Let’s explain What about the chromecast who have stopped workingan extended mistake that many users around the world are reporting. Simply, using several Chromecast models have stopped being able to do it, and not even restart them.
We are going to start this article explaining what exactly this error is and what is happening. Then we will specify the models to which it seems to be happening, and we will end up talking about what you can do about it.
What’s happening
Suddenly, there seems to be an error that is affecting some Chromecast models around the world. Simply, cannot send content to the devices. This means that when you enter the mobile in a video or content and the option to send to the Chromecast is chosen, this does not work simply.
In addition to the chromecast becoming pisapapeles, another problem is that You cannot access your configuration through the Google Home application that serves to manage them from the mobile. It is as if they had stopped working.
Apparently, an error that says that You cannot identify the chromecast. This error occurs although so far it had worked. In other cases, the error seems to point to an old firmware.
What devices affect
This error seems to be affecting To the oldest Chromecast modelssuch as the second generation or the Chromecast Audio. The most modern models such as the Google TV or the Chromecast Ultra work without any problem, only affects the old.
How to solve the problem
The worst of this problem is that Currently you can’t solve it. If you throw for classic solutions such as restoring the device or restarting it, this does not fix anything. Chromecast will still not work and nothing can be done.
It is normal to think that In a few hours or days, google throw an update that serves to solve this problem. Therefore, you must pay attention to the updates of the Google Home OA app that your chromecast can receive.
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