{
  "id": 1781535,
  "title": "Google Home devices should now be up and running again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/google-home-devices-should-now-be-up-and-running-again",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-outage-over-3700044/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google Home devices experienced a service interruption late yesterday, resulting in users being unable to respond to voice commands. The issue caused users to silently fail in interacting with their smart home setups, which are known for their convenience and ease of use. Google has now confirmed that the issue has been resolved, allowing users to regain full control over their smart home devices using voice commands.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Why is Google Home not working? Users report Google Nest Hub outage; 'endless loading'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/why-is-google-home-not-working-users-report-google-nest-hub-outage",
        "published": "2026-08-18T03:23:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Widespread outage hits Google Home and Nest devices around the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/widespread-outage-hits-google-home-and-nest-devices-around-the-world",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:36:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "It’s not just you, Google’s Nest Hubs were hit with an outage late last night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/its-not-just-you-googles-nest-hubs-were-hit-with-an-outage-late-last",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "If your Google Home or Nest devices seem broken right now, you're not alone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/if-your-google-home-or-nest-devices-seem-broken-right-now-youre-not",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:33:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}