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Some functions of the Google Home app have been deleted and revealed that it has stopped working.It seems to be due to responding to patent infringement.
The deleted function is to adjust the volume of Google's smart speakers with a smartphone and to adjust the volume of multiple smart speakers in a lump. This is a lawsuit over patent infringement between Google and SONOS, and if a workaround is not implemented by the U.S. International Trade Commission for SONOS, which complies with patent infringement, measures are not implemented. It seems that the function has been deleted because of the possibility of being taken. In the corresponding thread of Google's community sites, users who purchased smart speakers such as Google Home and Google Nest for this feature flooded the company's response to the company's response, causing a flame. By the way, SONOS claims that this patent infringement is included not only for smart speakers but also for Android and Chromebook, which may affect other devices in the future.