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Google Home will stop telling you it’s sorry when you haven’t spoken to it.

The Verge •
November 03, 2026 • 02:51 PM
• By Emma Roth
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The latest Google Home update fixes an issue where Gemini “could occasionally say ‘Sorry, I didn’t understand’ unprompted when no one had spoken to the device.” It also improves Gemini’s ability to distinguish between sleep alarms and regular timers, as well as understand requests to transfer music to a device in another room. [Link: What's new in Google Home | https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/15962877?hl=en&ref_topic=7072959&sjid=9816001563687923699-NC#zippy=%2Cjune%2Cjuly%2Caugust%2Coctober:~:text=October%2029%2C%202026-,Gemini%20for%20Home%20(Early%20Access),-Voice%20Assistant | Google]

Google Home will stop telling you it’s sorry when you haven’t spoken to it.

The latest Google Home update fixes an issue where Gemini “could occasionally say ‘Sorry, I didn’t understand’ unprompted when no one had spoken to the device.” It also improves Gemini’s ability to distinguish between sleep alarms and regular timers, as well as understand requests to transfer music to a device in another room.

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