What Google says. As per the latest information from Google: "We're aware of an emerging issue impacting Chromecast 2nd-gen and Chromecast Audio devices and are working on a fix.

Google says that its fix solves the problems for both the Chromecast Audio and 2nd-gen Chromecast, and that users should receive this patch over the course of the next few days. In order to get the software, the devices will need to have an active Wi-Fi connection.

It's been a pretty frustrating week for owners of a 2nd-gen Chromecast or Chromecast Audio, but a fix for the bug that's rendered these devices inoperable is now rolling out – just as new issues appear for the newer Chromecast with Google TV.

Second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices are facing a problem that prevents them from casting content. If you try to use an affected device, you'll see one of two errors -- either, "Untrusted device: [name] couldn't be verified. This could be caused by outdated device firmware," or "We couldn't authenticate your Chromecast."

But Google assured users that the “untrusted device” error was a simply a bug. Google also advised users not to reset their devices as the company worked on a fix. Google hasn’t specified the reason for the “untrusted” errors, but some users have speculated that expired SSL certificates were to blame.

Chromecast users who haven't been able to use their devices for five days should be able to use them again soon thanks to a fix from Google.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google's first announcement about the issue was as follows: "We're aware of an emerging issue impacting Chromecast 2nd-gen and Chromecast Audio devi

Second-generation Chromecast users have been facing an outage since several days, and Google has now apologized for it. But where's the fix?

A few days ago, we got a report that certain Chromecast devices were being marked as “Untrusted”. This would happen when devices tried to cast to them. Well, if you were affected by this issue, don’t worry.