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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...

David_K by Diamond Product Expert
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Trouble with displaying temperature sensor value

Hi,I'm trying to get a temperature sensor value displayed in the app but it seems like there is something wrong with the UI. It works for my Humidity sensor but not the temperature. Could someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong?This is parts ...

Dollf by Community Member
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Prevent Devices Appearing in Other People's Home App

I have several devices which I can access through the Home app (a mini nest speaker, two TVs in different rooms using Chromecast dongles, some lights etc) and everything works fine. Another member of my household has recently downloaded the Home app ...

pippip by Community Member
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Latest update broke everything

Real **bleep**ing sick of this bull**bleep** Google you updated your app yesterday and now not a mother **bleep**ing thing will work again and I already had problems that you have not fixed yet **bleep**ing sick of your bull**bleep**

duglop by Community Member
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Nest outdoor wireless / Nest app on PC

I have a nest doorbell with camera, two thermostats and an outdoor nest camera (battery). they all appear on my iPhone within the Nest home app and nest app. However, when using my PC only the doorbell camera and thermostats appear. Looking up possib...

Bob58 by Community Member
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File naming convention?

The Android Home app still uses a less helpful "weird" file name for the downloaded camera video clips. It looks like this today "870fbc0a-b6f8-4ed9-a08e-99ddeb5e1bcf.mp4" which has changed since I first reported this issue in May 2022.When will the ...

JohnC1 by Community Member
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Google Home App Does not show fan speed

Before the update of the UI the fan speed shows with my Mi Fan Pro however now, i noticed that it was gone. I can only see on and off. The icon shows that it is a fan. Is there a way to fix it?

SethLevi by Community Member
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Connecting Google Home with a Sony speaker.

Hey folks, I was hoping you guys could help me figure out why my Google Home app refuses to recognize my Sony srsxb43 speaker while trying to set it up. It just won't come up when it scans for Bluetooth devices. It's a new speaker, and the nice fella...

SaboTash by Community Member
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SmartThings and Google Home Integration Issues

I recently purchased some Lithonia Lighting LED smart2×4 troffer lights from Home Depot . They claim that they work with SmartThings, Google Home, and Alexa. My home is already set up with multiple devices and controlled by Google Home (mostly becaus...

apepper20 by Community Member
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