Summary
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A world failure affects old models of chromecast.
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The new Chromecast models remain not affected.
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A temporary bypass solution is to manually fix a date to operate the dongle.
An unwanted breakdown of the end of Google prevents Google Chromecast (2nd generation) and the users of Chromecast Audio to launch content on their TV. They are not able to access the device either from the Google Home application. The breakdown seems to be due to a disturbance on the server side, with even current troubleshooting steps such as restarting or restarting the dongle not solving the problem.
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Based on Reddit threadsThe problem only affects the old Chromecast (2nd generation) and the Chromecast audio. The new Google streaming devices, such as Chromecast with Google TV, Chromecast Ultra and Google TV Streamer, are not affected.
9TO5GOOGLE Reports according to which some users see an “unreliable device: [name] I could not be checked. This could be caused by a firmware error message from the obsolete apparatus.
The breakdown seems to have an impact on chromecast users worldwide and is not limited to any specific market.
Wait for Google to deploy a fix
A Redditor I found a bypass solution that worked for many. The process requires reset the chromecast and manually define the date of your phone before March 9, 2025. Once finished, you can use the Google Home application to put your old chromecast. However, this is a heavy bypass solution for a problem on the Google server side. If you can, wait for the company to solve the problem.
Someone from Google seems to have neglected the update of essential certificate files for Chromecast (2nd generation) and Chromecast Audio, which may cause the problem. A Redditor claims That the intermediate certificate authority for chromecasts (2nd generation) expired on March 9, 2025. For this reason, Google servers do not validate these devices.
The breakdown has lasted for more than 10 hours now, and Google does not officially recognize it. Hoping that the company will quickly bring together its act and solve the problem.
