Google Home Automation Delay Start Not Working

[Emacred]

I have a Bedtime automation routine set up on my Google home app to play a Pandora radio station, then delay start by 2 hrs and then turn off Pandora.

I've had this routine set for a couple of years and it worked great.  In the last couple of months the routine is triggered just fine when I say hey Google, bedtime, but then the second action is never triggered after the delay start, so the Pandora station never shuts off.

Please see below for screenshot of my routine.  Why is the delay start / 2nd action not working anymore?

[Mark102]

I've been having the same issue also recently.  I have a bedtime routine I've been using for a long time that starts some music with a delayed action to stop after 30 min.  Lately, it doesn't stop the music.   What I have to do is wait until the music starts, then give another command to 'stop in 30 min'.  So far, that seems to work.

[Emacred]

What's funny about that is that is how I used to do it and that stopped working years ago and the solution I found was to make Home routines, which are now not working!  Maybe I'll try that method again, but I was liking the Home routine, one command, no muss, no fuss.

[Mark102]

Yeah, I really wish they could resolve these issues.  I used to like being able to say "Hey Google, play some music for X minutes", and it would reply and say the device would stop in X minutes.  Worked great, but not any more, the music doesn't stop.  Now it takes two separate commands.  And now with the delayed Stop command in the routine not working, things are just getting worse.  

[ByronP]

Hi Folks,

Thank you for posting here in the community. I'm sorry that you experienced a delay in your routine when it started. This could be frustrating, especially if it had been working fine for a few years. help's here.

Please follow this helpful article about how to set up and manage routines. There are a few options to troubleshoot the issue and fix it. Also, try to remove the routine and create a new one using a different key word.

Let me know if you need more assistance.

Regards,

Byron

[Emacred]

Perhaps you did not read my post?  My routines worked for almost 2 years flawlessly and I've changed nothing about them.  They just stopped working on their own.  Please explain.

[Emacred]

Btw, nothing in that article helped and before I posted here I already tried deleting and creating new routines and using different key words for the shutting off of Pandora to no avail.

Also, if I ask Google assistant to play a Pandora station, then stop after a certain time as a separate command, it works and I'm using the exact same language I was using in the routine, so that tells me something is wrong / buggy about routines.  Please explain.

[ByronP]

Hi Emacred,

Thank you for posting and for the details. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I tried to isolate the issue with the routine and suggested creating a new one to fix the problem. I really appreciate the effort that you already made to remove the routine and create a new one, but it didn't work.

We need to fully investigate the issue; please fill out this form, and our specialist team will reach out to you via email for further assistance.

Let me know once you're done.

Regards,

Byron

[Emacred]

Hi ByronP, I filled out the form.

[ByronP]

Hi Emacred,

Thank you for posting. I'm sorry for the delayed response.

I received your form. Our specialist team will reach out to you via email for further assistance.

Regards,

Byron