Accessing Nest Cam via Nest App (Not via Google Home)

[kunals]

HI,

As part of the installation I opened the Nest App and scanned the camera bar code. It then asked me to use Google Home App to continue the installation. All is done and I can access the Nest cam via Google Home App but I'm not able to add this camera to Nest app where I have my rest of the camera. I thought it should be intuitive enough however I don't see a clear way to add this camera to Nest App. Any help/pointer is appreciated.

Thanks!

[David_K · Accepted solution]

If the Nest app prompted you to use the Home app for setup, you have a newer Nest Cam that does not need to be and cannot be added to the Nest app. The model of camera you have is designed for and managed with the Home app.

[kunals]

Thanks for the quick response @David_K! Wondering if they are trying to deprecate Nest app and move everything to Home? 

[David_K]

I've not aware of any current plans to deprecate the Nest app. However, Google continue to work on bringing features and settings from the Nest app over to the Home app.

[EmersonB]

Hello everyone,

@kunals, thanks for reaching out here in the Community. We're glad that you're able to set up your Nest Camera to the Google Home app. Nest App will still be available as there are still old versions of Nest Camera and other Nest devices. Let us know if you have more questions in life.

I appreciate your help, davidking.

Regards,

Emerson

[janthadeus]

Hey kunals,

I just wanted to follow up to see if you still need our help. Please let us know as we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I appreciate the help here, davidking and Emerson.

Thanks,

JT

[janthadeus]

Hi there,

 
Just checking in to make sure that you've seen our responses. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.
 

Best,

JT