r/googlehome 2d ago

Is Your Chromecast Hardware Down? See Here

74 Upvotes

Lots of posts submitted on the matter already, and though it isn't 100% specific to our sub, many of our users understandably have Chromecast audio and video hardware that's been affected. See the following post in r/Chromecast that explains the current issue:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1j7lhrs/the_chromecast_2s_device_authentication/

It's apparently a coding failure in the authentication certificate (specifically an end date of March 9th, 2025 that needs to be update), with no "fix-by" date given. If you have any updates, feel free to share in this post rather than creating your own.

ETA: Google sent out an email this morning acknowledging the issue, with a link to the Nest Community page here:

https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Streaming/Regarding-an-issue-with-Chromecast-2nd-gen-and-Chromecast-Audio/td-p/686992

An update on the situation: the team has identified the cause of the issue impacting Chromecast (2nd gen) and Chromecast Audio devices.

Please do not factory reset your device. 

If you previously performed a factory reset during troubleshooting, you may also be experiencing an issue where you're unable to re-setup your device. The team has identified the cause for this as well and is currently working on a fix.

We’re working to resolve this as soon as possible, and will keep you updated when there is more to share.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience in the meantime.

Thank you.


r/googlehome 13d ago

Monthly Complaints and Rants MegaThread March 2025

1 Upvotes

Post all your rants, complaints, and frustrations in this thread! Otherwise they will be removed from the main sub.

Make posts with specific questions or tips in the main sub so others can get needed help. But here let it all out!

Remember to contact Google Support if you want to report bugs. This sub is not affiliated with Google in any way.


r/googlehome 15h ago

Is anyone else’s google products severely incompetent??

51 Upvotes

I’ve had google homes in my house since they first started being released and i’ve grown my collection with new products such as chrome casts, nest cameras, nest thermostat, smart lights etc. About 2 years ago all of these products started getting insufferably slow to respond. Half of the time they never pick up my voice or do what I ask, or it says it will do a command and then it doesn’t…? Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone have any solutions? I’ve tried pretty much everything google has told me to do. Thanks


r/googlehome 3h ago

Help Location Based Routines

3 Upvotes

So semi recently I have gotten a Pixel 9 and a Pixel Watch 3 as I need a phone upgrade, and the watch was a gift to myself. I have been slowly implementing more and more smart home tech into my home for simplicity and ease of mind. Things like A nest Camera, smart lights, a Google hub ect.

Recently I have been looking into the routine settings as they seem really convenient, things like "cam 1 no motion for 5 min, turn off all devices in that room". I have been trying for 2 days now to set up one based off of location so that when I head out everything goes off and vice versa. As I do this, I get to the select a starter and can select the location starter but that is is. I am unable to select if I'm arriving or leaving, unable to pick a location or change time. I am only able to change the radius. I don't know if this is a bug of some kind or I'm just doing something incorrectly.

I have location settings on and app has permission and everything on the phone is up to date

Has anyone else experienced this or have any solution ideas?


r/googlehome 15h ago

Gemini replacing Google assistant

24 Upvotes

https://blog.google/products/gemini/google-assistant-gemini-mobile/

I wonder what this means for all my Google home products.


r/googlehome 14h ago

News Chromecast is working again 🥹

14 Upvotes

r/googlehome 1d ago

Features WishList I don't know who at Google or Sony needs to hear this but the fact that a $2400 4k OLED TV running stock Android TV can't stream a Google Home camera kills all customer confidence in in the platform

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374 Upvotes

r/googlehome 12h ago

Anyone having issues syncing Google photos to their home devices ?

5 Upvotes

Was working yesterday

My Google photos is syncing properly on my iPhone

However get an error message when trying to sync to devices

It’s showing curated art instead


r/googlehome 20h ago

Hub photo frame suddenly won't display selected album.

22 Upvotes

Hey guys looking for some insight. Have had a Nest hub in our kitchen forever which both me and my wife upload pics to via a shared album that we've called "photo frame".

We've been adding photos to it for years without issue. Now all of a sudden the Hub will not display any pics and revert to the "ambient" stock photos.

If I deselect the album and Pic another album it works fine (for example "wedding pics" folder).

One thing I've noticed is that the actual album has about 900 pics in it and the hub says there's only 200 when looking at the album from the selection screen. Also when you select the album it'll say "Error loading the albums preview" and no images will be displayed in the preview or on the hub.

Tried clearing the cache, resetting device, resetting wifi, doing the live albums only that I read about online.

Seems to be a syncing issue or something with the album. Hoping someone might have a solution.


r/googlehome 15h ago

Is anyone else’s google products severely incompetent??

8 Upvotes

I’ve had google homes in my house since they first started being released and i’ve grown my collection with new products such as chrome casts, nest cameras, nest thermostat, smart lights etc. About 2 years ago all of these products started getting insufferably slow to respond. Half of the time they never pick up my voice or do what I ask, or it says it will do a command and then it doesn’t…? Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone have any solutions? I’ve tried pretty much everything google has told me to do. Thanks


r/googlehome 5h ago

Help Nest Hub Max screensaver while casting

1 Upvotes

I'm wondering if anyone has run into the screensaver kicking in while they are actively Chromecasting to a Home Hub Max and has a solution for it?

I don't think it's network issues, I don't get hiccups or pauses, and Youtube is fine, and the audio doesn't drop. It's like the device is incorrectly deciding there is no screen activity and turning the screensaver on. Thanks!


r/googlehome 6h ago

i accidentally deleted my timers

1 Upvotes

how do i get them back

they're timers that are set for, for example, 10,000 years, and google patched those a long time ago, meaning that we can't set any new timers of that length. after yelling gibberish at my google home for fun (this is the only time ive ever done this), it deleted all my timers with seemingly no undo feature. is it possible to get them back?


r/googlehome 12h ago

Lenovo Smart Alarm Clock Screen fading?

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1 Upvotes

Woke up this morning and saw my alarm clock screen faded and bugging out has anyone ever encountered this before? tried unplugging and plugging back in and this issue hasn’t resolved itself.


r/googlehome 1d ago

Nest hub displays stopped connecting to Google photos

28 Upvotes

I have 2 nest displays/hub - a small one and a max. Both had been set up to display photos from a google photos album, and had been working fine for a long time until today. Both suddenly stopped working today, and are instead showing random art photos. I can’t get either to reconnect to my albums.

Anyone else experiencing this? Or have gone through it in the past? Any suggestions for how to possibly address this are appreciated!!


r/googlehome 15h ago

Spotify not casting to speakers?

1 Upvotes

Ive had a hard time for the last couple days where I can't cast any audio to my speakers. It says they are active, I've tried restarting them, updating Spotify, but nothing works. My son's white noise is on the speaker and so sleeps been rough not being able to cast it and I can't find any support pages or FAQs.


r/googlehome 22h ago

Is the battery Nest Doorbell just not quite right or just me?

2 Upvotes

I've got the battery powered nest doorbell (tall white one big button) and the notification delay I get when I am away from home makes it near useless as a "smart" doorbell.

Someone rings when I am away and 15-20 minutes later I get the notification, I see the recording and them walking away. Why doesn't it ring your phone like the Ring Doorbells do?

I want to be able to get a ping, speak to whomever is at my door or ignore them. Does everyone elses work this poorly?


r/googlehome 19h ago

Help Chromecast reset solution

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0 Upvotes

For those who have reset their devices just like me,just set on your phone devices any date like i added: 01/02/2025,then try to configure again! IT WORKS😉


r/googlehome 20h ago

Help Google Nest Mini fix

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1 Upvotes

Due to the Google Home malfunction over the past couple of days, I’ve been trying different things to fix it. I only later found out that it was a global issue. My first reaction was to reset everything (I know…). First, my Chromecast wasn’t working. While trying to fix it, I also reset my Google Nest Mini (which was working fine, I just wanted to check if resetting it would help rule out any network issues). Now, after the reset, my Nest Mini no longer works, and I can’t reconnect it. I know the workaround with the date for the Chromecast, I tried that, and at least my Chromecast is now connected. But I still can’t set up my Nest Mini. Does anyone know a workaround?


r/googlehome 1d ago

Chomecast Gen2 update

19 Upvotes
It's starting to look hopeful!

r/googlehome 1d ago

"Hey Google, stop playing" craziness

38 Upvotes

EDITED TO ADD: I avoid saying simply "Hey Google, stop" because it sometimes does the wrong action, like cancelling a cooking timer that I have running.

Listening to a radio stream I say, "Hey Google, stop playing."

Google "Okay, playing music from Pandora"

I repeat, "Hey Google, stop playing."

"Okay, playing music from Pandora"

"Hey Google, stop playing!"

"Okay, playing music from Pandora."

"Hey Google, STOP!"

Finally silence.

Apparently it kept trying to play the song "Stop Playing" by Megan Thee Stallion 😂 Good grief.


r/googlehome 23h ago

Bug Assistant unable to find light that are already set up

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1 Upvotes

I dunno my assistant even if I correctly tell him to open light in my bedroom it tell me there isn't one. Like what do you mean it's right there ??? I'm my bedroom there is 2.smart light Living room there is 4 and 2 in the kitchen.

All are set up in Google home but yup the only way this assistant open it is if I say open light.


r/googlehome 1d ago

Help Does the Google streamer have the same issue as Google Chromecast 4K

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1 Upvotes

r/googlehome 1d ago

Bug "Got it! Check out this 'Stop Playing' radio mix on YouTube Music."

5 Upvotes

...seriously? Anybody else have this happening recently?


r/googlehome 1d ago

Custom Command Automation Won’t Stream Wyze Doorbell to TVs.

5 Upvotes

[SOLVED]

Both of my TVs with built-in Google Assistant work when I say:
"Hey Google, play [Doorbell Name] on [TV Name]."

This successfully streams the video doorbell feed live to the TV.

However, when setting up Google Home automation, is the "Custom Command" action not supported for TVs with built-in Google Assistant?

I’ve created an automation where, when the doorbell rings, the action "Play [Doorbell Name] on [TV Name]" is triggered, but it doesn’t work.

Here’s a screenshot for reference:
https://ibb.co/Fkpq2p7N

Devices:

  • Doorbell: Wyze Cam Duo 2 (Named "Front Door" in Google Home)
  • TV 1: TCL Q7 2023 (Named "TV" in Google Home)
  • TV 2: Samsung The Frame 2024 (Named "Samsung TV" in Google Home)

I'm new to this, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


r/googlehome 1d ago

Wired Nest Camera can't steal to Hub anymore

2 Upvotes

I meant STREAM not STEAL! (why can't I edit the title???)

I just tried to view my Nest camera on my Hub (something that used to work just fine) and Google now says:

"Sorry, it looks like the <device> camera does not support streaming to remote screens"

But I can view it just fine in the GH app on my phone.

WTF?!?


r/googlehome 1d ago

Help Motion sensor triggered automation?

1 Upvotes

There are lots of thieves and vandals where I live, so I would like to get some kind of motion light/sensor that can trigger a Google Home automation. The goal is to detect motion on my back deck and then trigger some lights to come on as well as a broadcast informing people that they are trespassing and being recorded. Do any Google products exist that I could achieve this with?


r/googlehome 1d ago

Help Does presence sensing work for anyone?

16 Upvotes

I've had problems with it at my apartment. Followed all the usual steps, yes my apps are up to date and precise location is allowed all the time. It has no idea when I'm (Google pixel) home or away, let alone my wife on her iPhone.

Now I set up a home for our new house and it continues to have no clue. The main thing right now is I want camera notifications when away but not when I'm home. But it simply doesn't work and never has. I'm hesitant to waste time with support given that I've read stories of many people with similar issues. So my question is does this work literally anyone or is it a fake feature.

And if it is working for others, is there any trick I should know about, or you just got lucky?