The Google Nest Learning Thermostat promises to make your home smarter, more efficient, and easier to manage, but how is the learning curve?

Some users found that their devices stopped responding to voice commands between Christmas and New Year's Day.

The problem led to Nest products being unable to answer simple commands, like requests for the time or weather.

The Nest Hub and Audio are failing to answer basic questions like "Hey Google, what's the weather?" or "What time is it?" Other commands are hit-and-miss.

Has your Google smart speaker been giving you the silent treatment lately? Join the club. Over the past several days, owners of Google’s Nest and Nest Hub devices have been reporting that Google Assistant has stopped responding to basic commands such as “What’s the weather” and “What time is it?