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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 to: Share devices with others in the Nest app or Google Home app

Once you have successfully setup your device in the Nest app or Google Home app (depending on the devices you have), you may want to add it to the Nest app or Google Home app on someone else's phone or tablet. A common misconception is that you do th...

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Resolved! No setup option for Nest Thermostat

The new Google home app does not have a QR code option for adding new devices. Currently installed 2 Nest thermostat with no way to set them up.

RayKayy by • Community Member
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Add wired Doorbell

In Home App. I choose "Add device", New device, Doorbell, I try to scan the QR code, and App kicks me back to screen to"Add Device".Tried 5 times. I do not get a check mark indicating the QR code was scanned.Help?

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I still see speaker groups that were deleted

Hello,I recently joined this whole smart home thing, and bought many google nest minis as well as a nest audio.I was having trouble casting music to one of my rooms, and ended up testing in many ways, like creating different speaker groups, renaming ...

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Resolved! Migrate to Google Account not available

I bought my first Google doorbell and wan to add it to my Nest account, but it keeps telling me that it will be done in Google Home. I've seen a lot of posts about moving all of your Nest devices to Google and how to "Migrate to a Google Account". I ...

Nest app on iPad isn't displaying up to date information

I have the Nest app on my (old) iPhone and (new) iPad. The app on the phone always displays up to date information but the “history” section on the iPad is sometimes one or two days behind. I can’t seem to find a way to force it to refresh. I’ve trie...

Home/Away Presence Settings

Hi When setting up a new home, I cant get Home/Away presence settings to enable for both people. I get both people into the app and can both see device and turn on/off etc. However, whoever is the first to set up home/away, it works... Whoever then g...

Google Home App: There has to be a better way (assigning rooms)

Somewhere along the way all devices listed in my Google Home app lost their room assignments so I've been spending a few minutes here and there reassigning them when I have a moment. This is a tedious and frustrating process. Unless I'm missing somet...

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