Google has a fix in the works for its Nest Doorbell identity crisis

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TL;DR

• Nest Doorbells are encountering an odd bug that makes them speak in a US accent, regardless of settings.
• Users have suggested a few solutions, like temporarily adding US English as a second language.
• Google now confirms its awareness of the bug, and shares that a fix is in progress.

Ding-dong! Language confusion calling! Earlier this week, we learned about a weird new glitch that was reportedly impacting Nest Doorbell owners. Owners who have been using the Nest Doorbell abroad, and all configured to converse in their local accent, suddenly found their Doorbells switching back to an American tone. While that still doesn’t seem to be fixed, we’ve got a fresh update to share.

Users had already offered a few potential fixes, suggesting temporarily assigning US English as a secondary language, but we hadn’t heard anything from Google. Today a representative has finally popped up in one of the original Reddit threads, confirming the problem and the company’s awareness of it:




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