In recent days, some Android users have found that the Google assistant , both on their mobile phones and on the smart devices linked to their account, does not work normally. A message is displayed on the terminals that says “Cannot communicate with Google at this time” .
The error is quite serious in devices that work with the Assistant, since smart speakers and screens depend 100% on the software to function normally and, by presenting this failure, it leaves them totally unusable. On the mobile the problem is less serious, but it is still impossible to use the assistant either by voice commands or by pressing on the screen.
Of course, as it does not work correctly, and it is not only that we cannot activate it, but that all user routines are disabled until the problem is fixed.
What can you do?
When using the Google Assistant , some users may query before the error message appears, but some get the error as soon as the Assistant panel is slid out.
If you have encountered the Google Assistant failure on your mobile, you might think that it is all due to a bad update of the app, but going back will not help you much. Some affected have already tried to uninstall the Google application updates and then reinstall them and even fiber reset the device. Everything has been uselessly because sooner or later the problem repeats itself.
From what it seems, the failure is linked to the Google account that is used with the assistant, but changing it would ruin all the configured routines, so the solution is anything but pleasant. It has been discovered that the origin of the failure is, as expected, in the software, because if you change your account the problem with Google Assistant is solved.
Google says they are aware of the problem , but no solution has been provided at the moment. According to different media, this problem has appeared last week on various devices and has soon spread to a larger number of users. Until a feasible solution to the error is found, regretting it, you should stop using the Google assistant and live without the routines that you have configured both on your mobile phone and on the other smart devices that you have synchronized in your home.
