In October 2024 a user reported that the setup process was broken: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/Can-t-get-nest-mini-to-connect-my-phone-isn-t-supported-on-device-utility/m-p/674005#M120014

There was official acknowledgement in that thread on Nov 22 2024. Many people have unusable devices, and the best workaround is to side-load an APK from a 3rd party website.

Will there be public evidence it's been fixed before May 1 2025, at 00:00 UTC?

Resolution guidance:

• If all Pixel phones (4 and newer, fully updated) become capable of downloading the Device Utility app from the Google Play store, resolves as fixed.

• If the official setup flow gets people up and running without hitting a wall or searching for solutions, resolves as fixed.

• Weakest allowable fix: if the Google Home app directed to a support article describing how to side load the APK and proceed.