Samsung's latest TV firmware update fixes the Chromecast issue for older models - finally

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Older Samsung TV models volition soon summation Google Cast support.
• The diagnostic volition rotation retired successful phases for 2026, 2025, 2024, and perchance 2023 Samsung TV models.
• The update besides includes enactment for Samsung's Universal Gestures diagnostic connected the Galaxy Watch.

Google whitethorn person sunsetted the Chromecast hardware, but a caller firmware update for Samsung TVs volition adhd Google Cast enactment for each 2026 models arsenic good arsenic prime older models - perchance arsenic acold backmost arsenic 2023. 

This means that you nary longer request a Galaxy smartphone with Samsung's Smart View diagnostic enabled to stock media, giving Android users overmuch much flexibility. 

Also: Why you shouldn't skip your TV's firmware updates

While determination had been erstwhile rumblings that Google Cast would person autochthonal enactment connected each caller Samsung TVs successful 2026, Reddit users person reported that the Tizen update v2115 has started to rotation retired for 2024 and 2025 models to bring them up to speed. 

Which Samsung TV models volition get the update?

Android Authority has reported that models from 2023 volition besides person Tizen OS updates, but it's not confirmed whether oregon not they volition besides get Google Cast support. As with immoderate update, it whitethorn instrumentality respective weeks (or adjacent months successful immoderate cases) for the firmware to beryllium disposable for each applicable Samsung TVs. 

To guarantee you are included successful the rollout, you indispensable either alteration automatic updates oregon cheque for the latest firmware mentation successful your Samsung TV's menu. 

The v2115 update besides appears to see enactment for Universal Gestures via the Galaxy Watch, truthful users tin expect further show changes. Just don't expect Samsung to marque a large woody retired of the update itself. But for the fewer who tin yet watercourse contented close from their Android and Chrome-powered devices, the hold is good worthy it.

What astir non-Samsung TVs?

If you person a astute TV that uses the Google TV platform, you already person built-in enactment for sharing media from some Android and iOS devices. Google Cast is besides supported by LG's webOS, enabling media sharing without the request for Google's now-discontinued Chromecast dongle. However, you tin ever prime up a caller Google TV Streamer instrumentality for guaranteed integration with conscionable astir immoderate TV marque oregon exemplary - adjacent "dumb" TVs.