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 This could be caused by outdated device firmware," or "We couldn't authenticate your Chromecast."

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.

Users of select Chromecast models are seeing a consistent error message when they try to cast content using the device. If you’re the owner of a Gen 2 Google Chromecast or Chromecast Audio device, you’re likely not having a great start to your week.

Chromecast users are facing authentication issues. We explain what happened to cause the issue, and what you can do to fix it. Check it out!

Chromecast (2nd Gen) and Audio users are locked out of streaming due to an "Untrusted Device" error—here's why it's happening and what to expect next.

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

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.