#Voice Preview Edition (VPE) Constant Reboots & WiFi Drops

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hardy umbra
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The Issue: I recently set up a new Voice Preview Edition. It works initially (responds to wake words, uses Claude correctly), but after about a minute of uptime, the device flashes red, loses connection to Home Assistant, and appears to reboot.

Setup Details:

  • Power: 3A PSU
  • Distance: ~10 ft from AP
  • Troubleshooting Tried: Re-flashed firmware (both latest and previous versions), Factory Reset, removed/re-added to ESPHome.

Log Analysis: Debug logs indicate the device is dropping WiFi due to an authentication error, reconnecting, and then looping.

  1. Boot: Device starts, microphone starts ([22:20:22]).
  2. Drop: WiFi disconnects at [22:20:56] (Reason: Not Authenticated).
  3. Reconnect: Reconnects to HA at [22:21:08].

Relevant Logs: I see frequent warnings about components blocking, alongside the disconnects. I suspect the "Wake word already running" is just a symptom of the reconnect loop, not the cause. A more complete log is attached but here's what I think is most relevant:

Logger: homeassistant.components.esphome.manager
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[W][wifi_esp32:749]: Disconnected ssid='...' reason='Not Authenticated'
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Home Assistant Voice 0a58b1: [W][component:446]: Components should block for at most 30 ms
Home Assistant Voice 0a58b1: [W][micro_wake_word:353]: Wake word detection is already running
Home Assistant Voice 0a58b1: [W][component:443]: esp32_ble took a long time for an operation (204 ms)

Question: Has anyone else experienced these "Not Authenticated" drops causing boot loops on the VPE? The device is currently unusable.

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static pollen
hardy umbra
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I have dedicated 2.4 and 5 services. I double checked the settings and don't see any way for them to switch frequencies, and have many 2.4 gh only devices (which are on the same service) which have not seen similar issues.

I downgraded the VPE to 25.10.0 temporarily but am now back to the latests 25.11.0. Both versions had the same issue.

static pollen
hardy umbra
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Yeah, makes sense. You might be on the right track though. It's been a ... while since the firmware on my AP was updated (2018 😅 ).

It's a LigoWave running Infinity. I just updated to latest and so far I don't think I'm seeing the error! Maybe there was some network instability on the old firmware which only became an issue with the VPE. I'll keep checking the logs but that might have fixed it -- thanks for sharing your thoughts @static pollen !

static pollen
dry orbit
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I had "Not Authenticated" when my device had very bad antenna connection. It was happening on SAT1 and on Respeaker Lite, but symptoms are the same: first connecting, then disconnecting and can't reconnect.