26 LOL Tweets After Google Home Super Bowl Ad Drove Viewers' Devices CRAZY!
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Fans with Google Home got were caught off guard Sunday when a Super Bowl ad started driving their devices crazy.
The 60-second ad said "OK, Google... " repeatedly, and told the device to turn on lights, check the weather, translate, and a flurry of other voice commands.
The Twittersphere lit up when Google Home devices in living rooms across the country tried to obey.
Here's a few...
My #GoogleHome just went crazy during that commercial. @Google #SuperBowl #cScadventures @Bigguns0369 pic.twitter.com/nPX7rrblXG
— Anastasia (@cowgirl19114) February 5, 2017
That Google commercial just made my Google Home lose her damned mind! #SuperBowl #google #googlehome
— Yost (@steve_dave) February 5, 2017
Google Home was saying "sorry, I don't understand" to the TV in response to the #GoogleHome #SuperBowl commercial. Not quite there yet.
— James Thomas (@JCTdesign) February 5, 2017
Love our Google Home but wish they'd allow for custom start word to avoid setting it off. Was going crazy during their Super Bowl commercial
— Andrew Berger (@Berger24) February 6, 2017
My Google Home was confused during the @Google commercial.... I felt bad.... #SuperBowl
— Jeff (@CarmelBandDad) February 5, 2017
The super bowl commercial keeps triggering my Google home lol
— (´・ω・`) (@XIA0MEI_) February 5, 2017
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My Google Home was trying to play along with that commercial #SuperBowl
— Sandy (@redredhothead) February 5, 2017
Google Home ad on Super Bowl just freaked out my google Home. Started trying to deal with queries as actors said
— Frank Auer (@FrankAuer) February 5, 2017
Coolest aspect of @Google #SuperBowl ad is when our Google Home talked back ???? #SuperBowlCommercials
— Tricia Milford (@tmilfordhoyt) February 5, 2017
When your Google Home Assistant WON'T STOP ANSWERING THE PEOPLE IN THE GOOGLE HOME COMMERCIALS! #BugReport @madebygoogle #SuperBowl
— Melanee (@YoBigMel) February 5, 2017
When your Google Home starts making whale noises because of #SuperBowl commercials... #homebygoogle #adgradbowl. pic.twitter.com/Q9tiOg8nkR
— Chris Quintero (@DonQuintero) February 5, 2017
Our @Google Home freaked out that whole commercial #SuperBowl
— Dylan Teske (@dylanteske19) February 5, 2017
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The moment your Google Home starts going off in the middle of the Google Home commercial during the Super Bowl. #okgoogle
— Jack Truschel III (@frizzo35) February 5, 2017
Hmmm My @Google Home Speaker just answered the people on the Google Home Speaker commercial. #SuperBowl #SuperBowlCommercials
— Maurice Mo Egeston (@MoEgeston) February 5, 2017
My Google Home doesn't work when I talk to it but response wonderfully to the Super Bowl as!#google #googlehome #SuperBowl #SB51
— Joslin Joseph (@JoslinKJoseph) February 5, 2017
I don't know. My Google Home did not turn off the lights or speak Spanish during that spot. #SuperBowl
— Judann Pollack (@judy_pollack) February 5, 2017
That #GoogleHome commercial just made my GH device go off in my kitchen. Freaked me the out. Thought I was being robbed #SuperBowl
— Tom Quinn (@MQuinnton) February 5, 2017
Our Google Home just talked to its own Super Bowl ad. Sweet. #SuperBowlSunday @Google #connectedhome
— Steve Williams (@steview8) February 5, 2017
Is it me or does Google home look like one of those automatic air fresheners? #SuperBowl #commercials
— kelly betts (@TheotherKellyB) February 5, 2017
The @Google Home #Superbowl commercial just totally confused our poor #googlehome who dutifully tried to answer all questions.
— Johanna Rehnvall (@JohannaRehnvall) February 5, 2017
Did every #googlehome device In The country just get activated at once cause of that commercial or was it just ours #SuperBowl #SBLI #google
— Adam Veenstra (@ATVeenstra) February 5, 2017
Rainbow flag in the @Google #home commercial ???? (also: this drove my google home crazy. ????????). #SuperBowl ????️????https://t.co/VOcoBMj64w
— Wolfgang ????️???? (@Golden_Gaytime) February 5, 2017
That Google Home ad just activated both of ours ... at least it didnt order anything on me. #SuperBowl
— atu2.com - Sherry (@atu2comSherry) February 5, 2017
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My @madebygoogle Google Home was activated like 5 times during the Super Bowl commercial for it. ????
— Dippoakabob (@dippoakabob) February 5, 2017
My #googlehome just freaked out during the #google #SuperBowl commercial. At least it's always listening? #ilovemygooglehome
— Jonathan Sobkowiak (@sabakawasaki) February 5, 2017
Our Google Home just went berserk during the Google Home Super Bowl commercial
— Steph Dippel (@steph_dippel) February 5, 2017
My Google Home just went nuts during that commercial. But at least it didn't order me a bunch of junk from Amazon. #SuperBowl
— Colin Jeffery (@colinjef) February 5, 2017
My @Google home just responded to the commercial and I thought it was adorable. #awwwbaby #itsnotaboutyou #SuperBowl
— Caitlin Lowery (@ItsCaitLow) February 5, 2017
Show of hands if your Google Home or whatever just did a bunch of random shit based on the commercial. #SuperbOwl
— Scott Swezey (@ScottSwezey) February 5, 2017
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On Monday, there were dozens of articles telling folks how to keep their TVs from hijacking their devices. It's pretty simple. Turn off the microphone located on the back.