New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on October 24, 2022) follows:
After weeks of rumors, last month Google finally announced the entry-level Chromecast with Google TV model priced at a good $30.
Understandably, the cheaper streamer ships with inferior internals when put head-to-head with its older, 4K counterpart. But you are getting the same experience on either stick thanks to the underlying Google TV.
However, being newer, the HD model came with one major advantage over its aging 4K sibling — Android TV 12 OS straight out of the box.
Since launch, the original Chromecast with Google TV remained on Android TV 10, but this changed a few days ago when Google confirmed the availability of Android TV 12 OS for this device.
Although much won’t be changing after this update, some will be excited by things like the ability to switch between different refresh rates and the additional settings for controlling HDR format and surround sound.
Unfortunately, though, all is not rosy for Chromecast with Google TV owners. According to reports, the update not only improved the HDR function, but it also broke it for some users.
Apparently, it is now emerging that HDR is not working properly on the Chromecast with Google TV after the update to Android 12.
Those affected say constant flickering, white spots/lines and crackling audio have become the norm since updating to Android 12.
With nothing having changed in the setup, it’s easy to narrow the issue down to the new OS, but there’s still no official word so take this with a pinch of salt.
On the brighter side, there seems to be a way around it. One of those affected claims turning off HDR fixes this issue, but this isn’t an ideal solution by any means.
Alternatively, others claim the issue with HDR not working on Chromecast with Google TV after updating to Android 12 can be fixed by reducing the refresh rate from 4K/60Hz to anything lower.
As noted earlier, Google seems to be unaware that HDR is not working on the Chromecast after the update to Android 12, but we’ll be keeping an eye on more developments and update this article.
Update 1 (November 29, 2022)
05:02 pm (IST): One of our readers confirms that lowering the refresh rate helps get the Chromecast with Google TV HDR back up and running.
Thanks for the tip, Darren Hoo!
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