topic Voice recognition is is god-awful in Home Automation

Voice recognition is is god-awful

dargis49 — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:31:37 GMT

Half the time it doesn't understand what I'm saying anymore since the Gemini update.

I said turn off the lights. It turns off my Xbox. I said turn on the lights. It pauses my TV. Why does every single one of your products get stupider every time you update it?

Is anybody else experienced this?

I'll leave that last sentence. How it thought I said would I didn't say.

And this one since there should be no punctuation in between sentence and how? And it was supposed to say has anybody else experienced this?

I know this is more than I started with. But it just proves out everything is getting dumber on Android

Re: Voice recognition is is god-awful

Derickf — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:41:43 GMT

Hi @dargis49,

Thank you for posting in the community. I understand you are having trouble with voice commands because the Gemini update caused your device to frequently misunderstand what you say. I appreciate you explaining exactly how the device fails to control your devices. I'm happy to assist.

To gather the necessary information, please answer the following question:

Could you confirm which specific Nest product is experiencing this issue?
Are you using custom routines for these commands, or are you giving simple, direct commands?

I'll be waiting for your reply.

Best regards,

Derick.