I have not updated HA lately (I am on 2026.3.4) but in the last 2-3 days my announcements to speakers around my house have stopped working. Or almost stopped working – I get the usual tone when they should then speak, but no words.
action: tts.google_say
data:
message: This is a test message
entity_id: media_player.master_bedroom_speakers
I use nabu casa for google integration, and this has worked for many years. I wondered if it was node red since that’s where it usually originates, which is why I just tried the above in the developer console and – tone, no words.
I of course have no idea if the speakers were updated; I neither control nor see that, google does.
It’s a consistent, persistent problem, not intermittent.
Anyone else having this issue, or have any ideas?
To my knowledge nothing else is failing. I can cast (e.g. from my phone) to these speakers without issue. And as mentioned – when I do the above statement (at least the first time) I get the “Message coming” type tone to show they are on and it did connect.
Linwood
PS. “Hey Google” results in hearing the response just fine, at least 80% of the time (it’s always been a little iffy whether the whole response comes out, that’s not new.