This one's a doozy. I have two Nest Audio speakers that I use for music and occasionally for TV audio. When I first got them, I had the usual setup troubles that plague many Google Home products, e.g., having to set it up multiple times, canceling and having to factory reset to abort a failed setup, etc. but I managed to get them up and running and to create a stereo pair. They must have the world's most fragile connection, because the smallest network hiccup or even a power failure knocks them off my wifi network and won't let them reconnect.
Today I wanted to cast to this pair, but YT Music couldn't find the group. I went in the Google Home app and it said I can't change the settings unless it's connected to the same network as my phone. But it is. No matter how many times I try this, the only way to solve it is to factory reset both of them. I've had to do that 10 times. Before Google mods accuse my network of not being robust, I have a two unit mesh router (not Google) with plenty of coverage in my 600 sq ft apartment. Almost every other device on my network has no issues, only these speakers and sometimes my Nest Hub, but I'll get to that. After factory resetting, I run into that same issue upon setup. It tells me that my phone isn't on the same network. I even turned off my guest network in hopes it would run smoother. The only way I can kind of get it to work is if I set the speakers up on my iPad, oddly enough. Once the speakers are connected to Google Home and paired, they typically run well right after this process. However, when I try to cast later, I run into the same issue, then I have to reset again, lather, rinse, repeat. I mentioned I also have this issue with my Nest Hub, though a simple disconnect-reconnecting of the power cord usually solves this temporarily.
Nothing else in my place has this issue at all. I have a couple more Lenovo smart speakers that have no trouble reconnecting after a power outage or network blip. Google Nest products are the only ones that have this issue. How can I solve it? Please don't say disconnect them and reconnect them, like I haven't already tried that.
