Google rolls out fix for setting alarms and reminders on Google Home speakers

Asking a Google Home to set an alarm or reminder is a rudimentary use for one of those smart speakers. But it seems some users recently found that their Google Home failed to sound alarms and reminders that were set. Now Google is saying that a fix has been rolled out and those functions are working again.

A few users in the Google Home Help Forum brought up the issue, saying they used their voice to set alarms or reminders on their Google Home and received an audible confirmation. However, no sound played when the alarms or reminders were supposed to go off.

When some users asked their Google Home what alarms had been set, they were told that no alarms were set; another user said his Google Home told him he had an alarm set and that it was currently going off, though it was not. One user said retraining her Google Home’s voice recognition seemed to resolve the issue with alarms, but that wasn’t an official fix.

A user in the thread confirmed the fix had come through for him. If you had this issue, follow Paula’s instructions above and see if things are back to normal again. And remember that you can now set alarms that play music or radio stations instead of the typical tone.