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Camera registered to Prior Owner

harriss30
Community Member

I recently bought a house that came with a Nest Outdoor security cam installed.  I tried to set it up but it says it’s still registered to the prior owner.  I reached out to the owner who let me know they’d deleted the Nest and Google Home apps, but I still keep getting the same message when I try to register the device to my account.  Can anyone help or do I just have to throw this camera away and suck up the cost of a new one?

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Rubes
Gold Product Expert
Gold Product Expert

The previous owners need to delete the camera from their account. Just deleting the apps won’t help. They have to delete the camera first.

harriss30
Community Member

Unfortunately they already deleted the app so I guess the camera is useless at this point.  It’s a shame Nest hasn’t got a better process for the transfer of systems and devices.

Rubes
Gold Product Expert
Gold Product Expert

 But certainly they can redownload the app?

aatienza
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey harriss30,

 

Appreciate the help, Rubes. I'm dropping by to ensure if everything is covered here. Hope that sheds some light on the issue.


Thanks,

Archie

aatienza
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey harriss30,

 

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. 


Thanks,

Archie

aatienza
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey harriss30,

 

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.


Thanks,

Archie