Update, January 28, 2026 (2:18 PM ET): Google’s on it. In a comment on a separate thread about the same issue, the GoogleNestCommunity Reddit account says “Our team is aware of an issue impacting automations built in the script editor. We’re working on a fix ASAP and will update you all when it rolls out.” If your automations were affected, sit tight; they should be back up and running soon.
Original article, January 28, 2026 (11:29 AM ET): Scripted automations in Google Home aren’t working right. A Reddit thread about scripted automations failing posted last night now has comments from more than a dozen users who all have a similar story: their automations stopped working sometime yesterday without explanation.
User Tkemalediction posted on the Google Home subreddit that all of their scripted automations (ones made using Google Home’s YAML script editor) that were working fine previously had stopped firing. Lots of commenters on the thread report the same. Automations created other ways, through Gemini or the Home app’s automation UI, seem to be unaffected.
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