Google Home’s latest bug: Setting an alarm for this time is nearly impossible (Updated: Fixed)

by dbadmin | Jun 16, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, Google Nest Mini, News, Smart Home

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A recent Google Home bug prevents smart speakers and displays from setting alarms for 12:30am. Google Assistant-equipped Home devices like the Nest Hub and the Nest Audio recognize standard alarm command phrasing, like “Okay...

Google Home’s latest bug: Setting an alarm for this time is nearly impossible

by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, Google Nest Mini, News, Smart Home

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A recent Google Home bug prevents smart speakers and displays from setting alarms for 12:30am. Google Assistant-equipped Home devices like the Nest Hub and the Nest Audio recognize standard alarm command phrasing, like “Okay...

Something is bricking Nest Hub smart displays, but a fix is on the way (Updated)

by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Google, Google Nest Hub, News

Owners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s possible a recent firmware update may play a role, but Google has yet to...

Something is bricking Nest Hub smart displays, and users aren’t getting much help from Google

by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | Google, Google Nest Hub, News

Owners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s possible a recent firmware update may play a role, but Google has yet to...

Google is stripping away more Assistant features from Nest and Android devices

by dbadmin | Mar 17, 2025 | Google Assistant, Google Nest, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is phasing out more Assistant features from its ecosystem. Notable removals include Family Bell announcements, Live Translations in Interpreter mode, and birthday reminder notifications. Last week, Google made an...

Google Nest Hub and Audio have gone suddenly dumb for many other users (Updated: Google statement)

by dbadmin | Jan 3, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, News

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google’s Nest Hub and Audio have stopped responding to basic commands for many users. The issue started a few days ago and is still ongoing. Simple things like the weather or time make Assistant spin and load indefinitely,...