[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-google-home-speaker-bug-downloads-200gb-a-day-for-one-user":10,"sections":38},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":37,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":37,"total_tokens":37},11875,"google-home-speaker-bug-downloads-200gb-a-day-for-one-user","Google Home Speaker Bug Downloads 200GB a Day for One User","A possible failed firmware update is making some speakers pull hundreds of gigabytes in the background, and Google says a fix is already rolling out.","Some Google Home Speakers are downloading hundreds of gigabytes of data in the background, and Google says a fix is on its way.\n\nOwners have reported the problem on Reddit in recent days. One user found his speaker consuming more than 200GB per day. The likely cause is a firmware update (the device's built-in software) that the speaker fails to download and install correctly. That would leave it stuck fetching the same data again. That cause is a suspicion, not a confirmed diagnosis. Most of the reports are tied to a newer model of the speaker rather than the whole Google Home line.\n\nIn a statement, Google said \"a fix is already rolling out that should address this for users.\"\n\nThe scale is what makes this more than a curiosity. A speaker pulling 200GB a day would move roughly 6,000GB in a 30-day month. That is far beyond what a smart speaker should ever need, and it can exceed the monthly data caps some home internet plans carry. A runaway device like this costs the owner, not the manufacturer, and an owner would only notice by checking router statistics or getting a notice from their provider.\n\nRetry loops are a familiar failure for connected devices. Small gadgets that update themselves usually do so quietly, which is the point, and also why a stuck update can run unnoticed. A cheap safeguard is to cap retries or back off after repeated failures.\n\nGoogle's statement leaves open how many speakers are affected, and whether the fix stops a download already in progress or only prevents new ones. Owners who saw unusual traffic may want to check their network usage after the update lands.","[\"google-home\",\"smart-speakers\",\"firmware\",\"bugs\"]","2026-10-20T10:16:47.000Z","2026-10-20T11:12:14.571Z","2026-10-20T11:12:16.806Z","published",null,[],"consumer-tech",[26,27,28,29],"google-home","smart-speakers","firmware","bugs",[31,34],{"name":32,"url":33},"The Verge","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002Ftech\u002F1014209\u002Fgoogle-home-speaker-bug-continuous-download",{"name":35,"url":36},"PCMag","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcmag.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcheck-your-google-home-speaker-new-bug-downloads-up-to-3tb-of-data-a-month",0,{"sections":39},[40,45,50,55,60,65,69,74,79,84,89,94,99,103],{"name":41,"slug":42,"count":43,"latest_published_at":44},"AI","ai",7042,"2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z",{"name":46,"slug":47,"count":48,"latest_published_at":49},"Security","security",1015,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"Policy","policy",546,"2026-10-20T13:11:23.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Deals","deals",536,"2026-10-20T15:55:20.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Hardware","hardware",271,"2026-10-20T15:25:03.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":24,"count":67,"latest_published_at":68},"Consumer Tech",252,"2026-10-20T16:04:13.000Z",{"name":70,"slug":71,"count":72,"latest_published_at":73},"Science","science",207,"2026-10-20T12:50:00.000Z",{"name":75,"slug":76,"count":77,"latest_published_at":78},"Startups","startups",135,"2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z",{"name":80,"slug":81,"count":82,"latest_published_at":83},"Software","software",134,"2026-10-20T14:57:15.000Z",{"name":85,"slug":86,"count":87,"latest_published_at":88},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",119,"2026-10-20T13:00:00.000Z",{"name":90,"slug":91,"count":92,"latest_published_at":93},"General","general",88,"2026-10-20T09:36:16.000Z",{"name":95,"slug":96,"count":97,"latest_published_at":98},"Gaming","gaming",80,"2026-10-20T13:24:49.000Z",{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":49},"Reviews","reviews",38,{"name":104,"slug":105,"count":106,"latest_published_at":107},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]