Google finally brings some relief to older Chromecast owners

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TL;DRGoogle has fixed an issue in the Google Home app that prevented some older Chromecast devices from being set up.Affected users should update the Google Home app to the latest version 4.26 or newer and try again.The fix clears up confusion over whether older devices had simply reached the end of their support.Google’s oldest Chromecast dongles started running into problems earlier this year, with some users unable to use them with certain apps. Things got worse when an update to the Google Home app left some owners unable to set up their older devices. After weeks of frustrations, Google has finally resolved the setup issue.Google confirmed the fix in an update to a Reddit thread where users reported problems setting up older Chromecast and Google Home devices. The company says the issue is resolved and recommends that affected users update the Google Home app to version 4.26 and try setting up their device again.