New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on August 01, 2022) follows:
Wemo is a series of products that lets you control your electronic devices from your phone or tablet. It uses your existing home WiFi network to provide wireless control of lamps, fans, smart plugs, and more.
Wemo not working on Google Home
Recently, multiple Wemo users are now reporting an issue where multiple devices are not working or connecting to Google Home, and they are receiving a “Could not access Wemo, please try again” error message (1,2,3,4,5).
Many use Google Assistant to control their Wemo devices but now when they instruct it to switch off lights or give any other command, they get an error message.
As it turns out, Wemo support is aware of this issue and has escalated it to their team for further investigation. Unfortunately, there is no ETA for a fix yet.
Potential workaround
Until new related developments emerge, there are some potential workarounds provided by Wemo support that could help you. First, try to reboot your phone and relink your Wemo devices to the Google Home app.
Secondly, try a network reboot including affected Wemo devices and Google Home.
Also, try uninstalling the Google Home app, then unlink/relink each Wemo device to Google Home for isolation.
Let us know in the comments down below if the workarounds fix the issue for you. Also, we will be updating this article when we come across more information so make sure you keep checking this space.
Update 1 (August 03, 2022)
01:59 pm (IST): According to one of those affected, the issue where Wemo throwing ‘Can’t reach Wemo’ error has now been resolved.
Update 2 (December 19, 2022)
10:00 am (IST): Some users are again reporting that they are unable to link their Wemo devices to Google Home. Below are some reports for reference:
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