- Some Google Home speaker users are experiencing devices that keep downloading large amounts of data in the background, according to The Verge. The original article says a failed firmware update installation may be the cause, but does not treat this as a confirmed cause.
- According to the original article, one Reddit user reported that the device uses more than 200GB per day. Comparing the same period, a home speaker in another household used 2GB over one month, while the affected device used 132GB, according to 9to5Google.
- Google said a fix is being rolled out for 9to5Google. This is Google's explanation, and the original article does not confirm which devices the fix applies to.
- Most reports focus on newer Google Home speaker models. However, the full scale of the problem is also unclear in the original article.
O: This may be useful for people who have Google Home speakers at home and should check in their carrier's app on their phone whether data usage suddenly rose after a firmware update.
X: The original article only says the cause may be a failed firmware installation, and the range of devices the fix applies to rests on Google's explanation, so you need to check separately whether your device is affected.