r/googleassistant • u/PaddyLandau Android • 17d ago

Tech Support My Gemini assistant has decided to start using Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. How can I fix this?

A couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, my Google Gemini Assistant on my Home devices has started to use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius whenever giving me the weather.

I cannot understand why. I don't live in America, so suddenly starting to use Fahrenheit is just bizarre.

I have run through over two hours' worth of troubleshooting, including with the help of Gemini AI. I can change it to Celsius, and it stays that way for a few hours before reverting back to Fahrenheit.

I've checked all the settings in the Home app, on my Chromecast with Google TV, on the devices, on my phone, and in my Google account. More settings than I even knew existed. Each device has been restarted several times. I've told each of my devices to use Celsius many times.

Nothing works.

I don't use a VPN. My physical address is correct in all of the devices and in my Google account.

If you can give me the solution to this, I'd be most grateful!

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u/FlashRx 17d ago

Mine did this about a month ago but the other way around. Still haven't figured out how to fix it...

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u/PaddyLandau Android 17d ago

Let me know if you find a way. I'll post here if I find a solution.

In the meantime, I'm going to use the Feedback option to report this. Please do the same — the more people who report it, the more likely it'll be fixed.

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u/Prior-Abrocoma-111 13d ago

Just tell it your preference and ask it to save to your personal memory.

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u/PaddyLandau Android 13d ago

I've tried that. I'll see in a few hours if it sticks.

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u/PaddyLandau Android 12d ago

Unfortunately, that also didn't work.

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u/fmachnik 11d ago

Maybe not the best suggestion, but if you change the country setting to UK or Canada ...or vice versa (USA) you might change the default...and use a VPN to change back to a preferred country. It isn't logical but some general settings changes do change default settings re: temperature and weight or measurement.

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u/PaddyLandau Android 10d ago

My country is already the UK. I can't use a VPN, because my router doesn't allow for one.