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A new chapter for Google Home & Nest

Hey folks,Anish here, I lead the product teams for Google Home & Nest.I want to start by saying thank you for being on this journey with us, especially as we kick off a new era for the smart home! We have our biggest update in years and I wanted to s...

How do I call my Google Nest Hub from my cellphone?

I have my Google Nest Hub setup on my Google Home app, and I used to be able to call it from my cellphone when I was out of home. If I recall correctly, there used to be a Devices option to call from Google Meet app, and now the option is not availab...

falmp by Community Member
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Thermostat not showing heating orange background

I cannot make Google Home to show the "heating" hvac_action/state of a HA Generic Thermostat. It shows the right temperature and works activating the switch for the valve but it is not marked in orange background. HA thermostat works fine showing the...

Pitxinbio by Community Member
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Favourites tab annoying

Why is it still not possible to disable the favourites view in Google Home? I have to manually tab across to Devices every single time I use the app. It is crazy to me that someone added this function without a way to disable or remove it. Thanks

Video doesn’t load

About 95% of the time, this (Screen shot ) is all I can see in the home app when I try to view my cameras. “Couldn’t play video”.It doesn’t load and It’s been going on for several weeks now. I try to submit feedback in the app and that doesn’t load. ...

SuperBAW by Community Member
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Lights off command turns off everything

Hi EveryoneWeird issue, as I've had the same setup for many years....I have multiple smart devices setup across multiple rooms in my house. I have a room called Office, in which I have a power outlet (desk) and 2 more power outlets setup as lights, t...

Si by Community Member
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Can't add Onkyo TX-RZ820 to Google Home

I can't add my Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver to my Google home. It shows up in the list of devices, but when I try to add it to a room, it gives an error: "This Google Cast speaker is connected to another account or home"There are no other homes on my netw...

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Can't Connect to Lenovo Smart Clock

I have had this clock for years, I recently reset it because I am at college and people were connecting to it - this was the only way I could rename it. I am not able to connect to my clock even though my phone and clock are on the same network. None...

emmagrace by Community Member
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