Google Home Speakers Reported Downloading Hundreds of Gigabytes Without Reason
Users say new Google Home speakers are consuming large amounts of data in the background. Google has reportedly acknowledged the issue and begun rolling out a fix.
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Owners of the new Google Home speaker have reported that the devices are downloading unusually large volumes of data in the background without an apparent cause, according to Android Authority.
The outlet cited user reports, including screenshots posted on Reddit, describing data consumption running into hundreds of gigabytes. Some users said their speakers pulled nearly 140GB of data overnight, while one shared internet statistics indicating that three of the speakers downloaded roughly 280GB combined. Other reports pointed to figures exceeding 3TB over a 30-day period.
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