Google Home speakers download large data in background
The gist
Some new Gemini-powered Google Home Speakers downloaded hundreds of gigabytes of data in the background.
Google blamed a server misconfiguration and said the issue is resolved.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026The same Google Home Speaker downloaded 41 GB of data in one day.
- Oct 19, 20269to5Google reported some owners seeing hundreds of gigabytes downloaded in the background; its author's speaker used 17 GB in 24 hours, including 9.99 GB at 3 a.m. PT, and 132 GB over 30 days. Google acknowledged the issue and said it was working on a fix.
- Oct 20, 2026Gizmodo published an article titled "You Should Probably Check Your Google Home Speaker's Data Usage."