to upgrade to the current version, which provides Full HD and 4K options.

The company posted an update about the first-generation Chromecast on its support page in April of this year, stating, "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 see a drop in performance."

The most recent Chromecast update was published in November of last year, which was the first update in three years.

We are in 2023, and a gadget being supported for ten years is quite an accomplishment, given that most phones on the market lose official support after five years. In any case, technology has advanced significantly since the first-generation Chromecast was released, and the new gadgets even run on a new platform known as Google TV.

The Chromecast was released in 2013 cost $35 (about Rs 2,360 at the time) and has 512GB RAM and 2GB storage. This Chromecast resembled a large key with an HDMI connection and a microUSB interface for electricity. The Chromecast now costs roughly Rs 4,000 in the market, and to be fair, it is far more powerful and feature-rich than previous versions of the Chromecast released by Google.