Google Home Speaker Firmware Bug Causes Excessive Data Usage
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Google
Global
October 2026
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Google Home Speaker devices are experiencing a bug causing hundreds of gigabytes of background data usage. The issue is linked to failed firmware update attempts. Google is rolling out a fix to address the problem.
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