topic Re: Assistant no longer stops playing after a specified period in Speakers and Displays

Assistant no longer stops playing after a specified period

HandyOrcs — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:28:18 GMT

Recently my Home Mini speaker does not seem to be able to stop playing after a specified time.

I usually play music when going to bed by saying "Hey Google, play sleep music for one hour" and it will reply that it is playing a Spotify playlist called sleep, and the bedroom speaker will stop playing in one hour... and then it plays all night.

It doesn't matter if I issue a single command or start playing and then give a second command to stop playing in one hour - it still plays all night unless I explicitly stop it again.

It used to work fine and stop playing after the specified duration until probably a couple of weeks ago.

Re: Assistant no longer stops playing after a specified period

VRuz — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:09:31 GMT

I had the same problem. You have to add action, delay start, after 30 min, stop speaker.

Re: Assistant no longer stops playing after a specified period

sezeller — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 16:46:59 GMT

I do use the sleep time almost every night, usually tell Google to turn off the music in 10 min. Since the beginning of Google Home products era this has always worked 99.9% of the time. Occasionally it would stop immediately.

Now however ALL MY SPEAKERS now using sleep timer or not will randomly turn on again after stopping. The time is also random in that it IS NOT the same as a previously used sleep timer say 10 min. The speakers may come on in a min or so, 5 min or maybe longer. It is random and creepy.

The other odd thing is saying Google Stop does not usually stop on the first try. I need to say it multiple times.

My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx minutes

Poppy1 — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 01:13:59 GMT

I have looked in settings for help. I have reset the lenova clock back to factory settings .

The timers work-on both devices just not when using the radio

Re: My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx min

Petef — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 04:16:24 GMT

I have the same problem which started around 10 days ago. I bought a second nest thinking it may be my device but it has exactly the same problem.

Re: My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx min

AussieDeb — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:52:02 GMT

I am having this problem too. I listen to the radio every night when I go to bed and get it to turn off after one or two hours, now it just plays continuously using up my data. It has only just started.

Re: Assistant no longer stops playing after a specified period

ToddC — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 11:17:41 GMT

I'm having the same issue as the original poster.

Google mini not stopping music on timer

Kissnc74 — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:53:29 GMT

My google mini won’t stop playing music on timer. I usually set music to play for an hour and turn off when going to bed. The command I use is “Hey google, in 1 hour stop playing music” it always worked for years but a few a days ago it stopped turning off the music. It will acknowledge the command and say it will stop playing in 1 hour but doesn’t do it. I have tried rebooting the unit with no success.

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

davidadavenport — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 20:24:46 GMT

I have the same problem with all my Google mini’s (3) it started not turning off after a given time whatever command was given, including the usual one listed above. I have tried everything to have that facility, as I suffer from tinnitus and it is a great help in getting to sleep, HELP PLEASE

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

Kissnc74 — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:38:30 GMT

I tried both unplugging and rebooting using the app with no improvement in performance.

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

JG-62 — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:58:10 GMT

I have the same problem. I've done everything and the music does not stop. It repeats the command and says it will stop at the command time ie- will stop in 30 min but doesn't stop at all. It was working fine. Not now.

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

Jshorte — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:02:25 GMT

Same problem here despite rebooting. Has anyone found a resolution yet?

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

Kadven — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:20:44 GMT

Hi all.

Unfortunately there is no solution to this. This bug appeared a couple of weeks ago and google are aware of it and a fix is awaited. The nearest thing that can be done is not a solution so not perfect but a kind of temporary workaround as follows.

Create a Routine on the Google Home app with a single action command of 'Stop Playing'. Additionally create a starter on the routine for when you want the routine to action of a set time of day, e.g. for instance at 22:00 or of course whatever time would be more suitable. Then the music will stop when the routine activates at that set time every day or night. Not perfect but the best you can do until this bug is fixed.

Re: Google mini not stopping music on timer

Kissnc74 — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:45:09 GMT

Thanks, I’ll try that.

Re: My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx minutes

Princesss — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:32:01 GMT

Hi everyone,

Thanks for reaching out. Could you please provide the commands that you have tried as well as the exact response of the Google Nest speakers so we can take a closer look into this?

Best,

Princess

Re: My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx minu

AussieDeb — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:38:22 GMT

Me: Hey Google - play NewsTalk ZB for 3 hours

Google: streaming NewsTalk ZB from iHeart Radio. Bedroom clock will stop playing in 3 hours

It has been working well for the last 3 years but now won’t turn off after the time. Keeps going until I tell it to stop.

Re: My google nest & Lenova clock do not turn off when I ask them to play the radio for xxx minu

Poppy1 — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:39:06 GMT

Hi Princesss

I say. Hey google play2gb for 25 minutes.

Google then comes back saying: playing 2 gb. Bed 1 clock will turn off in 25 minutes.

Trouble is it plays 2 gb but never turns off. I have also tried it on our google nest & that also did not turn off either. I use the same command on both. Up to about 2 - 3 weeks ago it always worked.

Thank you for taking an interest in this problem.

can't play rain sounds for two hours

EstherBro — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:58:46 GMT

I have a routine that switches of the light and plays rain sounds. It used to play for one hour. Suddenly it plays all night.

Oké I don't use the routine anymore and tell the mini to play rain sounds for one hour. It works fine... untill recently, now it will play all night.

What command can I give the mini so it will play the sound for one hour (or two). I have tried many commands in Dutch and English. No succes!

Re: can't play rain sounds for two hours

cosmin_ciuc — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:27:01 GMT

I have the same problem. I tried with "Play sleep sounds for 30 minutes", or with a combination of two commands: "Play sleep sounds" followed by "Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes". No success. It does not stop playing. When I say "Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes" Google Home replies with "Google Home will stop playing in 30 minutes". But then if I ask "How much time left on sleep timer" it says there is no sleep timer configured.
This feature used to work but starting a month ago or so, it stopped working. It continues to play until I explicitly say "Stop".

Re: can't play rain sounds for two hours

Kadven — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:41:33 GMT

Create a Routine on the Google Home app with a single action command of 'Stop Playing'. Additionally create a starter on the routine for when you want the routine to action of a set time of day, e.g. for instance at 23:00 or of course whatever time would be more suitable. Then the music or sleep sounds will stop when the routine activates at that set time every day or night. Not perfect but the best you can do until this bug is fixed.