If your Google Home continues disconnecting from your WiFi, you have either a poor WiFi signal or there is heavy interference from other devices and/or networks in the vicinity. To solve this issue:
- Try using your router’s 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands to separate your WiFi devices.
- Make a new location for your Google Home
- The best way to get the strongest signal possible is to upgrade to a new router.
Wi-Fi networks should be divided into 2.4 and 5 gigahertz bands
Google Home uses either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency bands to connect to your WiFi. Although both of these frequencies are in use by a large number of different devices, they are not the only ones.
As long as you have a Wi-Fi connection in your house, all of your devices are vying with your Google Home for bandwidth.
Interference might occur when trying to establish a connection. When this interference occurs, your Google Home may “randomly” lose its WiFi connection.
As far as Google Home is concerned, even the WiFi gadgets of your neighbors may interfere with it.
If this does not work, you might try connecting all of the Google devices to your router’s 5 GHz band and all of your other WiFi devices to the 2.4 GHz band instead.
There are fewer devices on the 5GHz spectrum, which means less interference, as a result. Enhance the overall signal strength between the router and the Google Home.
Make a new location for your Google Home
Moving your Google Home to a new place, ideally nearer your network, is another option.
Several favorable outcomes may be expected as a result of this.
The first thing to do is to move your Google Home closer to the router, which should boost your WiFi connection. The router is always the best place to get the best reception.
You also want to be sure there are no gadgets in your new location causing problems with your Google Home connection.
After relocating your Google Home to a new place, it is conceivable that your devices may continue to disconnect even after switching to the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands and separating your devices.
If that’s the case, it’s time to delve deeper and conduct a more comprehensive inquiry.
“WiFiman” may be used to measure WiFi signal strength and interference.
Your WiFi strength and even the WiFi strength of your neighbors might help you figure out what’s going on if your Google Home keeps disconnecting.
Neighboring WiFi networks are a common source of the worst interference you might encounter, especially when they are located close to your router or WiFi access points (if you use mesh systems).
What if your neighbor’s WiFi is the problem, but your router’s signal is merely weak?
The good news is that this problem can be solved without having to knock on your neighbor’s door.
There is an app called “Ubiquiti WiFiman” that you will need to install first (iPhone and Android users, this app should be available for download).
If you want to know how strong your router’s Wi-Fi signal is, you may use this software for free.
Walk about your house and look at the “channels” tab of this program to find out what WiFi signals are there and how powerful they are in each spot.
To receive an accurate reading from your Google Home’s position, place your phone near to it while this app is active.
For the most part, if your WiFi network is included at the top of this list, your WiFi coverage should be adequate in that area.
I recommend that you have a WiFi signal strength of at least 67% to 70% in the app.
Look at the strength of a nearby WiFi network in compared to your own.
Add a WiFi extender or an extra satellite node (access point) to improve the WiFi signal in that region, if you have a mesh router.
Your router has too many devices connected to it
Finally, there is a more complicated problem that might be causing your Google Home to disconnect.
You may have reached the limits of your mesh WiFi or router setup if you’re still experiencing connection problems.
You may be experiencing this problem even if the router is brand new.
In the first place, be sure that your router has at least two bands of radio frequency (2.4 and 5 GHz). Because of this, there will be a lot of interference between all of your gadgets.
The network’s overall balance and signal quality are considerably improved by the addition of two bands.
Next, you’ll need a router that can manage several connections at the same time. Sadly, many routers nowadays aren’t designed to connect to a large number of devices simultaneously.
Consequently, as soon as you reach the top limit of your WiFi bandwidth, connections will start disconnecting out of the blue.
A router designed for smart homes is the best option in the end.
If you want to know which routers are ideal for smart homes, you can check out my latest blog post on the subject. There are a number of excellent choices available.
When you set up your router correctly, you’ll be shocked at how much better all of your WiFi-enabled gadgets work.
Conclusion
Reports over the previous several years indicate that Google Home often loses WiFi connection.
If the WiFi signal is too weak or there is interference from other networks or WiFi devices nearby, this problem will arise.
To begin, try dividing your 2.4 and 5 GHz WiFi bands and seeing if it helps.
Ideally, all of your Google goods should be linked to the 5 GHz band, and the rest of the WiFi devices should be connected to the 2.4 GHz band..
In order to boost the signal strength, you may also try putting the Google Home closer to your internet router.
Use a WiFi analyzer such as WiFiman to check your WiFi signal strength and the strength of WiFi signals around you.
In the end, your router may not be capable of syncing with all of your WiFi gadgets, and you may need to invest in a new one that was specifically designed for smart homes.
Please tell me if any of my recommendations worked for you. Let me know what you think in the comments section below!