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.

Speaking of Google, it has acknowledged the issue and confirmed that a fix is in the works. "We're aware of an issue with Chromecast v2 and Chromecast Audio devices," a Google spokesperson said. "We will share an update once we have more details about the issue and the fix."

Users of select Chromecast models are seeing a consistent error message when they try to cast content using the device. If you’re the owner of a Gen 2 Google Chromecast or Chromecast Audio device, you’re likely not having a great start to your week.