Key Facts

• The Google Home Speaker was released last month, marking the first new standalone speaker from Google in nearly six years, and has been reported to have issues with being slow and unresponsive in some scenarios within its first few weeks of release.
• Users have reported on Reddit that they are unable to properly set up their brand-new Home Speaker due to a failed setup process, despite trying to reset their devices, which does not fix the issue.
• Google has announced that a new software update will be available to users to fix the setup problem, which can be obtained immediately by power cycling the device or within 24 hours through automatic updating.
• The Google Home Speaker is priced at $100 and offers a simple design with big sound and Gemini smarts, but some users have experienced difficulties with the setup process, which can be frustrating for those without technical expertise.
• To address the issue, Google recommends that users either power cycle their device by unplugging it and plugging it in again to get the update immediately or wait for the update to be pushed to all devices within 24 hours.