- Smart lights not working for some Google Home users
- Google says a fix is on the way
- The launch of Gemini for Home has not gone well
It’s fair to say it’s been a tough few months for the Google Home platform, with the launch of Gemini for Home not going as smoothly as Google would like, and now users are reporting issues with their smart lights, with an official fix apparently on the way.
Complaints on Reddit (via Android Authority) describe scenarios where smart bulbs and light switches appear offline. It doesn’t appear to be an isolated incident, according to the Reddit thread, and it appears to affect smart plugs as well.
The only good news is that Google acknowledged the problem and is working to fix it, according to a response in the Reddit thread. Apparently, the Google team is looking to get everything back up and running as soon as possible.
If you suddenly find that your smart lights and any other devices have stopped working through the Google Home app, you will need to wait until a fix is implemented. If your smart lights come with their own mobile app, that should still be functional.
Months of errors
All lights and switches suddenly appear disconnected. from r/googlehome
According to one of the Reddit posts in the original complaint thread, this is a bug that has been happening on and off for months, and given everything going on with Google’s smart home ecosystem right now, it’s not particularly good.
Getting millions of users and millions of devices to switch to Gemini from Google Assistant is, of course, a huge technological task, but supposedly smarter AI isn’t getting off to the best start in the smart home space.
Some users are reporting that Gemini is performing simple tasks “absolutely wrong” and multiple errors are apparently appearing that need to be fixed. New issues with smart light connectivity won’t help.
In fact, disgruntled users have been putting up with substandard functionality for quite some time now, even before the release of Gemini for Home began. Let’s hope this latest issue is resolved as soon as possible.
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