Overview

• Users have reported widespread voice-control failures across Google Home and Nest devices, impairing doorbells, thermostats, speakers and lighting commands.
• Voice commands to switch off or target specific lights often fail for grouped fixtures while in-app controls continue to work.
• Google acknowledged the smart light issue through its GoogleNestCommunity account and said a fix for voice-controlled lighting is rolling out.
• Chief Product Officer Anish Kattukaran previously assured users in early July that major improvements were actively in development.
• US law firm Kaplan Gore has begun investigating a potential class-action lawsuit and is collecting detailed user complaints.