If you had to estimate how much data your smart speaker was using over the course of a couple of weeks, would you guess 3 terabytes? That's what one Google Home Speaker user discovered when he checked his home Wi-Fi's usage, according to Reddit posts reported on by 9to5Google. The Google Gemini–powered smart speakers have apparently been downloading huge amounts of data to the device over the past two weeks, which could put a serious damper on your Wi-Fi network.
\n\nWhile it isn't happening to everyone, after checking my own home internet usage, I found out that I have been experiencing the same issue. My Google Home Speaker has used 487 GB of data in the past 10 days, using almost as much as the entire rest of my home between August and September.
\n\nGoogle confirmed this bug has only affected some devices and that it has rolled out a solution. A spokesperson from Google told WIRED: “A server misconfiguration caused some Google Home Speakers to repeatedly download a software update. This issue has now been resolved.”
\n\nLooking into this issue made me go beyond just Google's usage, though. My husband and I started reviewing the data usage for all…
Original source: https://www.wired.com/