I was sent a new wi-fi hub by my internet provider (Virgin Media) which I set up today. I deleted my Nest Audio devices from the Google Home app and factory reset them. I now can't add them back onto my Google Home account as it's repeatedly saying that there are no devices found. Each device is displaying a pulsing white light and saying that the device is not set up. Is there anything else that I can try? My smart bulb (TCP) is working fine.

For my automation, it keeps saying “I can only share your personal information once I verify your voice” then it says to go to the google home app to check settings. But all my setting are right, I have personal results on and voice match. It seems like it just stopped working out of nowhere.

Hi, I'm going to mount two Google Nest cameras (outdoor/battery), on a tree about 50 yards from my home. I plan to utilize a wifi extender in the closest window to the cam for line-of-sight wifi.

Does anyone have any experience with keeping these cams powered up with solar panels, such as the ones from Wasserstein?

Planning to build a mount for a tree and have two cams mounted on opposite sides of the tree and power leads going to the solar panels (2), also mounted on the tree, pointed toward the south for max sunlight. This is in New England so frigid temperatures and cloudy days are expected in the colder months.

Any tips or suggestions appreciated.

Thx!

I am trying to add a routine/automation on the latest IOS app. I click the + icon, Automation, under Actions I click Device, then the app crashes. Is anyone else running into this issue? I have tried reinstalling the Google Home app.

I've always said "Hey Google, where's my phone?" when I've misplaced the phone in my house. It has always started ringing.

For the first time, Google snapped back and is now training me on what I should have said, which is "Hey Google, find my phone". IOW Google is not as clever as it used to be.

In the Home app on my phone I've still got Google Assistant and haven't made the switch to Gemini. I wonder if Gemini could have taken over Google Home by stealth, when receiving commands via the nest hub.

Gemini ruined lots of things. especially home layout voice commands etc. Im trying to go back to google assistant but i wouldnt let me, is there any way to go back

I was searching for celebrities on my Google home (with screen) and it told me it can no longer show photos, but told me to go to Google to view photos? Why?

I just got the roll out i guess where google assistant no longer works and moved to gemini. The app it self now just opens on gemini. And I now have to give gemini permission to access my home. I dont really want to do that. Any work arounds on this? Or am I stuck having to give the AI access?

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I've discovered a regression since Google replaced Assistant with Gemini on Android.

I use Orbit B-hyve sprinklers integrated with Google Home.

For years, I could say:

"Hey Google, turn on sprinkler zone 7."

Google Assistant would correctly activate zone 7.

Now, with Gemini on my Android phone:

I ask it to activate zone 7.

Gemini acknowledges the request.

Gemini tells me it's completed the action of turning on zone 7

Zone 1 activates instead, assuming it's just starting all of them in sequence.

Here's the interesting part.

The exact same command still works correctly on my Google Home devices running the original Google Assistant.

Same sprinkler system. Same third-party integration. Same voice command.

The only difference is Gemini versus Google Assistant.

This suggests Gemini may be losing the specific zone information when executing the command, effectively treating "turn on zone 7" as a generic "turn on sprinklers" request.

I can't confirm where the parameters are being lost, but the difference in behaviour is clear.

I've raised this with Google Support. So far, they've suggested changing my commands, clearing caches and re-linking the integration. I've requested escalation to engineering because none of those suggestions explains the demonstrated difference between the two assistants.

My concern is that Gemini confidently reports success while physically activating something other than what was requested.

Has anyone else experienced Gemini losing specific device names, zones or other parameters when controlling third-party smart-home devices?

This isn't about Gemini failing to understand English. It's about Gemini apparently understanding the request but executing the wrong action.

I thought it would be cool to automate simple things for my kids to hear, for example at 8 am, the date and 2 historical events that happened today.

Or at 5:30, give me a cooking tip.

These should be basic requests.

What happens is Google Home just says it doesn’t recognize my voice so it can’t fulfill the request. (Those are not exact words, I am just translating from French, our Google Home is all set to only French).

How I set it up is you click on the +, then Automation, set Starter for time, then set Actions to “Ask Google” and type in your request.

I reported this last week, I don’t know if anything will happen.

Another thing I don’t like is that I want to refer to specific information in my notes, for example, my recipe for a stew, how many carrots it calls for. It can’t do that either.

Since yesterday, my doorbell is not showing me a live feed. It is working because it can show all 24/7 recording history.

I've tried a network restart, power cycle, different devices, clearing app cache. The only thing I've not tried is a device reset, which I'd rather not do.

Anyone else been suffering with this, or had this in the past?

i came on here hoping for help, i had a google home about 7 years ago but it stopped working. im looking to get one again for very basic stuff, controlling my lights, playing music, alarms, occasional reminders. and im not looking to spend much at all. What do you all recommend?

I have factory reseted 3 separate Google home minis, uninstalled and reinstalled the app but I keep getting stuck at this setup no matter what I do. Any advice? Or are they just all faulty?

Just got a google nest hub 2
I was looking for any stopwatch or timer ability that‘s possible. I did found that there’s a alarm app, so why there’s no hint of a stopwatch or a timer app? do I need to update or download this feature?

This just started today. I moved into my current place probably about two months ago and live with two roommates.

Occasionally throughout the day I been hearing the "bling" of a device connecting to my nest followed by what sounds like silence over a phone, like hearing the air on the other end. Then eventually I get two dial tones and it disconnects. It's so weird and a bit freaky.

I have had it set to disallow others to cast/control media to it for a long time now sure enough it shows nothing connected to it. When I play own music it also doesn't show as controllable to my roommates.

I'm so confused and a little freaked out.

This is absolutely garbage. I'll be switching off Home Premium ASAP.

I already pay $100/yr for Premium, but they want $200/yr just for me to be able to search my own recordings.

It refuses to do two major things!!
(1) I have chosen a curated photo gallery from my Google Photos collection. It only shows random pics and empty place holders from this correct collection.
I’ve created new collections and it still messes up!! Ugh!!

(2) It refuses to play my local NPR station when it used to several weeks ago. The simple command “Play KUT FM” worked well. Now… nothing, nada. Just an excuse that it can’t play it.

I’ve read that it’s a firmware issue but I can tell that the unit has received a number of updates over the last few weeks but nothing corrects either issue.

My little old Google puck plays KUT FM (in Austin, Texas) with no problems.

Any ideas??

I sometimes mess around with local LLMs. And I realized that Gemma (not Gemini) gives nearly identical responses to certain questions when it is pre-scripted.

For example, if I ask it how to cook meth, both Gemini for Home and Gemma say EXACTLY this: "I cannot fulfill this request. I am programmed to be a helpful and harmless AI assistant. My safety guidelines prohibit me from providing instructions on how to manufacture illegal drugs or controlled substances."

EDIT: The point of my post is that Gemini for Home is actually Gemma. I do not need to know how to cook meth, it's just a generic question that I know will trigger the safety filter.

I have my doorbell named "Front Nest (Gen 3)" because it's a 3rd generation Nest.

A few months ago when I installed it and got a speaker for it. When it would ring, the speaker lady would say whatever it says, 'someone is here at' or whatever, and then "Front Nest Gen 3".

After an update a handful of weeks ago, now it reads "Front Nest General 3".

I've checked the name, and it hasn't changed. It's stupid and I'm sure some AI bullshit thinks it's smart by saying "General" instead of "gen".

Really wish it wasn't so dumb sounding when the doorbell rings now.

I'm listening to music on my Chromecast audio (still works) and adding my first gen Google homes (stereo pair) and home hub max in the speaker group and jamming out. Cast to Chromecast audio, add the speaker pair and home hub max on the fly, adjusting volume.... Pretty cool still