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Over the previous a number of days, owners of Google's Nest and Nest Hub gadgets have been reporting that Google Assistant has stopped reacting to fundamental commands such as “What's the weather condition” and “What time is it?”
Perplexed Nest users had actually been turning to Google's assistance group for possible options, however with little success. Thankfully, Google simply informed Android Authority that it's released a repair which “all users ought to be up and running now.”
The issues appear to have actually started previously today, with Nest users on Reddit and other online forums grumbling that their wise speakers were going quiet when asked one of the most standard commands.
“It will simply loop its little lights for 15-20 seconds and after that flash and not do anything,” one Nest user composed on the Google Home subreddit. “I've attempted factory resetting [the speaker] two times however no luck.”
The bug impacted a range of Nest speakers and screens, consisting of the Nest Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub, and Hub Max.
Oddly, lots of users Nest (consisting of those at Android Authority) stated the speakers did react to wise home commands along with music playback demands. For more standard jobs– such as asking for the weather condition or the existing time– no dice.
Personally, I had not seen the concern at all with my Nest Hub or Nest Hub Mini, although I had not been actively checking them in the previous couple of days, either. I attempted both Nest Hub shows and my Nest Audio today, and all of them reacted without delay to my weather condition and time queries.
In its message to Android Authority, Google stated it was “still examining the source” of the bug.
It's worth keeping in mind that Google has actually started evaluating its Gemini AI design on specific Nest gadgets, with the LLM dealing with the responses for more thorough concerns while permitting Google Assistant to manage more fundamental jobs.
Author: Ben Patterson, Senior Writer, TechHive
Ben has actually been blogging about innovation and customer electronic devices for more than 20 years. A PCWorld factor because 2014, Ben signed up with TechHive in 2019, where he has actually covered whatever from clever speakers and soundbars to clever lights and security video cameras. Ben's posts have actually likewise appeared in PC Magazine, TIME, Wired, CNET, Men's Fitness, Mobile Magazine, and more. Ben holds a master's degree in English literature.
