topic Re: Google Mini Nest in Home Automation

Google Mini Nest

Sydneynicole — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:39:25 GMT

I have 3 mini nests. All were working fine until a couple days ago. They all recognize various questions & commands except I cannot get them to stop playing music. I will be listening to music and when I wanted it to stop, I used to just say "Hey Google, stop" and the music would shut off. Now it says "I dont understand " and continues to play music. I have tried "off" "turn off the music" "stop playing music" and nothing will work. I have unplugged, rebooted, & done factory resets on all 3 and still doesn't work. And like I said, it recognizes everything else.

Re: Google Mini Nest

thismarkjohnson — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:41:38 GMT

This sounds like a recent Assistant bug—others have reported “stop” not being recognized for media. Try saying “stop playback” or “pause music” as a workaround, and check if the device language/region hasn’t changed. If it persists after resets, it’s likely server-side and needs a fix from Google.

Re: Google Mini Nest

Sydneynicole — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:11:18 GMT

Tried your suggested phrases, none worked. How do I get Google to fix it?

Re: Google Mini Nest

Zotyo89 — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:34:21 GMT

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Re: Google Mini Nest

Zotyo89 — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:34:49 GMT

Pause music

Re: Google Mini Nest

Sydneynicole — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:26:16 GMT

I dint understand your response.

Re: Google Mini Nest

Sydneynicole — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:26:49 GMT

Tried, did not work

Re: Google Mini Nest

Kyoung1510 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:14:49 GMT

Im having the same issue. The only thing that worked was tapping the center of the mini.