r/googlehome

Like the title says I still have not received the Gemini update in Google home. I only have a Google display and a Google speaker along with many third-party services setup in Google home. I've read through many of Google's help files as well as many threads here, etc. I have tried everything that has been suggested including..

Deleting my home as it was originally set up @mypersonaldomain.com, reset the speakers and created a new home with @gmail address

Checked google groups is enabled

Opted into everything beta, etc in all areas as I have read here

It has been over a week since I deleted and recreated everything with the @gmail account.

A few other details that may or may not help...

As an expat, my home address is in Sweden and I use English language. My address and payment profiles for my @gmail account are in Sweden. I do use my other Google account primarily on my phone (ie google 1, etc)... My home address is Sweden for that but my payment profile is USA.

What am I missing?

What do you guys think? I want to buy one solely for the audio input to broadcast to my google speaker group.

I guess Google doesn’t want us to have anything nice since they didn’t show or released the new Google home speaker.

Last autumn they introduced about new nest devices that will release in Spring,2026, but spring is almost over somehow.

I have switched my cameras to Google Home twice and have gone back to Nest twice. The Nest app and web connection by far are much more stable for me. When using Home the connection it is just not stable connects and it's always trying to connect. Hopefully they will address this in the near future.

Why does this happen? Absolutely ridiculous.

Google Home has just gotten worse and worse.

My voice has issues due to a medical issue I've been going through this year. Google home always worked great but the new voice match is horrible despite retraining 50 times.

Why did google roll out and force this system while not giving users with voice disabilities an opt out?

Are they at least working on it.

Since the latest (3rd gen) Google doorbells aren’t available here, I was wondering, what is the best video doorbell that is fully supported by Google Home and Google Hub? It’s important to see who is at the door and be able to talk to them

I have a Honeywell T6 Pro which was working just fine with Google Home until a few days ago. Now it's showing as offline in the Google Home app (and just spins and spins and never loads in the Emporia app), despite being online and able to be controlled with Honeywell's own Resideo app. I have several automations for separate air conditioning units that reference the status of the main thermostat, and having it offline breaks those. I suspect this is an issue on Honeywell's side, but am curious if anyone else is having similar issues. Thanks!

Update 5/20: was able to successfully reconnect Emporia. Google Home still errors in the same way as last night.

How can i simply pair my phone to Bluetooth without getting all the other broken responses from this simple command.

I dont need her to say im already connected bc you literally just connected me.
Why does she say sorry i dont understand after understanding and disconnecting my phone from Bluetooth?

I have a google home mini in my bathroom and pair my phone and put something on while in the shower and disconnect when i get out.

I would like her to say no responses and just chimes.
Can i make that happen?

My doorbell cams (and other cams) are now zooming into things on the notification preview. I hate it. Today it zoomed in on someone's bag, standing at my front door. I couldn't even see the person.

I don't need a zoom. The field of view isn't that big.

I have a 2019 Samsung un32j4000ef tv. It’s not a smart tv. I have a google tv streamer and a google nest hub smart display. When I tell the hub to turn off the tv it turns the streamer off. The tv does go dark like it’s turned off but then it pops back on again immediately. The remote with the streamer does turn the tv off immediately and it stays off. The tv doesn‘t have a way to turn anynet+ on or off. Is there any way I can turn off the tv so it actually stays off and keeps the streamer on? The power to the streamer is plugged into a wall outlet and it’s hdmi cord is plugged into a hdmi port in the tv. I have not upgraded to Gemini yet.

Am I missing something because I can't really see the benefits of have my Google AI Pro subscription other than Google Home Premium standard.

1. 5Tb of storage - As a family we only use 360Gb at present

2 ) Google Home Premium Standard - I have a Nestcam Battery and a Nestcam Doorbell battery. I have them on 24/7 so automations are of no use to me. I have no smart bulbs or any other smart devices in my house other than x2 Nest mini's (with no Gemini on them for some reason), a Sony Bravia SmartTV with Google Home, a 4k Chromecast, x3 Pixel Tabs, and x3 Pixel 9 phones.

3. Fitbit Premium - None of us own a Fitbit

4. Gemini App with 3.1 Pro and limited access to Veo 3.1 - I use Gemini at a basic level for random questions and help with letter/email responses.

5. Flow with higher access to Veo 3.1 - Whatever this is!?!?

6. NotebookLM with more access - Whatever this is!?!?

7. Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids and more - No idea if this is of any use

8. More benefits across Google - Whatever this is!?!?

If i was to drop down to the Premium (2Tb) subscription, i'd get:

1. 2Tb of Storage instead of 5Tb - Fine by me

2. No Google Home Premium - I will miss out on 30 days of storage for my camera and doorbell

3. No Fitbit Premium - Fine by me

4. Gemini App with 3.1 Pro and limited access to Veo 3.1 - I assume my usage of Gemini isn't applicable at this level anyway

5. Flow with higher access to Veo 3.1 - Don't care about whatever this is

6. NotebookLM with more access - Don't care about whatever this is

7. Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids and more - No idea if this is of any use

8. More benefits across Google - Whatever this is!?!?

I can't see any benefits to AI being built into my Google Home app. What the hell does it do or can it do for me?

Seems like Google are basically holding me to ransom over the 30 days of storage for my camera and doorbell. Bit of a con really.

I bought a nest doorbell way back when and had been paying for nest aware ever since.

Six months ago, I cancelled because my doorbell kept going offline, would say there was no activity when I could clearly see people on my porch, and would not recognize people as people, instead marking them as motion. The final straw was when the car directly in front of my house was broken into and the door bell sensed nothing for so long, it stopped recording.

Lately, it's gotten better and I got a reminder that my subscription is going to end. Try as I might, I couldn't find a way to resubscribe. After hours with Google support, I found out I can't. I have to wait for my membership to end, and then I need to make a new account. I'll lose all of my history. There's no way to avoid this.

I now have once again lost the incentive to subscribe.

I've been holding off for ... My God, a year? Feels like it's been that long of being asked to switch. So I finally did. Picked a voice, agreed to terms and.... It's now been perfectly fine for the last 4 days.

Perfectly fine.

This was so not expected after the non stop complaints. Every automation I use works just as it did. In fact, I think on one of them, it actually confirmed with like 2 less words.

I'm blown away. It isn't trying to start conversations with me. Not telling me things it can do. And even giving me the correct temperature outside which is apparently today's top complaint.

Absolutely not trying to minimize anyone's annoyances or frustrations.. but even my one frustration .. behaves exactly the same as it did on Assistant.

Hey Google, Find my phone.

I can't do that without first confirming your voice.

Hey Google, find my phone.

I can't do that with.....

Hey Google, find my phone!

I can't do ....

Hey Google! (Deep relaxing breath) Find my phone.

Your phone should be ringing now.

Exactly like before. It's also scary how it's working.

I'm sure this is just the calm before the storm... But so far, so good! 🤞