topic Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup in Speakers and Displays

nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

Krunked — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:19:19 GMT

ive had this google hub max awhile now. i have 3 others. they all work fine. but when i click the 'set up nest cam' from the google home app on this device, i go through the onscreen stuff and it acts like its adding. but then it just never does. how do i fix

Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

q0la1972 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:09:23 GMT

Hi,

I’m experiencing the same issue as described in earlier post.

Nest Hub Max camera will not complete setup - Google Nest Community
Unable to activate camera on Nest Hub Max - Google Nest Community
Google Nest Hub Max: "something went wrong" when s... - Google Nest Community

The camera has previously worked without any problems.

System Firmware: 28.20250723.103.2100
Home App Version: 4.2.51.1

What I’ve tried so far:

Reset the unit and performed a fresh setup.
Reset the unit again and left it powered off for several weeks.
Created a new Home and attempted to set up the camera there.
Uninstalled and reinstalled the app on my phone.
Tried setting up the camera using several other phones.

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

S4M04 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:42:22 GMT

Same here

Did you manage to find a solution?

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

q0la1972 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:01:26 GMT

I made my post just 50 minutes ago. I'm waiting for suggestions on a solution. 😄

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

Iceman427 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:43:15 GMT

Same issue here. I have reset my hub Max three different times. I've restarted the app. I've uninstalled the home app. I've reset up every appliance in my home app. Nothing seems to work. Come on Google

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

tajennifer — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:46:17 GMT

Hi Krunked,

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear that the Nest Hub Max's Nest Cam is not finishing the configuration process. But don't worry; help is here. I just need to ask for some information to provide the best solution:

What error messages do you get when you try to set up the Nest Cam?
What part of the setup flow did you encounter issues with?
What’s the make and model of the mobile device you used for the setup?
What’s the Google Home app version?
What’s the firmware version of your Google Nest Hub Max?
What is the make and model of your router?
How far is the router from the device?

Please keep me posted.

Best regards,

Jenny

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

BaMbOoZeD — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:14:54 GMT

After you have deleted the hub max from your current home, you have to wait a day before adding it again. Remember also the wifi connection, your phone/tablet and the hub max needs to be on the same wifi, either 2.4ghz or 5ghz.

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

q0la1972 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:45:09 GMT

It’s only the camera that can’t be configured. The device works perfectly fine otherwise.

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

BaMbOoZeD — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:53:42 GMT

Hmm weird. I have zero issues with my hub max, all things works as it should and I have a lot of google home equipment at my house. Do you use the qr code for the camera?

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

q0la1972 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:39:34 GMT

The qr code shows on the nest hub. But the setup page in the home app doesn't allow me to scan the code. The page only shows a spinning icon. And after a while it says "Something went wrong. Try again."

Re: Not able to setup camera on my Nest Hub Max

BaMbOoZeD — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:37:25 GMT

Seems weird, I did had one problem before adding the camera for a while go, it did say the same, but was added anyways after I restarted the hub max.

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

tajennifer — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:54:11 GMT

Hi everyone,

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing the same behavior with the Nest Hub Max's Nest Cam during setup. I understand how difficult it can be when things don't work as expected.
Please, send your feedback through the Google Home app and include the following keyword in your report: “GHT3 Nest Hub Max camera failed to complete setup” and include as much detail as possible (such as when the situation occurs and any error messages displayed). This feedback will help us further investigate.

You can check the "Share feedback about Google Nest" article to find out how to do it.
I hope this information helps.

Regards,
Jenny

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

Dakje19 — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:06:02 GMT

No solutian yet having the same problem overhere

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

Houtsma — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:10:17 GMT

Same problem here. Tried everything, including waiting. No luck!

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

Afky — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:04:10 GMT

Did you manage to solve the problem? I have the same problem.

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

DutchAndy — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:27:16 GMT

Same problem here,

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

Krunked — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:03:36 GMT

Yo. Update.. some time after posting this. I noticed that my phone popped up with set up a new cam/nest hub.. ive went through this process already as well.. but this time

It worked.

No idea why it worked this time

But I now have my hub max cam working

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

dspijkers — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:37:54 GMT

I still have this issue as well..... See: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/Unable-to-activate-camera-on-Nest-Hub-Max/m-p/737025?search-action-id=74514794295&search-result-uid=737025

(This topic was closed before i could reply by the way)

I tried everything but i keep getting the spinning icon in the app followed by the "Something went wrong. Try again."

So very frustrating!

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

jake619 — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:34:14 GMT

Same issue here.

Re: nest hub max nest camera wont finish setup

narse — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:08:34 GMT

Same issue here 😞