Google introduced in August 2024 that it could cease manufacturing its Chromecast TV dongle. Now, 9to5Google is saying that the Google {hardware} is now not accessible for buy via Google’s on-line retailer, marking the top of the product after greater than 11 years.
Shalini Govil-Pai, the corporate’s head of TV, has beforehand stated that the rationale for the closure was that competitors had begun to accentuate among the many barely cheaper streaming units.
Google has subsequently chosen to interchange Chromecast with its new streaming resolution Google TV Streamer, which comprises extra superior {hardware} but additionally prices twice as a lot because the earlier product.
The corporate has beforehand stated that current Chromecast 4K and Chromecast HD units will obtain safety updates till September 2025. Different fashions shall be supported for for much longer.
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