11-21-2025 09:22 AM
I have this script which used to work flawlessly
metadata:
name: Computer Lighting Control
description: Computer On
automations:
#### Middle of the Night ####
- starters:
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on the computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: computer on
condition:
type: time.between
before: sunrise-1sec
after: 12:00 AM
weekdays:
- MON
- TUE
- WED
- THU
- FRI
- SAT
- SUN
actions:
- type: device.command.ColorAbsolute
devices:
- Computer - Shack
color:
name: Red
- type: device.command.BrightnessAbsolute
brightness: 20
devices:
- Computer - Shack
#### Early Morning ####
- starters:
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on the computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: computer on
condition:
type: time.between
before: sunrise+5hour # Roughly before 11:00:00 AM
after: sunrise
weekdays:
- MON
- TUE
- WED
- THU
- FRI
- SAT
- SUN
actions:
- type: device.command.ColorAbsolute
devices:
- Computer - Shack
color:
name: Candle Light
- type: device.command.BrightnessAbsolute
brightness: 50
devices:
- Computer - Shack
#### Day Time Hours ####
- starters:
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on the computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: computer on
condition:
type: time.between
before: sunset-30min
after: sunrise+5hour1sec # Roughly after 11:00:01 AM
weekdays:
- MON
- TUE
- WED
- THU
- FRI
- SAT
- SUN
actions:
- type: device.command.BrightnessRelative
devices:
- Computer - Shack
brightnessRelativePercent: 75
- type: device.command.ColorAbsolute
devices:
- Computer - Shack
color:
name: Warm White
#### Night Time Hours ####
- starters:
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on the computer
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: computer on
condition:
type: time.between
before: 11:59 PM
after: sunset-30min
weekdays:
- MON
- TUE
- WED
- THU
- FRI
- SAT
- SUN
actions:
- type: device.command.BrightnessRelative
devices:
- Computer - Shack
brightnessRelativePercent: 25
- type: device.command.ColorAbsolute
devices:
- Computer - Shack
color:
name: Candlelight
#- type: device.command.BrightnessRelative
# brightnessRelativePercent: 25
# devices: Computer - Shack
Now over the past two days or so it has stopped work. So now I tried a very simple script with a query.
metadata:
name: Turn on the computer
description: When someone says turn on the computer to a speaker turn on the
computer light.
automations:
- starters:
- type: assistant.event.OkGoogle
eventData: query
is: Turn on the computer
actions:
- type: device.command.OnOff
devices:
- Computer - Shack
on: true
And this doesn't work either. what is the problem? I can manually run it with the button in the editor & it runs fine. What is the problem? Anyone else noticed this?
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11-25-2025 10:25 PM
YES - it is working again from this morning
11-21-2025 12:31 PM
Same here since yesterday. Running the routine manually works just fine, but the voice command doesn’t start the routine. I’m from Italy and I was in the preview program. I tried leaving but so far nothing changed
11-22-2025 03:25 AM - edited 11-22-2025 03:26 AM
Same problem here from Spain. Ok Google commands from starter using automation scripts no longer working
11-22-2025 09:16 AM
Same problem, no voice triggered scripts using Ok Google assistant working. Did same test as other post - simple script does not work. Works on manual trigger, works voice trigger from my phone, but not from home hub or nest audio devices.
Automation history shows no event started, but my Google history for assistant does show that event was started by voice but it never makes it to the automation.
11-23-2025 04:08 AM
Same problem here (Netherlands), is working from mij phone, but not from the Nest Hub's. on preview.
11-23-2025 03:13 PM
I am able to start scripted automations using the Home app UI but not voice. When I went to Google Home Settings -> Routines, all of my automations show 0 actions. Weird since I can go into the Google Home -> Automations tab and they are all there and run fine. I used the Home UI on the phone to create a simple voice activated script and it works fine. All of the existing automations were created using the Web UI with the assistant.event.OkGoogle starter type. I don't know what the new automation I created looks like in declarative script because I can't see the code.
11-23-2025 04:07 PM
One other thing to add: When I use a Nest display to view the automations and attempt to run any of them it just says "Sorry, I don't understand."
11-23-2025 11:54 PM
same problem for me, voice not trigged scripted routines
11-24-2025 12:03 AM
And same problem in Denmark
11-24-2025 08:16 AM
I have the same problem in Japan...
11-24-2025 08:27 AM
From Italy, I started tinkering to understand what had happened, but now I see that this is a much more widespread issue. Google should fix this problem, as it is causing major disruptions worldwide.
11-25-2025 04:20 AM
Same problem in Czechia, last time it worked on 20. 11.
11-25-2025 08:31 AM
Same problem in Belgium...
11-25-2025 10:28 AM
same here in Sweden
11-25-2025 09:58 PM
It's working again. I don't know if Google fixed it or if it coincided with a change I made in the settings.
11-25-2025 10:25 PM
YES - it is working again from this morning
11-25-2025 10:27 PM
Yes finally fixed here tol
11-26-2025 01:23 AM
Fixed for me this morning in the UK also