It might be on life support, though.

Google has finally fixed the annoying setup issue for the first-gen Chromecast, so your device isn't being bricked just yet.

Google has fixed a Google Home app issue that prevented some older Chromecast and Home devices from being set up.

It took several days, but it looks like Google has figured out how to resolve a recent issue that borked older Chromecast (version 2) and Chromecast Audio streaming dongles, which was preventing them ...

A faulty Google Home app update prevented older Chromecast devices from being set up for months. Version 4.26 should now fix ...