What you need to know
- A Google Home subreddit user reports that the Nest Hub Gen 2 is struggling with time.
- The post says their device will set the alarm correctly (on its screen), but the AI speech will actually say “set for 3 o’clock”.
- Google recently introduced Continuous Conversations for Gemini on smart home devices.
Problems with Google’s Nest Hub are emerging as user reports on social media highlight a strange issue with time sensing.
It is not clear how widespread this issue is, but one user Google Home subreddit Nest says the Hub Gen 2 is struggling with time (via Android Authority). A user reports that even though their device can set the correct time (eg three o’clock), it will mess up the AM/PM ending. They state that if they want to set an alarm for 3 p.m., the Nest Hub Gen 2 will to say is set for 3 o’clock.
Android Central’s Take
It just sounds like a joke. It looks like the Nest Hub Gen 2 is stuck on the opposite day. You say something to it, but it says the same thing with a backslash. It’s good to have the device actually time correctly and it is the part of speech that is confused. But then again, it’s enough to make people look back, “huh? I didn’t say that…”
It’s a big deal, a twelve-hour deal to be exact. The speech part is the key because the user says that the desired alarm is correct. Nest Hub will set it to 3:00 p.m.; but this is the AI speech of the device. Trying to test this further, the user requested an alarm from the Nest Hub Mini, but it not only set the correct time, but spoke that’s right.
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The Nest Hub Gen 2’s voice capabilities are in question this week, but Google seems to be on board. The response says the company is aware and working on a fix. At the moment, the article does not say when it will arrive. As previously stated, it’s unclear how widely Nest Hub Gen 2 users are affected. The publication even brought it up, stating how little information is available on the issue.
Smart home hiccups
It’s been a while since we last had issues with Nest devices. There there were several reports This also applies to Google Home products. Speakers and displays struggled, unresponsive to verbal commands. Users trying to ask the devices questions about the weather and other common questions were met with silence. Google began to address these issues after some time, although it took a while considering how these reports were carried over to the holidays.
Android Central’s Take
While Nest devices have had their fair share of bugs, Google has really been focusing on Gemini for Home lately. In particular, it tries to bring the speaking and listening capabilities to an equal level so that users do not experience anything difficult. So far, the updates they’ve released seem to be helpful. But, of course, what the user thinks is the most important.
I hope the problems this time, even if it’s just a matter of speech, won’t last long. In more exciting news, Google Presented by Continuous Conversations for Twins. Now, after receiving a command from the user, the artificial intelligence will keep its “ears” a little more open. Google sees this as a way to make things feel natural, while also making it easy to ask additional questions.
