October Community recap

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Hey Google Nest Community,

Don’t worry if you already ate all your Halloween candy– our community saw so many treats this past month that we’ve got you covered. No candy corn or chocolate here, but we’ve got a great recap of all the new products and features announced, plus highlights of the Halloween excitement in our communities and on social media. Check it out!

ICYMI: Blog Recap

• The Google Home app got an upgrade. With new tabs and camera views, check out all the details in our blog: The Google Home app is getting an upgrade.

• We introduced the new Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) in our blog: Now Launched: Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen), which is now available in the Google Store. So, what’s the difference between the 1st gen and 2nd gen Nest Doorbell? We layed out all the details for you in our latest blog: The difference between the 2nd gen and the 1st gen wired Nest Doorbell.

• A more helpful smart home? Yes, please. With new starters, conditions and actions, you can now easily build and customize home automations that can make your home safer, your life easier, and your day more fun. Learn all about the new features in our blog: New home automation features to make your smart home more helpful.

• Google Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) was introduced with all the major details in our blog: Introducing Google Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E) - The better way to Wi-Fi. For even more information on Wi-Fi 6E and other helpful links, visit our blog: Get to know Google Nest Wifi Pro (Wi-Fi 6E).

• You can now view your compatible cameras and doorbells on the web! Visit home.google.com to get started and check out our blog Check out your cameras on the web with Google Home for more info. 

• We announced that Nest Renew is now available for all owners of qualified Nest Thermostats. Nest Renew was previously available through an invite-only beta. You can find more information in our blog: Nest Renew Now Available For All Owners of Qualified Nest Thermostats. We even had a couple amazing community users share their experience with Nest Renew. Read all about @dziegman's experience and find out why @Samas chose the premium subscription. 

• Whew! October was filled with new products and features. For a quick recap of everything that happened during spooky season check out our Nest product and feature launch recap blog: Recap: Introducing the new Google Home app and Nest devices! 

Social Shout-outs

Creative, funny, trending, helpful are just a few words to describe the posts all over Google’s social media accounts. We love to see your photos, videos and posts about your experience with Google products. To be featured in a future blog, just tag @MadeByGoogle and we’ll reach out! Here are just a few of the fun posts we saw in October: 

Out with the old. In with the new. Nest Wifi Pro is meant to be seen!

Pic of the month: Halloween spirits arise during the spooky season. Can you top this during the holiday season?

Google joins in on a scary fun time, or does it? Although Halloween is over, we want to share a ghostly encounter a Google Nest user shared on r/GoogleHome on Reddit. Have you ever had a creepy experience with your Google Nest or encountered a ghostly surprise? Share your stories in the comments below!

Community Shout-out:

Thanks to @RXShorty for lending a helping hand to community user @GF2 in setting up a family plan for Nest Thermostat. Want to add more users to your account? Check out the help center article RXShorty provided. 

Kudos:

Shout out to @RXShorty for being one of our top kudoed Product Experts! And thank you to all our community members for helping each other out this month. 

Join our Home Automation discussions:

With all new features just added and Public Preview now accepting invite requests, there's all kinds of fun Home Automation possibilities at your fingertips. Here’s some ways you can join in on the fun:

• Hop in on a fun discussion topic  in the Home Automation forum. Here’s our most recent one: What do you tell your smart home to do?
• Start your own automation discussion, or share an automation with us, by creating a post with the appropriate label. With the holidays around the corner, we would love to hear how you use Home Automation features to brighten up your home and create holiday-related routines. 

The Google Nest team