Google has resolved a bug that left Google Home speakers unable to stream SiriusXM for close to a month.
The issue surfaced when users reported their Google Home devices returning a “I looked for that, but it either isn’t available or can’t be played right now” error whenever a SiriusXM stream was requested, a failure that persisted regardless of which troubleshooting steps those affected attempted in the weeks that followed.
That error blocked access to SiriusXM across the Google Home speaker range, a particularly notable disruption given the platform’s recent software momentum, with Google having added more accurate and detailed weather forecasts, enhanced video browsing, and conversational volume controls to Gemini-powered Home devices in the period surrounding the issue.
The fix was confirmed by the official Google Nest Community account on Reddit, which wrote that Google had resolved an issue affecting the ability to stream SiriusXM on some Google Home devices, as reported by Android Authority.
That statement did not include a technical diagnosis or explain what caused the SiriusXM integration to fail, though the post did invite users still experiencing the error to provide feedback so Google could assess whether any residual cases remained after the resolution.
The timing of the fix coincides with the launch of Google’s new Home Speaker, the company’s first hardware addition to the Google Home speaker line since the Nest Audio arrived in 2020, a product that arrives with the SiriusXM streaming capability now restored across the broader device ecosystem it joins.
Google has not confirmed whether the bug affected all Google Home speaker models equally or was limited to specific hardware, and the company has not provided a timeline for any further communication on the matter.
