For several months now, the Google Voice notification of cycle completion stopped working for my Whirlpool Washer and Dryer. After working well for several years, It stopped working summer of 2024 and would intermittently work again for a day or two. I tried all solutions from factory resetting all my google and whirlpool devices. Relinking Whirlpool devices, creating a new whirlpool and google account, making sure that voice notification was enabled for each Whirlpool device, and finally that each speaker notifications were also enabled. I could not get it to work.
However I found a workaround solution. Create a Routine within Google Home app to notify you.
1. Within the Google Home app, Go to Automation (button near middle bottom).
2. Tap Add, then Household.
3. Name your routine to something like Dryer Complete or Washer Complete.
4. Starter: Add starter, (Choose: When a device does something), Find and select either your washer or dryer, (Choose Starts or Stops). select "stops", then finally tap "add starter" at the bottom.
5. Actions: tap add action, (choose: communicate and announce), check box (make an announcement), Type what you want your announcement to say [example: the washer is complete], tap play-on, choose custom devices and select which speakers you want the announcement (if you multiple speakers). tap done, then done again
6. Save your routine and test it out.
It's not perfect, and I sometimes get false notifications when someone turns on then off the washer/dryer. However, its better than nothing. My family has come to depend on these notifications as our washer/dryer are in the basement and we can't hear when the cycle is done. It used to work great, but something happened that stopped the default voice notifications. So far this workaround has worked for me.
