topic Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them? in Home Automation

Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Guava456 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:52:41 GMT

I had used the Family Bell functionality to remind my family of chores and random stuff. Since the Google Home upgrade I cannot get into Family Bell. Is there a way to disable the existing Family Bell alerts?

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

DWB1973 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:16:46 GMT

Open the Home app and then tap the Settings tab. On the Settings menu, select Google Assistant. On the Google Assistant menu, select Manage all Assistant settings. On the next menu, scroll down and you will see the Family Bell option listed between Face Match and Food Preferences.

Settings MenuGoogle Assistant MenuAll Assistant Settings Menu

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Guava456 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:45:19 GMT

I found it. Thank you so much!

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

DWB1973 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:49:06 GMT

You're welcome. Please mark the accepted answer.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

LovelyM — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:23:14 GMT

Hello everyone,

I'm grateful for your help, @DWB1973.

@Guava456, thanks for posting. It looks like your question was already answered and you got your Family Bell alerts disabled. If you have other questions or concerns in mind, feel free to let me know.

Cheers,
Lovely

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Alex_S — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:15:31 GMT

Hi Guava456,

We're checking in to see if you still need help. Please tell me if you have other questions or concerns. We want to make sure you're all good now.

Best,
Alex

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Guava456 — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:10:45 GMT

I don't need further assistance.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Guava456 — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:11:28 GMT

No further assistance needed.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Alex_S — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:08:37 GMT

Hey there,

I’m glad to hear that you’re all set. Should you have future questions or concerns, you know where to find us. We’ll be more than happy to assist you.

Cheers,
Alex

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Bcaldwellmusic — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:19:38 GMT

Family Bell option is not between face match and food preferences. They are side by side

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Alex_S — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:28:22 GMT

Hi Bcaldwellmusic,

Thanks for sharing this. Should you need assistance with your Google Nest device, let us know.

Regards,
Alex

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Bcaldwellmusic — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:31:30 GMT

I Still CAN'T FIND Family Bell. Problem is not solved. I need assistance.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Alex_S — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:25:45 GMT

Hello,

Apologies. I misunderstood what you’ve previously mentioned. Let’s further look into it. What country are you in? What’s the make and model of your phone? Try to uninstall and reinstall the Google Home app, then check again for Family Bell.

Warmly,
Alex

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

boldamiga6889 — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 06:04:32 GMT

thank goodness for this post! I keep forgetting how to find Family Bell and getting so angry every time the bell i set a couple years ago went off and I had no idea how to disable (especially since it was supposed to go off every week but for some reason would skip a week...?). I also just found out Family bell is being disabled as a feature - makes sense because it clearly didn't work well (skipping randomly) and they never made it easy to access via the Google Home app. Thank you!

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

foodblogger — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:57:37 GMT

Good afternoon! That's a thoughtful gift for your husband. Unfortunately, the BBC Good Food app currently isn't compatible with most smart TVs, so directly connecting his phone app to the TV likely won't work.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

KE5ZZO — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:58:32 GMT

Family bell is no longer available via home app. Was moved to google assistant setting family bell. But now the title family bell is still there but it opens up a blank screen

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

mtsekm — Thu, 30 May 2024 18:07:52 GMT

I am deeply disappointed with the recent changes to the Family Bell feature. The inability to modify or disable existing Family Bells on my devices is causing significant frustration. This lack of foresight in planning a feature rollback is unacceptable and diminishes the user experience.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

Grrlash — Thu, 30 May 2024 23:40:23 GMT

I have the same sentiments

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

realllyausernam — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:47:14 GMT

How do we turn off the Family Bell announcements that are already in place if the Family Bell feature on the Google Assistant app is blank? I don't want to set up a new routine. I want to end the Family Bell announcements I already put in place before the feature was discountinued.

Re: Where can I find the Family Bell so I can disable them?

4clogs — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:12:15 GMT

Please can you help or direct to the best place. There are several new comments on this thread which are coming about because the family bell has been disabled but people still have them set and now cannot edit them or delete them. We're stuck with announcements being made which are no longer necessary. In some cases this could be exceptionally distressing for people (e.g. if the family bell was care related). I question the decision making behind leaving people unable to edit bells, we need help!