CCwGTV 4K update to Android 14 broke TV stream playback

[gurabli]

My CCwGTV 4K received the latest update UTTC.241218.004, now I have Android 14.

This update broke playback of direct live TV stream in all the apps. It looks that all the h.264 FullHD streams are affected. The playback is like slow motion with judder and audio out of sync. All these apps worked perfectly fine before the update. Many users report the same (Reddit). 

Source is DVB-C, TS stream from my cable TV provider.

Is this a known problem from Google's side? All the devices still on Android 12 are perfect. 

[Artan]

I only received the update on my Chromecast Google TV 4K today, June 27, 2025. Since then, there have only been errors — the picture stutters on Live TV, Netflix, Disney+, and others. Please fix this. Android 12 was much better.

[jonicunha]

Hi,

Information sent. The latest update did not resolve the issue.

[Artan]

Yes, I can confirm that. It hasn't worked since Android 14. Live TV

[rogalesko]

Still no luck with update? Guys, its really frustrating!

[gdeamon]

Throw away the crap. Google has programmers who have been through remote learning, they don't know anything, don't expect a fix. The broken one suits them, they count on buying a new one.

[rogalesko]

Would do that immediately, trust me, but that's not the way of solving this problem 😕

It's really a no way out situation. 😕

[rogalesko]

@GoogleNestTeam it's not funny at all.

It's been a while since the first person here wrote his problem.
Most of them have issue with h.264 codec. It's practically useless now to use this stick. Cmon!

[gurabli]

I sent the logs, feedback again, as you asked for. Please do something, it is really making the device unusable.

[rogalesko]

@GoogleNestTeam we are still wating for Your participation. You have to fix this problem. Do not be indifferent. People are wating for You actions!

[Blackkarl]

Dzieje się kto samo na wszystkich aplikacjach Chromecast stał się bezużyteczny dopóki tego nie ogarną 

[pipi20]

And same issue on Googl TV Streamer 4K!

[Jukebox8]

Hope it doesnt take much longer

[Robert28]

Witam, u mnie to samo. Obraz slow motion.

[QBA_WTF]

Still nothing. We demand repairing our product! Chromecast is not usable since a few weeks!

[Ricleiroz]

Hi Google Nest Team, any updates in relation to fix this issues with android 14? Thank you

[michcio]

day number 4224245 of google employee incompetence 🙃

[damngoogltt5]

Waiting for the update!

[reillysc]

How was Google comfortable pushing this update when deinterlacing was still broken? This is one of the most basic requirements for any TV streaming device, and it is surprising that ATV14 was released without such a fundamental capability being verified. For testing: Google devs need access to real DVB-T2 1080i25 H.264 content. The simplest reproducible setup is to use an HDHomeRun Flex Quattro (or similar) with an OTA antenna in Europe, and stream into an ExoPlayer-based client. Without DVB-T2 input, this issue will not reproduce in the US. 

Can you please confirm whether these tests are actually being run in Europe with DVB-T2 input, or are the devs only US-based? Without testing real interlaced DVB-T2 content, the issue will never be reproduced or resolved.

[borislip]

They don't need a real DVB-T2 stream at all to reproduce this, it reproduces just fine 1080i/25 mkv sample from Kodi's wiki.

[reillysc]

Well, would you have expected them to know that??

[LBM]

Can you please give us at least new update of current status? Last one was almost month ago.

[QBA_WTF]

Still waiting. Too much time. Are you serious?

[Asifnawaz]

Still waiting for you your fix about this issue. When will Google roll out the update to fix it. Please reply. 

[eric1905]

When can I expect the fix rollout?

[LBM]

Can you at least give us a status update? Last one was more than a month ago.

[PiotrGG92]

When you going to fix it? 

[Brausmith]

@GoogleNestTeam Time for an update, thanks. It's been over a month.

[wacxr123]

It has been months for you to fix it!

[Artan]

Is the problem now resolved

[MichaelBrooks]

Is there an estimated release date for the firmware update?

[ENGJT]

When is the update? Please provide the timeline. The Google stick is totally useless for now. 

[Greg77]

When can we expect you will fix that? It's almost October... 

[NSR]

2 months later and still nothing. Beyond a joke. I was a user of a considerable number of google hardware devices both personally and professionally. Never will I invest in google hardware again. 

[tsoltan]

Yeah and zero release notes - what was actually fixed in case of any has fixed.

[klajstus]

Issue with codec and IPTV still exists!

[Artan]

I also have the same problem.

[Kouseri]

I can confirm that the latest update did NOT fix the codec issue.

[NautilusX]

Everything has been working properly for me for two days.

[Artan]

And what did you do? It worked again.

[MartinBayard]

Video playback with some codec is still broken, absolutely no improvement.