Google is working on a next-gen 4K Chromecast with Google TV, according to reports in March, and it has now been verified that this will be the follow-up to the Chromecast with Google TV 4K, which debuted in 2020. The same for which Google issued an urgent plea to not to factory reset the Chromecast due to an outage from expired security certificate authority.
A source has said that Google is getting ready to introduce a new Chromecast powered by Google TV. The four-four-k resolution of the current $49.99 model will be kept, and a remodeled remote will be added.
Four years after the first model was unveiled and almost two years after the HD edition, which many expected to be a fresh premium product, this launch comes nearly. At last, the expected Chromecast with Google TV 4K’s replacement is on its way. With 1.9 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 (Amlogic S905X3), 2 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of storage, the 2020 model has these. While its performance can only be characterized as sufficient, the latter has drawn an argument.
Though the new Chromecast model slated for this year is probably going to be better, one should take into account the pricing bracket Google wants to reach with its streaming gadgets. Announced last September, one possible chip for this model is the Amlogic S905X5. With support for AV1 and a more efficient 6 nm process (down from 12 nm), this chip is two generations ahead of the one utilized in the present 4K Chromecast.
Last year, the Android TV 14 Beta introduced a new Chromecast Voice Remote. The build’s accompanying video showed a device having a comparable pill-shaped appearance and a D-pad at the top, but with more buttons. Formerly on the right edge, the volume rocker has been repositioned to the front of the remote with a new star/magic button added so that users might build a personal shortcut. With Android 14 being the most likely update following Google’s sidestepping of Android TV 13, concerning the operating system, the existing model is still operating on Android 12. Fast Pair, an audio output switcher, and alterations to the homescreen are among the newly added functions.
