Overview
- Google released Google Home app version 4.26 on Wednesday, and the company says the update fixes setup failures and related functionality problems for first‑gen (2013) Chromecast, 2015 Chromecast, and Google Home Mini devices.
- The problem began after a Google Home app regression earlier this year that caused older devices to disappear from or fail to set up in the Android app and resurfaced in late July for more users.
- Google’s Nest Community announcement tells affected users to update to v4.26 or factory reset their devices and to return to the community if issues persist.
- Many owners had been forced to use workarounds such as downgrading the app, factory resetting hardware, or rebuilding their Home ecosystems while the bug remained unfixed.
- The fix eases user anxiety about planned obsolescence after Google’s May end‑of‑support notice for the oldest dongles and shows the company may offer limited continued support for legacy devices.