{
  "id": 8313385,
  "title": "Gemini’s rough patch with smart home controls has spread to Android Auto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/geminis-rough-patch-with-smart-home-controls-has-spread-to-android",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-cannot-control-smart-home-devices-on-android-auto-3713118/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google's Gemini smart home control system has been experiencing issues across multiple platforms, with reports emerging of it suddenly ceasing to operate smart home devices on Android Auto. This follows a recent problem on Wear OS, which Google claimed to have resolved. The cause of the Android Auto issue remains unclear; however, Google has been contacted for comment.\n\nWear OS users had been reporting that Gemini would falsely claim to have controlled lights, air conditioning units, and other devices when no action was actually taken. Google addressed this issue, stating that it had been fixed. Yet, some Android Auto users are now encountering similar problems, where Gemini unexpectedly refuses to control their smart home devices despite the commands working previously.\n\nA user shared their experience on the r/AndroidAuto subreddit. They reported that Gemini had stopped executing commands like turning on the air conditioning. Instead, the system now responds that it \"cannot control smart home devices through Google Maps while driving.\" The user noted that the feature had been functioning correctly for months before this change occurred.",
  "summary": "One Gemini smart home bug gets fixed, another pops up.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gemini smart home system experiencing issues on Android Auto.",
    "Wear OS users reported Gemini falsely claiming to control devices.",
    "Android Auto users now face Gemini refusing to control smart home devices."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}