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Google Home and Chromecasts are down (Update: Reboot now to fix)
August 08, 2025
Update 11-07-2025 at 9:55 A.M. EST:Google sent out the tweet below stating that a fix is rolling out for problem Chromecasts and Google Home hardware. If you wait long enough, the fix will roll out to your device(s) automatically; but if you want them to work right away, simply perform a reboot followingGoogle’s instructions here.
Original Article (6/27/18):Today, users across the globe found that bothGoogle Homesmart speakers andGoogle Chromecaststreamers weren’t working properly. Usually, these kinds of issues are user-specific, but not this time. This time, it actually is Google!
The official “Made by Google” Twitter account posted the following tweet in response to one of the many complaints about faulty Chromecasts and Home hardware:
Google also independently confirmed withTechCrunchthat the problem is real, but didn’t offer any kind of explanation as to why.
The problem Chromecast users face is a pretty big one: they are unable to cast media. The Chromecast icon is missing from specific apps, and users are also unable to cast from the Google Home app.
Google Home hardware, meanwhile, faces a similarly devastating problem: voice commands don’t work. One user tweeted that they even tried to factory reset their Google Home to no avail:
Hopefully, Google delivers a fix for these problems soon, as these issues obviously render Home and Chromecast hardware useless.
Are you facing either of these problems? Let us know the details in the comments!
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