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'Ok Google, turn on the lights' is mysteriously broken for many users right now | Users report not being able to control groups of lights in a room with their Google Nest smart speakers.


Users report not being able to control groups of lights in a room with their Google Nest smart speakers. Check out the details.

So I shrugged, thinking it’s a glitch, reached out to the Hue button on my bedside table, and long-pressed it to turn off all my lights. Today, though, my Android Authority colleague Luka pointed out to me dozens of Reddit threads from users who are also having trouble controlling their lights. The timing, though, couldn’t be any worse, with the entire Google Home and Assistant platform under fire from lots of frustrated users due to incessant glitches.

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