Google apologizes but won’t say what went wrong nor when it will make things right Older models of Google’s Chromecast media-streaming sticks remain broken, and independent research suggests a fix could take potentially weeks to materialize.

Google has confirmed a global Chromecast outage is affecting users, and according to software engineers, the fix isn't a simple update.

This latest issue serves as a stark reminder of the challenges of relying on older tech, especially when companies like Google decide to pull the plug without warning.