Chromecast users are facing authentication issues. We explain what happened to cause the issue, and what you can do to fix it. Check it out!

Many people using older Chromecast devices experienced a shock in recent days when their units lost the ability to cast content. The company ended the brand last year, which led folks to think that this was a planned obsolescence of some kind.

Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices from 2015 suddenly stopped working this week, but Google says a fix is coming.