"Gotcha! - My $500 Smart Speaker Just Bricked Itself During an Update"

[Andrey-cs]

Title: Gotcha! - My $500 Smart Speaker Just Bricked Itself During an Update

Just wanted to share my frustration with you all - I was updating my high-end smart speaker and now it's completely dead, won't even turn on. The worst part is I just got a firmware update notice yesterday and assumed it was safe to run, but apparently not. Anyone else ever have a pricey gadget just die on 'em during a software update?

 

[Veedawg]

"Lol yeah that's a big nope. Happened to a buddy of mine last month, had to RMA the whole thing. Guess just another day in the life of smart home tech, am I right?"

 

[serj200]

"Dude, that's frustrating as hell! At least it's just a smart speaker and not something more valuable that went down in flames. Hopefully, you can RMA (return merchandise authorisation) it or get a replacement."

 

[С.е.р.е.г.а.]

"Ouch, that's rough luck! Have you tried booting it in safe mode or doing a factory reset? Maybe we can help you troubleshoot or figure out what went wrong."

 

[Samat]

Dude, that's crazy. I had a similar issue with my Amazon Echo last year, but it was just a software glitch and I was able to revert to a previous update. Did you try unplugging the speaker, waiting a few minutes, and plugging it back in to see if it resets itself?

 

[KypHaJIuH]

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[Sergemoon]

Should I learn Kotlin?

 

[сехпиянц]

"Ouch, that sounds like a huge bummer! I've had my fair share of smart devices messing up during updates, and it's always a hassle to get them working again. Did you try the factory reset trick to see if it brings it back to life?"