At the end of last February, Chromecast devices with Google TV received a long-awaited update that brought Quick Pair functionality to televisions for connecting Bluetooth peripherals much faster. But it doesn’t end there, because users can also enjoy it. another update for such devices.
This new patch is part of the security update program available on Google Chromecasts. ‘STTL.240206.002’ update is coming improve device security and experience After the January security patch applied for Chromecasts in March. Below these lines we tell you everything you need about the update.
March security update arrived for Chromecast
Last month we had a security update with a single line of information: ‘Other bug fixes and performance improvements’. This latest update does pretty much the same thing, although it’s even smaller in size. 72.55 MB patch Compared to 169 MB in March, according to 9to5Google.
If the update has not yet appeared in the main menu of your television, you can try to check for updates by entering it. Settings > System > Information > System updates. Once here, the system will automatically update the device to the latest version available.
Google in just four months of the year It has already released three updates to Chromecast devices. This pace is already faster than in 2023, when devices only received updates in January, April, May, July, October and December.
Although mobile phones already have Android 14 and this year it is Android 15’s turn, the rhythm on televisions is different and not so “regular”. And on Chromecast with Google TV, Google’s newest streaming device from 2020, we are still on Android 12and televisions compatible with that operating system.
Even though it’s been almost four years since Chromecast debuted with Google TV, the company has yet to offer official details about an upcoming device. Despite the clues about Chromecast, which is claimed to be released in 2024, it seems that we will have to wait for the next Google I/O for the company to show its new devices.
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