topic Re: Nest Protect as Routine Starter in Apps / Account

Nest Protect as Routine Starter

justsam — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 02:17:16 GMT

I am not here to rehash the extremely limited functionality in the HOME app with regard to Nest Protects but trying to explore some scrap of functionality. I have a total of 10 Nest protects between my main house, granny unit, and shop. All but one of them are wired.

According to the HOME app, the Protect can be used as a STARTER in two ways: Case 1 being "Starts or Stops Charging", and case 2 being "Plugged In or Unplugged". There are no other STARTER cases such as motion detected, fire detected, CO detected, etc.

I reasoned I could at least use the "Plugged In or Unplugged" as a STARTER for a routine to advise of a power outage for any of the Protect locations that were wired. Alas when I tried to develop a simple routine to just turn on a lamp, as a test of functionality, it SAVES the routine and then eliminates the STARTER portion of the routine.

Has any one been able to actually make use of this rather obtuse application, and yes I do have other means to detect power outage but if this really worked it should give a finer resolution to power outage location.

Re: Nest Protect as Routine Starter

David_K — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:50:25 GMT

Nest Protect doesn't support that starter type. It only currently supports the "sensorstate" starter.

You can find what starters and actions devices support here:
https://developers.home.google.com/automations/supported-devices
https://developers.home.google.com/automations/starters-conditions-and-actions

Re: Nest Protect as Routine Starter

justsam — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:19:21 GMT

If that is the case, why are the two cases mentioned above the only STARTERS available when building an AUTOMATION in the HOME app. Please elaborate on how one might use "sensor state", which I assume requires query/response in an AUTOMATION.

Re: Nest Protect as Routine Starter

David_K — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:16:29 GMT

Here's an example:

https://developers.home.google.com/automations/example-scripts?sjid=14412394567798007848-EU#flash_lights_when_smoke_alarm_is_active

Re: Nest Protect as Routine Starter

justsam — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:22:31 GMT

Thank you for response but I am looking at what can I do within the confines of the capabilities of the HOME app and the STARTER cases that are available for the Nest Protect, within the HOME app.