Google Home bug crashing routers, but it’s fixable
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The smart speaker is overwhelming home routers, dropping internet connections. But there are ways to fix the bug.
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I have same issue with my router. I have installed wifi extender/repeater in my second room that’s helped a lot. But clearly not perfect yet. Definitely need software update from Google!
Anyone having the same problem with their Chromecast audio device?
i have the same problem with my Chromecast
Thanks for the information I have returned two routers to my cable company Thinking that they were had failed .. I have Netgear Nighthawk Hooked up to The cable companies router Which is a hitron The only solution so far Has been an to reset it .. Thanks again
Hi, its May and I am still having this issue. Nice update google
Definitely crashing mine!
Yes i have same problem
Be careful! Do not use this google mini. It gonna destroy your router and killing ur wifi connection!! Watch my video!!! Its just the matter of time this problem gonna appear..
Its not fixable for many other china brand router
Yes, it’s interfering with my router and it keeps saying there’s a glitch try later. It won’t allow me to make any commands.
I am wondering if this is fixed, I had to get rid of my Google home mini because it was causing my tv boxes to crash. My tv boxes were wireless and had their very own wireless signal. Seems that is what the router would drop when the google home mini flooded it.
I have 3 Home Mini and only one keeps crashing. I have to daily reset it. It’s in my kitchen.
How can I fix the problem. HELP!
I am also having issues with mine. I went and called linksys and they never even thought to ask me that. I replaced their routers with a netgear that is working better, but now I am discovering that my Google Home is having connectivity issues. Uhhhhhhggg.
I am having this issue too, with both google home and chromecast!
This has yet to be fixed.
Yep.. it happened to me. My Google Home and Home Mini crashed my router. Took many hours trying to figure out what happened. I eventually had to reset the router and re-do almost every Internet enabled item in my home, which was about 18 products. Everything is working now, thankfully.
Yesss. Yesss. How do we fix it. It is a bother to buy and not be able to use it in a good way.
This has just started happening to my Netgear r7000 since I added my fourth Google home. Oops
Still does it. What’s the fix?
Here it is almost a year later, I’m having the same problem. Where is thy fix, oh, Great Google?
Ours is doing this also
You activated my Google home mini 😒
Oh, yep. Crashing my router as well. And it happens to be a Google Wifi mesh system, too…so to outside blame, there :).
My one crashes too
It still crushing my router even Wired , Every morning I have to reset my entire House .. I have 15 Smart switches , 4 Google minis and a google home .. Frustrating
It’s been over a year since this video was posted and Google hasn’t done a damn thing to fix it! I only have the Chromecast and my router crashes several times every single day!!!!
I live in Puerto Rico and I was affected by hurricane Maria. I got my electric power back on December 24, 2017, 3 months and 4 days after the hurricane. I was having wifi issues then and thought it was related to the hurricane. Months went by, my internet got better but I it kept on crashing.
I was blaming the company and was looking to switch companies because I was fed up. Then I recently found out it all has to do with the Chromecast, which makes a lot of sense because I remember having the issues after the update. I was blaming the wrong company! Google hasn’t done a damn thing to fix it and it’s unacceptable that this is still an issue!
This video has been up for over a year and Google has yet to fix the issue. Unacceptable!!!
??? UM NO ITS NOT JUST THE VOICE CONTROL SETUPS! I GO TO USE GOOGLE SPEECH AND IT CRASHES MY ROUTER EVERYTIME AND I PAY 150$ FOR THE BEST INTERNET AROUND HERE. INTERNET PROVIDERS COULDN’T FIND A PROBLEM EXCEPT TO SWITCH ROUTERS…GUESS WHAT ITS STILL HAPPENING.
My google home hub kept repeating the same message regarding something about account privileges being disabled or something when we got back from vacation. I didn’t know how to fix it, so i reset it to factory settings and now I can’t even fully connect it anymore because I get the kGSKE error. Anyone know a fix??
Time check: October 7, 2019 — 2:20am
My router crashed because of google home mini. Wow they haven’t fixed this yet 🙃😑
Why say it’s fixable when you don’t have a fix!!!
When adding some wifi plugs to my setup I had to update apps/firmware for my Harmony hub, then re-link the hub with Google Home. Suddenly, every time I turn the TV on the wifi (Linksys WRT1900ACS) drops. Insurrection ensues with my teen boys! Now I’m on a mission to find the “fixable” part of this situation. Thanks CNET for letting me know I’m not crazy.
I regret buying that bs smh, I knew I should of gotten a damn echo lol smh
I was having issues with my Linksys router back in June 2019. Reset my router a Couple times, what a pain. Once I took away the Google homes, my Wi-Fi returned to normal. Now I’m trying to get my Google homes replaced by google. They replace 2 but the other 2 I have they are saying my router in the problem. I have been dealing with this for 6 months and I have been calm about it but now they are trying to put the blame on someone else. I probably spent a total of 10hrs on the phone talking to google-support in the past 3 months 😡.
I wanna kill this thing
Hey guys. Anyone has had a fix yet to this? I saw some posts still mentioning this issue. I am just researching Google home versus alexa. I have a YouTube premium subscription so I am inclined with Google home. But this has me worried.
2 years later, still no fix.
I have a Orbi RBR50 and the latest Google hub that I have seems to crash my orbi satellite all the time… I have to rest the router and satellite 3 times a day.. My orbi are upgraded to the latest… Any suggestions?
They say they are fixing the problem… 2 years on THEY STILL HAVE NOT !!! Google home — ??? dont waste your money. Go for Amazon Echo .. Ive got Chrome Cast on 4 TVs and they are not the issue. Its the Google Home that is the issue. AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED IT 2 YEARS LATER !!
I’m still having issues with google homes and crashing my wifi
Title should say you know why but you don’t know how to fix it.
2021 same error
have to connect my google home 3 times a day and reset it
stop say ok google in your video.
This is happening to me rite now!