topic Re: Remove Old or Current Device from Network in Nest Wifi

Remove Old or Current Device from Network

Eric_sfo — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 23:18:43 GMT

Is there or is there not ever going to be an option to remove devices from you own your network?

There are so many devices and many “unnamed” ones I want to remove. You would think resetting network to factory settings would fixed it but alas it doesn’t.

Not having the ability to remove any device you want to is a security risk. What happens when someone gets on my network that I didn’t authorize. It’s fine that there isn’t an authentication needed for every device added but I should be able to remove anything I want to anytime I want to.

Simply, As the admin of my network I should be able to pick a device and remove it from the network and subsequently block ot by MAC address if I choose. It seems like such an easy fix but after reading so many threads that date back pretty far it seems as though google doesn't want us to have that capability.

So I ask, will it be manually removing devices ever be an option?

Re: Remove Old or Current Device from Network

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:41:57 GMT

Probably not. Provide it as feedback through the Google Home app if you want the devs to know.

Devices should be removed after 60 days I think, but that too seems to be broken for some.

The reason you see unknown devices are probably due to MAC randomization.

Re: Remove Old or Current Device from Network

Jhonleanmel — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:43:37 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for the information, olavrb.

Eric_sfo, if the unnamed devices are still there after 60 days, try creating a new home structure and move your active devices there. Once moved, delete your old home structure.

Let me know how it goes.

Best,

Mel

Re: Remove Old or Current Device from Network

Jhonleanmel — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:07:34 GMT

Hi everyone,

I hope you've got the answer you're looking for. If you're still in need of any assistance, feel free to let us know.

Best,

Mel

Re: Remove Old or Current Device from Network

Jhonleanmel — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:29:30 GMT

Hey there,

I'm just checking in to make sure that you've seen our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks,
Mel