My Chromecast is now working again.

Mines all good again

This is going to sound real dumb.

I have a 3 CCs and a CC Audio, but I havent used them for a while.

I've just plugged them all in, how do I tell if they are functional or not?

If they show up in Google Home and I can cast to them, all is good?

I had already wound back the phone clock and re registered after factory reset (although it didn't connect after)

But that was enough to allow OTA update next time around. So yep. If you know of anyone that did. Backdate the mobile and reattach in Home

kiwifidget:

 

This is going to sound real dumb.

 

I have a 3 CCs and a CC Audio, but I havent used them for a while.

 

I've just plugged them all in, how do I tell if they are functional or not?

 

If they show up in Google Home and I can cast to them, all is good?

 

It was only gen 2. And you'd know. No wifi, no casting to it. No managing it.

ok, I think I have a gen1, gen2, ultra and the audio. All seem to be working though.

Mines working now as well :) Yay. 

Thanks for unbricking my device that you bricked, google!

For those of us still with problems (though it may only have been me!)…

Today, Google provided an update for Chromecast (2nd Gen) and Chromecast Audio owners who had attempted to fix their devices with a factory reset. Google says that a Google Home app update will fix these:

 

 

For users who have performed a factory reset, you will need to update your Google Home app to the latest version (3.30.1.6 for Android and 3.30.106 for iOS) to set up your Chromecast (2nd gen) or Chromecast Audio device again. The app roll out is beginning today and may take up to a few days to roll out to everyone.

 

https://www.droid-life.com/2025/03/17/google-pushes-fix-for-dead-chromecast-devices-that-were-factory-reset/

I’d tried reconnecting my two reset CC Audios but no dice, even with changing my devices’ date (tried on both iPad and Android phone). Read the above re GH update, and luckily I had access to the latest version on Apple’s app store (but not yet on the GP Store) and have successfully reconnected both. $#%#$% Google…

Slow on their emails

I never got one to say oops.

And only got the sorry here's what to do, today.