--- title: If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right... description: A widespread outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, leaving Nest Hubs, Google Home Minis, and third-party Google Assistant displays... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone | daily.dev og:description: A widespread outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, leaving Nest Hubs, Google Home Minis, and third-party Google Assistant displays... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/86xsPTSba.png og:image:alt: If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A widespread outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, leaving Nest Hubs, Google Home Minis, and third-party Google Assistant displays unresponsive, stuck on blank screens, or randomly rebooting. Automations and voice routines are also broken. The issue appears to be server-side, so factory resetting devices likely won't fix it. Google has no smart home status page, making it unclear when service will be fully restored. The outage began shortly after the launch of Google's new Home Speaker and Gemini for Home. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why are my Google Home and Nest devices unresponsive or stuck on a blank screen right now A widespread server-side outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, including the Nest Hub, Google Home Mini/Nest Mini, and third-party Google Assistant-powered smart displays. Devices may show blank screens, become unresponsive to voice commands, or reboot randomly, and routines/automations can break. Factory resetting won't help since the problem originates on Google's servers, not the device itself. _Developers tracking platform reliability issues like this one can follow updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Smart home devices are bricking faster than ever, and even trusted brands are pulling the plug](https://daily.dev/posts/smart-home-devices-are-bricking-faster-than-ever-and-even-trusted-brands-are-pulling-the-plug-flm2qwvqw) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Gemini for Home is the nail in the coffin - I'm ditching Google Home](https://daily.dev/posts/gemini-for-home-is-the-nail-in-the-coffin---i-m-ditching-google-home-pqrsji5su) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker](https://daily.dev/posts/google-bets-on-gemini-to-reinvent-the-smart-home-speaker-dwpr01roi) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google Gemini for Home is rolling out in the US — here’s how to get early access](https://daily.dev/posts/google-gemini-for-home-is-rolling-out-in-the-us-here-s-how-to-get-early-access-wrkdgshly) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T14:36:19.872Z","dateModified":"2026-08-18T15:05:51.217Z","description":"A widespread outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, leaving Nest Hubs, Google Home Minis, and third-party Google Assistant displays...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9981bdd20a650278c28ec129b5dde533?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9981bdd20a650278c28ec129b5dde533?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-you-re-not-alone-86xsptsba#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why are my Google Home and Nest devices unresponsive or stuck on a blank screen right now","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A widespread server-side outage is affecting Google Home and Nest devices worldwide, including the Nest Hub, Google Home Mini/Nest Mini, and third-party Google Assistant-powered smart displays. 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