Last Sunday, at 17:44 hours In Spain, devices Chromecast throughout the world they stopped working simultaneously. The reason was the Expiration of a certificate in the second -generation chomecast and the chromecast audioboth launched in 2015, according to Ars Technica. Google took to respond to what was happening, which only aggravated him. The company apologized yesterday in a mail that sent Chromecast users and promised a solution that is already here. Google has started today The deployment of an update that must solve the Chromecast problem of being recognized as a ‘non -reliable’ device ‘ When trying to send content from the mobile to the TV or a sound equipment.
‘We have begun to implement a solution for the problem with the Chromecast (2nd generation) and Chromecast Audio devices, which will be completed in the next few days. Your device must be connected to receive update‘, explains the company on a publication on the Google Nest community page. By connected, it refers to that The chromecast is to the Wi-Fi network of the user to be updated by Google automatically. Therefore, if you have not touched your chromecto since the malfunction began, it will continue to be connected to the Wi -Fi network as you left it and can be updated when the patch arrives. But that is not the case of everyone.
Google’s first response came More than 24 hours after the event is triggered. In a publication in Xthe company asked the affected users to did not reset their devices to factory values. However, this is One of the recommendations that Google gives on its support page To fix certain incidents, so it is likely that many would have already tried when Google launched its warning; Not to mention that the publication in X only reaches a percentage of users.
Hi they! We’re Aware of An Emerging Issue Impacting Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast Audio Devices and Are Working on a Fix. Do not factory reset your device. We Will Keep You All Updated When the Fix Rolls Out. If you have already factory (cont) https://t.co/dmfghwaca1
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In any case, when restoring it to its factory values, the device becomes little more than a pisapapeles. This is because The expired certificate is essential for the initial authentication of the device during the configuration process. Without a valid certificate, chromecast You cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network or communicate with the Google Home app In the user smartphone to complete the configuration.
Google has already claimed on several occasions that will provide additional steps so that these users can also recover their devices. ‘If you reset the factory configuration during the initial problem solving, you may still have problems configuring your device. We are working to solve it as soon as possible. Check the community page here to obtain updates and next steps, ‘says Google in its latest publication in the Google Nest community.