On Friday, Chromecast with Google TV received its first update of the new year and brings a handful of major changes. We know what has been fixed because Google is now releasing a changelog with software versions.
Google says the new Chromecast has improved 4K support for TVs and audio / video receivers, while there are improvements in Dolby Audio for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus pass-through content.
The next big change means that users are less likely to encounter an error that shows the Android recovery screen. When it appears, Google is showing enhanced instructions to make it more obvious how users can fix it. We hope it will reduce the likelihood that owners will restart their entire device.
The other big change today is Google now providing release notes on the existing firmware versions page, in a big step towards updating transparency for Chromecast with Google TV owners. The full changelog for the 200918.033 build is below:
- Enhanced 4K support for TVs and AVRs
- Dolby Audio improvements for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus pass-through content
- Android recovery screen improvements and fixes
- Reduced the number of users seeing the Android recovery screen
- Improved instructions when Android recovery screen is displayed
- Security update: Security patch level increased to December 5, 2020
- General security, stability and performance improvements
The 78.20 MB update was first identified on Friday, but is still in the process of being implemented. To find out if it is available for your device: click on your profile avatar in the upper right corner> Settings> System> About> System update.
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