Google Home Smart Speaker Bluetooth Connectivity Issue Finally Acknowledged

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Home Smart Speaker Bluetooth Connectivity Issue Finally Acknowledged

If you own a

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Home smart speaker and often connect it to your smartphone or tablet to play music, you might have noticed a Bluetooth connectivity problem that causes the device to disconnect frequently. It’s one that we’ve faced as well, and going by numerous forum posts and

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threads complaining about the issue, it’s fairly widespread. There is, however, hope for

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Home owners all over the world, as

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has finally acknowledged the problem and is said to be working on a fix for it as well.

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’s responses to a

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were spotted by

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, and is the first proper acknowledgement of a long-standing issue with the

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Home and

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Nest series of smart speakers.

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has stated in the responses that it is aware of the issue and is working on a solution, although it can be argued that the responses are highly delayed and this ‘solution’ should have been found by now.

When paired and connected to a Bluetooth device such as a smartphone, the

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Home device initially works properly in playing music. Various complaints (and our personal experience) state that after a few minutes of working properly, the speaker disconnects from the Bluetooth device on its own. This is bothersome, as Bluetooth connectivity is a major function of any speaker, smart or otherwise.

Smart speakers such as the

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Home aren’t heavily touted as Bluetooth speakers since they rely on Wi-Fi connectivity to directly stream music from online services, or allow audio casting from compatible devices. However, Bluetooth audio connectivity is a widely used feature, particularly when you have music stored on a device or want to rely on specific music streaming services or playlists that may not be possible to fetch through voice commands.

All of this said, it’s welcome news that

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has finally accepted that this is an issue, particularly since it’s been reported in various complaints for over a year now. While there is no firm timeline on when the fix will be coming, we can hope that we’ll see this fix in the coming months.

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