Having Google Home or Chromecast problems? Widespread outages reported, still ongoing for some
Last night many people, including some of us here at Android Police, started running into problems with their Google Home and Chromecast devices. Content could not be cast to either, and many Google Homes and other Assistant-powered hardware were unable to accept commands. For some, the issue may be ongoing.
Hey there, thanks for reaching out ― we're already aware of this and are working on it. We'll keep you posted once we get a fix.
— Made by Google (@madebygoogle) June 27, 2018
Google has acknowledged the problem since late last night/early this morning. Although it appears to have resolved for some, there are continued reports of ongoing issues. For many, even using the Assistant via phone is impossible. The @MadeByGoogle Twitter account is continuing to tweet that the company is still actively working to solve the problem.
As always, YMMV. My own first and third-party Home hardware is still working fine, although Jordan's isn't. On the other hand, my Chromecast is still out for the count—much to my SGDQ-addicted chagrin.
It's possible that this is connected in some way to other recent outages, including Slack—perhaps via a CDN or shared connected service/platform—but that's more than a bit speculative. Either way, if you were or are still having trouble casting content, it's not just you. Hopefully, Google should have things fixed soon.
- Thanks:
- Tyler,
- Cinema Synesthesia,
- Keith,
- Vien,
- Nick,
- and everyone who sent this in.
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