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Chromecast has gotten progressively more shit since the day it came out. It barely works half of the time now.

Archive: https://archive.today/ghYye

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>On March 9, older Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices stopped working due to an expired device authentication certificate authority that made them untrusted by Google's apps. While unofficial apps like VLC continue to function, Google's fix will require either updating client apps to bypass the issue or replacing the expired certificates, a process that could take weeks; however, Google has since announced it is beginning a gradual rollout of a fix. The Register reports:

Chromecast has gotten progressively more shit since the day it came out. It barely works half of the time now. Archive: https://archive.today/ghYye From the post: >>On March 9, older Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices stopped working due to an expired device authentication certificate authority that made them untrusted by Google's apps. While unofficial apps like VLC continue to function, Google's fix will require either updating client apps to bypass the issue or replacing the expired certificates, a process that could take weeks; however, Google has since announced it is beginning a gradual rollout of a fix. The Register reports:

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weird. Mine is about 10 years old and working fine.

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It seems like some devices have already had a problem but this is for "newer" devices.

Chromecast Ultra and Google Home running out in March next year, and the Google Home Mini in January 2027.

It is amazing how much shit get's broken yearly because of cert's expiring.

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>On March 9, older Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices stopped working

Mine is pretty old.