<ul><li>Thousands of Chromecast second-gen and Chromecast Audio owners experienced their TV streaming dongles suddenly stop working.</li><li>This is due to a technical problem with the firmware that led to an error message indicating an untrusted device or authentication issue.</li><li>Google has acknowledged the issue and confirmed that a fix is forthcoming, advising users not to factory reset their devices.</li><li>It is yet to be seen whether Google will continue to support these older streaming media players in the long run.</li></ul>

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