I have a JBL Link Portable. Every night I "Hey Google, set the alarm for (time)" and it works quite well.

I remember earlier, before moving and being without it for a while that I could make a routine that read the weather, my calendar for the day and played a radio channel which would activate when I turned the alarm off.

Now I can't find such a setting. It's not an activation option in "Automations". Is there any way to get that feature back? Am I misunderstanding something or just stupid?

I use a JBL Link Portable, and Google Home app up to date to 4.34.22.2 on a Galaxy S24+.

Hello!

I just moved into a new home that has a google doorbell and camera already built in. However, I have no speakers inside the house to hear the doorbell. The house is a narrow but tall townhome that is 4 stories.

I am considering buying 4 Google Nest Minis to put one on each floor; however, I am worried as these devices are no longer being manufactured and are hard to find. The Google Nest Hub 2nd gen and Hub Max are both completely sold out even on Google's primary site.

I really just need basic capabilities, mostly hearing the doorbell and basic speaker functions. Any recs on the best way to do this? Should I just scrap the google doorbell and start over as the Nest products seem to be non-prioritized by google?

Thanks!

hi

i own android 16 with the last patches/updates , with all the updates ,it's updated

google assistent disapeard and there is only gemini

but there is not any option to turn on voice match , even in settings- google -search assistent e vocal , there is nothing

have you the same problem?

have you fixed?

have them disabled it

thanks

It appears the Nest Hub Max is out of stock everywhere and the only option is to buy it second hand at a significant markup. I use the Hub Max at one of my properties and wanted to build a similar setup at my new place, but nowhere, including Google direct, seems to have units in stock.

I've seen the recent complaints about Gemini - where are Google Home users going for their hub needs? I don't use Google WiFi and don't intend to - what other choices do I have?

Just curious... has anyone been prompted for feedback after a bad interaction with Google Home/Gemini? Not once have I been asked for feedback when it fails or when a particularly frustrating interaction occurs. I've had a variety of communication issues with Google Home and Android Auto since moving to Gemini, yet the only time I'm prompted for feedback is after a simple request succeeds. As a result I never give feedback because after a series of miserable failed interactions I am not inclined to give a thumbs up for giving me an oven temperature for roast beef. Google may want to evaluate when they prompt users for feedback to ensure they're not skewing the feedback to favourable.

Curious about your experience.

I have the G400 since today but I just can't manage to let the Google Home go off when I press the bell. The only thing it does is give a notification when he sees movement what I'm doing wrong. I have all the notifications off in the Aqara app.

Gemini trying to claim it doesn't have access to Nest thermostat data (like always) but happily changes the temperature and displays time to temp in both Nest and the Google Home apps. Le sigh...

Get your shit together Google.

I was hoping for some help. I barely use this device and it's using around 120GB per month of data. I do not use the camera and barely steam music on it. Any advice as to what the hell could be happening here?

I created a script via my girlfriend's account in the Google Home Web App script editor using the event starter assistant.event.OkGoogle for a custom voice command.

When I (the primary home owner) speak the command, the script fires even though the script was created on her account. When my girlfriend (the actual creator of the script, with fully working Voice Match on all devices) speaks the exact command, nothing happens at all. Live execution logs show her voice attempt registers zero activity.

Creating a duplicate script under my own account resulted in the exact same bug: only my voice triggers it, hers is completely ignored. Manual button taps in the app work fine for her.

Voice Match is fully active and working across all Nest speakers for both accounts. I am the primary Home Owner, but the script was built on her account.

Has anyone else run into this? Is there a known fix or workaround to get OkGoogle Web Scripts to respond to all household voices, or does Google's backend hard-block event listeners for secondary accounts?

I mean you think it would work considering the Bravia 8 runs Google TV. It won't even turn the power on and off. It says it will but then the TV does nothing.

Does anybody with a Bravia 8 and Google home know how to get this to work does it just not work

Not sure if this is the best sub to ask this in, but here goes.

I'm heavily invested in Google ecosystem. Two thermostats, 11 cameras, doorbell, lock, hubs, minis, streamers, and wifi. Generally things have been fine, perhaps with the exception of the cameras and wifi. I've experienced slow load times for the cameras in the apps like everyone else. And the specs are underwhelming for 2026. For wifi, I have 5 of latest generation points, all hardwired with cat6. I often have to restart my network to get things working again.

I'm thinking about making the jump to Ubiquiti, at least for networking at first. Has anyone made the jump and have regrets? Any other ecosystems you prefer? I've started to dabble in Home Assistant, so things connected to that are an option. Most important is that the app needs to pass the spouse test. Cost is obviously a concern, but if things work, it's justified. Thanks!

Any fixes on this google recovery mode? I follow the instructions and try unplugging. Same. No luck.

My daughter asked my Google Home what a fart sounds like. Now, every request it repeats “this is the sound of a fart” with the fart sound playing. Even turning on the light does this.

Any help please 🥺

So here's the issue - I originally set up my nest thermostats using my gmail address, and have been happily using the nest app for years. Google Home (iOS) comes along, ok whatever, I don't care to migrate but it makes me do it anyway...I still use my Nest app.

NOW I have a new car that integrates Google assistant, which I like, because trying to fiddle with the stupid touchscreen while driving is dangerous and it's much easier to "hey google" and change car settings.

The issue is, my husband this morning told the car to set the temp at 75 degrees, and the stupid assistant changed my HOME thermostats! I don't want to voice control my home thermostats! How do I restrict Nest thermostats from Google Home/Assistant? The only way I've found to do it is to delete the devices from Google Home, which will apparently delete the entire account that I originally set them up with even in the Nest app?

Please help, I just want to use my devices in a dumb, minimally connected way. Will Nest still work if I block internet access at the router level?

Se que hace unos meses había muy malas opiniones para actualizar a Gemini en los speakers y Nest de Google pero vengo viendo algunos comentarios que ha mejorado mucho en estos últimos meses.

¿Cómo les está yendo a los que actualizaron hacia Gemini en este último mes?

The latest bug designed by Google to drive everyone mad is what I call the "bounce back" bug.

You set up an automation such as "Hey Google, turn off the TV", select the device and the turn off option and then hit save.

You test it out and the TV turns off. Fine. But, as you turn to leave the room the TV turns back on again. 🤬

In a data centre far, far away the Google boffins cackle insanely, content that yet another simple Google Home function has been totally fucked up.

How many others are having devices turn themselves back on again after apparently switching off? Is there a fix?

I have one of the first generation Google home smart speakers that’s pretty good for music…however my mum has the Google nest hub that has a pretty shitty speaker but she likes the display. What’s the best speaker to pair with the nest hub so she can play music without it sounding like a wind up radio.

Having a new Oppo Find X9 Ultra with a huge battery I was somewhat surprised that just being on Wi-Fi overnight drained 7% of it with the phone sat doing nothing.

A lot of diagnostics later and the culprit is the Google Home App. When this is open and running, it constantly pings out to other cast devices on the network, it never stops. Every few seconds it goes around them all again saying a 'hello are you still there'. Then it seems to update Google cloud servers the latest result of hellos, to then repeat this a few seconds later. This causes unnecessary battery drain. In my case 7% of the battery drained overnight, with force closing Google Home, battery drain over night was just 1-2%. Of course this extra drain carries on during the day if staying at home on the same Wi-Fi.

Note that force closing the app isn't a permanent answer, as using Google smart speakers for alarms or alerts can see a notification sent to a phone which causes the Google Home app to load up.

I've repeated this behavior and can see in real time the packets going to and from my TV, amplifier and speaker all of which can be casted to, carrying on for hours with the phone screen off and not being used. As soon as the app is force closed on the phone it all goes quiet, replicated on two different devices.

Some phones may be more aggressive at closing down background apps, so not everyone will experience this, but certainly on two phones from different manufacturers, the app remained active for hours just chattery away over the network.

No idea how I get Google to look at this bug.

So if you find you are losing a lot of battery overnight, try force closing Google Home App, or see what battery saving options you can set against it.

Today I got a notification to upgrade from Google assistant to Gemini. I bought my nest mini two weeks ago and I've been loving it the way it controls all the lights and I tell it stuff like "I'm leaving" and it turns everything off.

I got a notification from Google asking to push the update to Gemini. But I am scared it may make my nest mini perform worse.

Has anyone upgraded is it worth upgrading or should I stick to Google assistant until they eventually force everyone to upgrade to Gemini?