How do I delete personal routines on the Google Home App on ios?

[jeff16]

There are instructions every where on how do this, but there is no "Edit" button on the routine list.  This is absurd, since there are like 8 default routines that I don't want at all.

[MplsCustomer]

@jeff16 

So are these directions just wrong?

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/10071810?hl=en

[jeff16]

Yes!  These are "personal" routines which are not on home or away, and there is no edit button anywhere on the personal list...

[MplsCustomer]

@jeff16 

We don't use routines, but this Help page says that at the top of the Routines screen, when you select a Routine, a trash can (Delete) icon should show at the top of the screen:

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7029585?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&oco=0#zippy=%2Cpe...

[jeff16]

There is no trash can.  That page is incorrect 

[MplsCustomer]

@jeff16 

I wonder if the "Delete" function is simply missing. There are no posted answers when this question has been posed previously, just suggestions to re-install the Google Home app.

[jeff16]

They are definitely not there on iOS.  

[Dude35]

Same!!!! Its maddening. There is no trash can no edit button there are like 8 default “personal” routines and i cant do anything with them. So freakin annoying

[Juni]

Hi folks,

@MplsCustomer, thanks for the response.

@jeff16 and @Dude35, thanks for posting. This is not the experience that we wanted you to have, let me help you out. Have you tried the step provided by MplsCustomer? If that did not fix the issue, try to use another phone to further isolate the issue.

Looking forward to your responses.

Thanks,

Juni

[jeff16]

I did try another device - an android device and no delete icon.  Also, you can just try this????  Do you have a delete icon?  I mean, I appreciate you trying to help, but this isn't a "user thing" - there's no **bleep** icon to delete.  It doesn't need investigation.  Jesus.

[jeff16]

I mean, just in general, the complete and total jankiness of this app and devices is INSANE.  It's not just bad, it's SHAMEFUL.  Google should be ashamed.  Look at the reddit forum - it's thousand of people with comical, stupid, idiotic bugs that have been there for 3 years!  I don't even know why you people are here trying to help a multibillion dollar company that doesn't support it's own products that seem like they were made by interns. 

IT'S SHAMEFUL

[Juni]

Hi jeff16,

Thanks for trying that step. I'm sorry if you feel that way. To confirm, are we deleting personal routines, custom routines or household routines? An important note as well that there are ready-made routines and you can't delete these routines. Check the information below.

Ready-made routines:

• Good morning
• Leaving home
• Commuting to work
• Workday
• Commuting home
• I'm home
• Bedtime

Looking forward to your response.

Regards,

Juni

[jeff16]

OK, my first comment would be, why can't you delete the built in ones? That's insane.  Especially since when I run the "bedtime" one, something is janked, and it says, "I don't understand 'Goodnight'", but whatever.

My second comment would be, "no the delete icon is not there for other routines," which you can trivially check by clicking on any of your routines and checking.

And my third comment is, "why are you bothering to help Google here?"  They don't care - why do you?

[Juni]

Hi jeff16,

Thanks for the response and feedback. Could you send us a screenshot of those custom routines that doesn’t have a delete option? Below are the steps on how to upload a photo.

• Start a new post.
• Click Insert Image.
• Choose an image source location.
• Follow the on-screen instructions

Also, you can tap the "Drag and Drop" option. Maximum attachment is 5 MB.

Thanks,

Juni

[Princesss]

Hello there,

Chiming in to see if you still need assistance with this. Hope the previous post helped. Let us know if you have additional questions, otherwise we’ll be locking the thread.

Best,

Princess

[Princesss]

Hello there,

Due to inactivity, I'll go ahead and lock this thread in 24 hours. Feel free to start a new thread if you need assistance with your Google Nest devices and we'd be glad to assist you further.

Best,

Princess