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How do I remove a defective device from my home on Google home app?

bradleyhowe
Community Member

Got a Nest WiFi point, it does not work and I have to return.  But I can't remove it from my home on Google home app, and am not going to create a new home and then reinstall everything.    Isn't there just an easy way to remove a device that I clearly no longer have?     This is ridiculous.

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Misanthrope
Community Member

Try creating a new Home and moving the devices you want to remove to that home. Then delete that home. I have done this a couple of times now with other non responsive devices.

JohnDoe1
Community Member

I have multiple unknown devices connected to my wi-fi google home thing. There is no option to delete these devices. Clearly it's been hacked! All I can do is pause them nothing else. Google is trash

Unbelievably disappointed with Google Home app.  And Google.

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi folks,

 

thanks for reaching out. We don't have a way to delete the offline devices on the Google Home app for now. These devices should fall off the list after some time if they remain offline. We appreciate people who are keen on sharing with us their thoughts. We're always looking for ways to improve and we'll take this as feedback.

 

Thanks,

Edward

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi folks,

 

It's me again. I wanted to check back in to see if you have other questions and concerns. Feel free to let me know if you do. 

 

Thanks,

Edward

JohnDoe1
Community Member

Well one concern would be. You say offline, but they aren't always offline. Sometimes they are online. The only thing I can do is pause them 🤦‍♀️

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi JohnDoe1,

 

Thanks for the response. When you pause the devices, do you notice any of your devices that can't access the internet?

 

Thanks,

Edward

JohnDoe1
Community Member

Sorry I didn't realize I couldn't reply to the email. The answer is no. I have no issues with any of my other device's connection when this is happening. 

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi JohnDoe1,

 

Thanks for the response. It's possible that your password is compromised. Since we don't have an option to remove these devices, we would need to change your Wifi password. 

 

Thanks,

Edward

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi JohnDoe1,

 

It's me again. I wanted to check back in to see if you have other questions and concerns. Feel free to let me know if you do. 
 

Thanks,

Edward

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi JohnDoe1,

 

I'm just checking in to make sure that you've seen our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

 

Thanks,

Edward

Jeff
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi JohnDoe1,

I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw Edward's reply and to see if you had that info about your device connections.

Thanks,
Jeff

Jeff
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi everyone,

Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We'll be locking the thread in the next 24 hours, but if you still need help, I would be happy to keep it open. If there's more we can do, just let me know.

Thanks,
Jeff