topic Re: Broadcasts not working in Speakers and Displays

Voice not broadcasting to speakers

OSTBear — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:59:57 GMT

I have a few different Google home speakers in my house. And over the last couple days whenever I use the broadcast feature, the bell dings in the other rooms of the house like a broadcast is incoming... But then it's total silence.

This happens no matter which speaker I am using, And it also happens if I try to broadcast a message from my phone (Which, since we're here, broadcasting from my phone is such a pain now. I used to just press and hold that little. At the bottom and now I got to go through a whole bunch of crap to get it done.)

The speaker clearly hears me, I'm just not sure if it's getting the message, there's just silence on the other end.

I have already tried restarting devices, And allowing Google to record my voice data (Which I absolutely do not like).

Any help Would be appreciated

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

OSTBear — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:49:56 GMT

So after disabling Google Gemini from my phone, several of the speakers in the house are suddenly able to broadcast again. Not all of them Mind you. Some that are broadcasting our first gen and some of them are others. But also none of it is super consistent. It'll broadcast sometimes and not others. Will keep posting updates as I figure things out.

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

Sgibson513 — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:18:47 GMT

I'm having an issue where all Nest Minis are not broadcasting voices. All other devices are broadcasting fine

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

OSTBear — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:52:09 GMT

With how often people end up complaining about issues with the speakers and their voices... You'd think this is something they would test.

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

JJsomanytabs — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:52:35 GMT

Am having the same issue. Must be a bug. I submitted feedback via my Nest Hub Max.

Similar reports also on reddit...

https://www.reddit.com/r/googlehome/comments/1j07vme/broadcast_no_longer_working/

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

virnab — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:08:54 GMT

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out to our community.

I’m sorry to hear that whenever you use the broadcast feature of your Google Home speakers, the bell dings in other rooms of the house like a broadcast is incoming, but then it’s total silence. Thank you for letting us know that this happens no matter which speaker you use, and it also happens if you try to broadcast a message from your phone. No worries, help is here.

Before I start further troubleshooting, let me ask you a few questions:

Are you using an Android or an iPhone to control your Google Home speaker devices?
What's the Google Home speaker device's color and number firmware version?

Is your Google Home app updated?
Would you kindly confirm whether your Google Home speaker devices are linked to a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi network?
Are your Google Home speaker devices connected to the same WiFi network as your mobile device?
Could you please check if there is wireless interference like walls and floors, nearby Wi-Fi networks, other electronics, cordless phones, baby monitors, microwaves, Bluetooth devices, and wireless video equipment between your Google devices and the router?

In the meantime, please verify if your home address information is complete in your Google Home app settings: town name, street address, state, and zip code. Here are the instructions:

Open the Google Home app.
At the top right, tap your account.
Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google Home speaker devices. If you find it is not the right account, you can switch accounts by tapping the triangle next to the Google account, then tap another account or “Add another account.”.
Tap “Manage your Google account” and then “personal info.”.
Under “Addresses,” tap Home or Work.
Enter your address.
Tap “Save.”

If the inconvenience persists, I recommend you refer to the following articles in the Google Help Center, and follow the troubleshooting steps suggested to resolve the inconvenience:

Make sure your device recognized the question correctly

Fix issues with "Hey Google" on a mobile device

Fix issues with “Hey Google”

Access Google Assistant with your voice

Turn on voice recognition with Voice Match

Turn on Personal Result: Allow personal results on your Assistant-enabled devices

Thanks for your kind attention, I will be looking forward to your reply.

Best regards,

Virna

Google home minis not broadcasting anymore

DixieChick — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:33:49 GMT

I have Google home minis and Goggle nest minis. I used to be able to broadcast to all my devices. I recently changed WiFi/Router. All devises are on new WiFi and work OK.

However, when I try to broadcast a message from a speaker, it accepts my request, announces it will broadcast. The other minis around the house chime, as if about to receive the broadcast, but no message is played.

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

Sgibson513 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:22:56 GMT

Are you using an Android or an iPhone to control your Google Home speaker devices?
- Android, but I we are using the speakers themselves to broadcast
- Version 3.29.157.6
What's the Google Home speaker device's color and number firmware version?
- Coral and White. Firmware: 456944

Is your Google Home app updated?
- Yes
Would you kindly confirm whether your Google Home speaker devices are linked to a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi network?
- All working and non working devices are on the 5GHz network
Are your Google Home speaker devices connected to the same WiFi network as your mobile device?
- Yes
Could you please check if there is wireless interference like walls and floors, nearby Wi-Fi networks, other electronics, cordless phones, baby monitors, microwaves, Bluetooth devices, and wireless video equipment between your Google devices and the router?
- None

In the meantime, please verify if your home address information is complete in your Google Home app settings: town name, street address, state, and zip code. Here are the instructions:

Already Done

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

virnab — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:09 GMT

Hi Sgibson513,

Thank you for your timely response and the comprehensive information you've provided. This information is really appreciated so that I can better assist you. I'm sorry to hear that the troubleshooting steps suggested did not help you recover the functionality of the broadcast feature on your Google Home speakers, but don’t worry; it is my pleasure to continue assisting you.

Please try the following recommendations:

Make sure at least one member of the household has signed in to each of the speakers or displays.

Make sure Do not disturb and Downtime settings are off.
Check that all Google Home speaker devices are signed in to the same Google Account(s) as the originating device.
Make sure the microphone is turned on:

Speakers: On the back of your device, make sure the switch for the microphone is turned on. The switch is often orange or red when the microphone is turned off.
Google Home: On the back of your speaker, press the microphone mute button to turn the microphone on or off. Your assistant will say whether you turned the microphone on or muted it.

Check the speaker is not covered or blocked.
Try muting and unmuting your Google Home speaker devices.
Check the audio recording by opening the Google Home app, tapping the menu button, then “My Activity,” and tapping play to hear the latest voice commands.

If the inconvenience persists, I recommend you restart your device following these instructions:

Disconnect the power cable from your device.
Reconnect the power cable.
Try broadcasting a message to your entire home or to a particular room or device.

Please let me know how it goes.

Best regards,

Virna

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

Sgibson513 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:10:32 GMT

Hey Virna,

Quick question for you:

IF the mic switch on the back of the device was set to Off
AND I said "Hey Google, Broadcast"
Would the device respond and ask "Ok What's the message"
THEN would other Homes then chime and say "Broadcast from Guest Bathroom"

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

OSTBear — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:56 GMT

They have a script they copy and paste from so a lot of these questions are going to be kinda bonehead like that.

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

OSTBear — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:31:04 GMT

I have verified all of these things, as mentioned in the original post, including that I use Android as specified in the labels.

I have restarted every device, and I've also restarted the WiFi to no luck.

on occasion, if I just broadcast to a single room, the broadcast goes through... but not all the time.

Re: Google home minis not broadcasting anymore

Christoforadams — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:50:21 GMT

This is probably related to the issue we’re seeing not being able to start music services on the chromecast audio

Broadcasts not working

Harry4 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:24:00 GMT

Hello,

the broacast function does't work correctly since 2 weeks.

If I say "Hey Google" do a broadcast I kann speak my message after the signal and the speaker confirms that it will send the message to all other speaker. On all other speaker a signal tone can be heard but not the message. On the Nest Hub the message is displayed but also not spoken.

The "dont disturb" function is deactivated on all speakers.

Any idea?

Re: Broadcasts not working

richj44 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:54:20 GMT

I have nothing helpful to add other than, I'm experiencing the same issue. I haven't changed any settings recently, it just stopped working.

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

virnab — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:50:10 GMT

Hi Sgibson513,

I appreciate your inquiry about the operation of the broadcast feature while the microphone on the Google Home speaker devices is switched off. The answer is no; it would not occur.

Please let me know if you tried the troubleshooting steps suggested and if this information helped to resolve the inconvenience. It is my pleasure to continue assisting you.

Best regards,

Virna

Re: Voice not broadcasting to speakers

virnab — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:08 GMT

Hi OSTBear,

I appreciate you letting us know that after disabling Google Gemini from your phone, several of the speakers in your house are suddenly able to broadcast again. Thank you for mentioning that we still need to resolve the inconvenience with some of your devices.

I’m sorry to hear that after verifying all the previous recommendations and trying troubleshooting steps suggested, the inconvenience persists. Based on the information you’ve shared, I recommend you perform a factory reset and set up the Google Home speaker devices that are not broadcasting.

Thanks for your kind attention. I will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Virna

Re: Broadcasts not working

realjax — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:51:18 GMT

Yep. Same problem here sigh... I find it unbelievable that the google engineers this one, very often used feature keep on messing up. Time and time and time again...

Re: Broadcasts not working

Extreme_One — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:05:36 GMT

Similar issue here but I can add a little more context.

I can broadcast to individual devices.

I cannot broadcast to multiple devices.

I had automations that would broadcast to multiple devices: think "dinner time" which then broadcast a simple message to 2 nest minis in different rooms.

This used to work fine, now it doesn't.

I have found a workaround. In my automation I need to separate the broadcast messages. I need to send a message to one speaker, then send a separate message, in the same automation, to the other speaker.

Re: Google home minis not broadcasting anymore

Extreme_One — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:10:19 GMT

Similar issue here but I can add a little more context.

I can broadcast to individual devices.

I cannot broadcast to multiple devices.

I had automations that would broadcast to multiple devices: think "dinner time" which then broadcast a simple message to 2 nest minis in different rooms.

This used to work fine, now it doesn't.