{"id":31014,"date":"2022-05-31T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/quick-fixes-google-assistant-doesnt-respond-to-specific-commands\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:33:05","slug":"quick-fixes-google-assistant-doesnt-respond-to-specific-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/quick-fixes-google-assistant-doesnt-respond-to-specific-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick fixes: Google Assistant doesn&#8217;t respond to specific commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"mAe0Ei\">Issue<\/h2>\n<p id=\"gBn6NH\">Google Assistant didn&#8217;t respond to &#8220;Hey, Google, set a timer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nlis2D\">Quick fix<\/h2>\n<p id=\"wj2YKB\">Reset home address in the Home app<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dQ5ubJ\">The full story<\/h2>\n<p id=\"oSB8Zf\">Over the weekend, my partner and I decided it was finally time to upgrade our Wi-Fi router.  We had been contently operating on a relatively ancient OnHub router until we got the warning from Google that it was turning off the controls for the OnHub as of this coming December.  We bitched a bit and then bit that bullet and used a Google-offered discount to purchase a Nest WiFi router and point.<\/p>\n<p id=\"j1NHjP\">Having decided on a lazy Memorial Day weekend, we thought that Monday would be the perfect day to finally get around to switching from the old router to the new &#8211; and it shouldn&#8217;t take more than a few minutes, right? <\/p>\n<p id=\"Zs4yDc\">Yeah, right.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BGJ5ml\">I won&#8217;t go into the various small issues that we hit before we actually got everything working.  (Hint for OnHub owners: don&#8217;t just disconnect your OnHub from your modem before you begin setup &#8211; power it down completely.) But after a few random annoyances, we finally got everything set.  We sat back, and my partner asked Google to set a timer for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"nPO4C4\"><q>Except for the satisfaction I got out of the idea that our new router liked me better, this was a problem<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"oj2yey\">The response: &#8221; I cannot set a timer at this moment.  Please try again in a few seconds. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"BbADgx\">He tried again and got the same response.  He asked it for information &#8211; that worked fine;  asked for the weather &#8211; no problem;  he told the speaker to lower its volume &#8211; no response whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MrLvnl\">Out of curiosity, I told Google to set a timer.  No problem, timer set.  It lowered its volume for me as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YXyW3T\">Except for the satisfaction I got out of the idea that our new router liked me better, this was obviously a problem.  The Google Support page had the usual \u201cuninstall everything\u201d solution, which we didn&#8217;t really want to do.  Finally, after some searching, I found a solution that worked for us in Google&#8217;s community pages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ULE2Lc\">Here&#8217;s something to try if your Google Assistant won&#8217;t set a timer for you or do other specific tasks:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"S3Q4vZ\">How to fix it<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"KEbVSb\">In the Home app, select the Settings icon<\/li>\n<li id=\"GBQyAq\">Tap on <strong>Home information> Home address<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"uFTqGT\">Tap <strong>Remove> Remove<\/strong>.  This will completely remove your current home address.<\/li>\n<li id=\"xIxYK8\">Tap <strong>Add home address<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"ZWlWMv\">As you start typing, Google will start listing addresses;  choose yours<\/li>\n<li id=\"ouro2I\">Tap <strong>Next> Done<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"iOIQg7\">\n<section class=\"c-image-gallery\" data-cid=\"apps\/image_gallery-1654027212_2285_30426\" data-cdata=\"{\" routing=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-image-gallery__body\">\n<p>\n      <button data-ui=\"grid\"><br \/>\n        <svg role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-grid\"\/><\/svg> <span>Grid View<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-image-gallery__viewer\" data-ui=\"viewer\">\n<div class=\"c-image-gallery__image\" data-ui=\"next-image\">\n        <img src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\n      <\/div>\n<p>      <button class=\"c-image-gallery__viewer-prev\" data-ui=\"prev-image\" aria-label=\"Previous image\"><br \/>\n        <svg role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-left\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/button><br \/>\n      <button class=\"c-image-gallery__viewer-next\" data-ui=\"next-image\" aria-label=\"Next image\"><br \/>\n        <svg role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-right\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"c-image-gallery__thumbs\">\n<div class=\"c-image-gallery__thumbs-viewport noscript-accessible\" data-ui=\"scroller\">\n<ul style=\"width:320;\">\n<li data-ui=\"thumb\" data-asset=\"23598448\" data-slug=\"em-in-your-home-app-select-the-settings-button-em\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>              <noscript> In your Home app, select the Settings button <\/em>&#8220;\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-title\"><br \/>\n               <em>In your Home app, select the Settings button<\/em><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-desc\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span>\n          <\/li>\n<li data-ui=\"thumb\" data-asset=\"23598449\" data-slug=\"em-tap-on-remove-to-delete-your-address-youll-add-it-back-in-a-moment-em\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>              <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/VdTKhDDhAyJODoP36xOhZI8XWEE=\/250x250\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23598449\/Screenshot_20220531_102710.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"<em data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> Tap on Remove to delete your address.  You&#8217;ll add it back in a moment. <\/em>&#8220;\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-title\"><br \/>\n               <em>Tap on Remove to delete your address.  You&#8217;ll add it back in a moment.<\/em><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-desc\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span>\n          <\/li>\n<li data-ui=\"thumb\" data-asset=\"23598447\" data-slug=\"em-add-your-home-address-when-you-start-typing-google-will-list-legitimate-addresses-em\" data-index=\"2\">\n<p>              <noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/MOQWoPr3R9Yxd0Ilvn0pfQ9SwGc=\/250x250\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23598447\/Screenshot_20220531_100410.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"<em data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> Add your home address.  When you start typing, Google will list legitimate addresses. <\/em>&#8220;\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-title\"><br \/>\n               <em>Add your home address.  When you start typing, Google will list legitimate addresses.<\/em><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"c-image-gallery__thumb-desc\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>      <button class=\"c-image-gallery__thumbs-prev\" data-ui=\"prev-page\" aria-label=\"Previous thumbnails\"><br \/>\n        <svg role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-left\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/button><br \/>\n      <button class=\"c-image-gallery__thumbs-next\" data-ui=\"next-page\" aria-label=\"Next thumbnails\"><br \/>\n        <svg role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-right\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"wTacqw\">Now, any timers or other requests that Google Assistant has been ignoring should work.  Good luck!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Google Assistant didn&#8217;t respond to &#8220;Hey, Google, set a timer.&#8221; Quick fix Reset home address in the Home app The full story Over the weekend, my partner and I decided it was finally time to upgrade our Wi-Fi router. We had been contently operating on a relatively ancient OnHub router until we got the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/quick-fixes-google-assistant-doesnt-respond-to-specific-commands\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Quick fixes: Google Assistant doesn&#8217;t respond to specific commands<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/jJgg0gObAwjuxzxxDjvzSR0tWbA=\/0x146:2040x1214\/fit-in\/1200x630\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/19276762\/vpavic_191010_3722_0006.jpg?ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/jJgg0gObAwjuxzxxDjvzSR0tWbA=\/0x146:2040x1214\/fit-in\/1200x630\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/19276762\/vpavic_191010_3722_0006.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}