Response very slow on first command

[Duck_Lady]

I have seen other posts on this and I really have not seen a good answer on fixing it. This has been happening for way over a year and when it first started I looked up stuff on it but no one had an answer and just was too lazy to look again until today. 

Every morning I tell google to turn on my bedroom light and it takes about 15 to 20 seconds but whatever command I give it right after it respond right away. It is like it has a problem connecting at first and once it is connected it is fine. But if you wait awhile it will "disconnect" again. Not sure if those a good words to use but I do not know how else to explain it. We have 5 devices and it does it on all of them. Drives me nuts. 

This has been going on for over a year so they have been rebooted and the router has been rebooted many times. This seemed to happen the same time last years as everyone else, so I assume it is cause by an update/firmware but I have not seen a suitable answer on fixing it yet. 

[Duck_Lady]

Almost a week and nothing?  I can't be the only one having this problem. 

[LovelyM]

Hello Duck_Lady, 

Thanks for reaching out. We'd love to help.

A few questions: is the slow first response only happening when you control your light? What troubleshooting steps have you tried? Is this issue happening to all your Google Home devices?

If you haven't already, power cycle your Wi-Fi router and Google Home devices by unplugging and plugging them back in.

Let me know if there are any changes.

Best, 
Lovely 

[Duck_Lady]

It happens on very single one we have and it doesn't matter what command it is and always the 2nd command comes right away.

Yes we have powered everything. My husband is Network and I am IT/IS and we have not been able to figure it out. I have never tested exactly how long it takes to go back to a long wait for a response but I know the first one is slow and then next one and ones after that if done within a short period of time is fine. 

[LovelyM]

Hi Duck_Lady, 

Thanks for the additional information. Kindly try changing your Assistant language. Here are the steps: open the Google Home app > Choose the Account icon at the upper right > Tap on Assistant settings > Assistant language > Set the primary language to either English US or CA.

Keep me posted. 

Cheers,
Lovely

[LovelyM]

Hey Duck_Lady,

Checking in — how is it going? Have you tried the steps I provided above?

Best,
Lovely

[Duck_Lady]

My husband is the one that has the access and I just asked him last night if he did it and he hasn't. I am going to get on his butt. 🙂 

[Duck_Lady]

Afraid that didn't work for us 😞 

[Muddi]

Hey Duck_Lady,

Thanks for trying. Let's go ahead and try setting up your device to a different network like mobile hotspot. Please note that you will need two mobile devices for this setup (one will serve as a router and the other to be used to set up your Google Home speaker).

Keep us posted.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Princesss]

Hi there,

We just want to check if you have seen our response posted above. Let us know if you have additional questions, otherwise we'll be locking the thread.
 

Best,

Princess

[LovelyM]

Hello Duck_Lady, 

It's been a few days since your last reply — we're going to lock the thread within 24 hours. If you have further concerns, please feel free to create a new post.

Many thanks,
Lovely

[Duck_Lady]

Sorry, but to get my husband to do something is like pulling teeth. Is there a way that he can give me admin access?

[Muddi]

Hey Duck_Lady,

If your account was invited and added on the Google Home app, you have the option to remove or customize the settings of your devices. If not, you can reset the speaker first, then try connecting to a mobile hotspot.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Muddi]

Hi there,

I'm just checking in to see if you still need help with your device. 
 

Cheers,

Muddi

[Princesss]

Hello Duck_Lady,

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