Chromecast users should be over-this is known about the life of the product that was abolished last year

Google Problems encountered by Chromecast users are facilitating.

The servers of second -generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices had extensive problems over a week ago, and the equipment could not stream content. The faults found a week ago did not seem to apply to newer models.

Chromecast is a device that allows you to play video, for example, on TV, led by a computer, tablet or cellphone.

Google began to correct the disturbance last Thursday and Monday company announcedthat devices should work normally now.

Problem Repair updates seem to have reached Chromecast users in Finland as well.

HS interviewed week Then the problem is amazed Markku Laurikainen. According to him, in the case of authentication, Chromecast always fell.

When he noticed the problem, he returned the factory settings to the device and changed his WiFi connection. When nothing worked, he thought there was something wrong with his phone. When he tried the device on another phone, that didn't work either.

Now Laurikainen says the device is working again. He says he has been testing its operations for a couple of days and says everything is played in the same way as before.

However, Laurikainen says he has noticed that the connection is to some extent.

« If I watch an hour and a half, it can a couple of times and break the connection, » he says.

However, there is no certainty as to whether it is due to Chromecast's software or whether there is a cause somewhere else.

Google Has not told what caused the original problem.

However, it has been suspected that the cause of the certificate for verifying the Chromecast certification, says technology sites The Verge and The Register. The sites refer to the research users who have distributed the problem they have shared on the Reddit service.

According to The Register, the update of Google later should extend the life of the certificate until 2045, which would mean that the equipment would work for another 20 years. A similar update should also be made in the coming years for fresher devices, the site says.

Google stopped making new Chromecast devices last August. At that time, however, Google promised to continue supporting the equipment with software and security updates.

The first Chromecast was released in 2013, and Google stopped its technical support as early as 2023.

According to Google, over 100 million Chromecast devices have been sold worldwide.