“Support for Chromecast (1st generation) has ended, which means these devices no longer receive software or security updates, and Google doesn’t provide technical support for them. Users may notice a degradation in performance,” Google said.
In 2013, Google announced the Chromecast as a device to be able to send content from the smartphone to the TV, which cost about $35 and could be plugged in from the HDMI port, with 512MB RAM and only 2GB internal storage.
A couple of years later, the second generation came onto the market, with a new disc-shaped design and improvements in terms of operation, however, it was not until the fourth generation that the device included its own interface with which it allowed the user to it could navigate using a remote, without losing its own Google features.
The technology company still maintains one of its most attractive features of the first generation Chromecast: its low price. Currently, the gadget It already has Android TV, available for about 35 euros in the main online stores. The price of the 4K model ranges from 70 euros in the Google digital store and other of its distributors.
Google stands out for being a multinational Internet company that offers digital products and services, such as searches or online advertising, as well as services that have to do with the cloud and the software and according to Statista, as of January 2022, Google sites led the first place among the properties Web most viewed cross-platform in the United States and in the world, with more than 270 million visitors, it also had a market share of 61.4 percent among the main search engine providers in this country.