tl; drag
- First -generation nest owners report recent device failures, which are frozen during the boot process.
- Efforts to reset the factory have not been able to restore hardware.
- It is possible that updating the recent firmware may play a role, but Google has not yet confirmed anything.
Update, May 16, 2025 (09:41 pm et): We have heard back from Google, and the company has confirmed that it is familiar with these reports, and that is the result.
The Google solution is about to target all nesting hub units early next week. If you are still experiencing a problem as we describe here, Google asks you that you Follow up to its support thread To tell the company.
The original article, May 16, 2025 (04:04 pm et): How long do you expect your devices? With something like a phone, you are primarily at risk of physical damage to it at all times, needing to worry about the battery to go to you all the explosives, and better ensure that your manufacturer keeps the hackers in the bay. But for Smart Home Tech, which is plugged, does not give up your home safety, and you do not have limited access to accounts, is it really wrong that users expect their devices to keep working on a large scale? A growing number of nesting hub users is still in panic about it, as it seems that a wave of failures is hitting a smart display, and it seems that Google is not working much about it.
The nest debuted as a Google Home Hub in 2018, and has been reasonably supported over the years, when it moved to Fuchia and continues to serve as a cheap solution to control your smart home. But last week or so, we are watching news of the first -generation nest hub models stuck on the boot screen, and failing to operate. Owner Angela Hopkins Google’s nest is running a thread in the community, and Reddit users like gabi_social Google Home of the site is reporting these problems on all.
The affected units are seen hanging on Google “G” when booting, and efforts to reset the factory efforts seem fruitless. In this reddate account, the owner contacted Google Support for help, just to turn away because his nest hub warranty ended four years.
There are many different ways that can die old, without long -standing products. If the devices rely on an external server, for example, the company that runs the company can eventually decide the power. And when it is useless, at least this is a conscious decision that affects all consumers equally. Here users of the nest hub are experiencing, however, more firmware updates have been wrong, which, despite being equally ignorant, is a more disappointing way to die for a product.
On Google Nest firmware pageThe company shows 26.20250116.103.2900 versions as it is a recent release for Nest Hub, and it seems that the software began within last month.
We have come to Google to find out more about what may be the cause of these problems, and to see if the owners have some way to get their smart display again. We will update you with anything we hear.