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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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Unable to install SmartThings service on Google Home app

Hello,I have configured my SmartThings account for my brand new Samsung TV. It works fine. Then I have tried to add it to my Google Home app. When doing "Set up device", then "Works with Google" then searching and clicking on the SmartThings service,...

cribou by Community Member
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Application help

Hi recently.installed the nest app that includes the camera doorbell and each time I get into my car the app shows on my car as an active phone call that I can not end without turning my.bluetooth off and on. Additionally my music will stick and skip...

Jsutton718 by Community Member
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Linking paramount plus

 I can’t seem to add my paramount plus to the list of media, although it says it should be there to be able to link my account. Does anyone know how to add the app onto my google home app to I can link it? Thanks

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Rachelsw91 by Community Member
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Google Home App not current in Google play store

I have the Samsung S22 Ultra, the version of Google home in the playstore is from November and doesn't allow me to adjust the Outdoor Nest Cam Floodlight brightness anymore. My wife has a Pixel 6 with a newer app version and hers works.

Cannot connect to Smart Life

Good afternoon. I have been using smart life for about five years with no problems. Yesterday I tried to add a new wifi socket. It showed up in smart life but did not show up in Google home. I decided to unlink my Smart Life account and relink it to ...

Wobbly22 by Community Member
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Google nest thermostat

Yesterday I set up a Nest Thermostat and camera with floodlight. The person I had originally set the Nest app up with has deleted the account (it had the original camera). I thought that I would be good to take over since both devices were on my Goog...

ckono by Community Member
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Google home sharing help

So my husband set up all the devices on his email for google home. He successfully added me as a member. I have most of the same devices but I do not have the devices we had to link accounts from other apps. I do have the apps availible on my device ...

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Lilbabs by Community Member
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Nest battery camera no video/preview

I bought a new Nest battery camera. It indicates that it seen a person, etc, but in the preview it only has. Grey square with a ‘!’ Sometimes a preview flashes. But if I open the preview most the time it just says ‘person’ and has no video. is the ca...

Home app preview camera issue

Hi guys. My nest cameras won't show a preview on the favourites tab. It just has a square feed box with 'camera unavailable' written in the middle. When I click on the camera the feed appears? Many thanks

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