Keep missing doorbell due to low volume on hubs

[dtokez]

Hi there,

If someone has been listening to music quietly on one of the many nest hubs around the house, when someone rings the door the announce volume is only as low as the volume that the music was playing at - we keep missing the doorbell! Could you please help with the settings to set the doorbell volume higher?

Best regards,

Dan

[MplsCustomer]

@dtokez 

Google Nest customers have been commenting on this in this forum for a long time. "Visitor announcements" when a Google Nest doorbell button is pressed come in at whatever volume the Nest Hub or speaker is set at. Unfortunately, Google Nest does NOT provide a separate volume setting for "Visitor announcements".

You could try sending "Feedback", but Google Nest does not respond to those:

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7071494

[EdmondB]

Hello dtokez, 

Just jumping in here to see if you've had a chance to check out MplsCustomer’s response. If you need anything else, feel free to just reply to this thread and we'll get back to you asap.

Thanks for the input, @MplsCustomer. 

Best,
Edmond

[dtokez]

Hi Guys, 

This is not quite the answer I was hoping for, seems like a no-brainer to have a set announcement volume. I'll try to go down the feedback route. Thanks

[EdmondB]

Hey there,

I’m sorry if you feel that way but our support team is working hard to make things better for all our users. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us—we're going to use them to make some really great improvements! Here is a link to share feedback about Google Nest. 

Best,
Edmond

[msavage]

Nest Hub + Mini + Battery doorbell user...

I've searched as many threads as I could find on this subject.  They all have the same reply.  It's not possible.  Why the heck not???

One of the main reasons of getting this combo right by the front door is so my kids could see who is at the door before opening it.

But like all, if I'm playing music quietly in the background, you can't even hear the visitor announcement.

There is an option in the hub to change the volume separately for Alarms & Timers in general audio settings.  I'm not a coder but I think this would be a simple fix to also include the doorbell announcement in this alarm and timer section.  No?

I used chat to generate this code for Fuchsia OS which I think is what Google hub + displays use... I'm sure it could just be a little firmware update. No???

Cheers,

Matt

import 'dart:ui' as ui;
import 'package:fuchsia_modular/module.dart';
import 'package:fuchsia_media/fuchsia_media.dart';

void main() {
// Initialize Fuchsia OS modules
Module().registerModuleCallback(_moduleCallback);
}

void _moduleCallback(ModuleContext moduleContext) {
// Assuming you have access to Google Nest Doorbell and Nest Hub APIs
GoogleNestDoorbell doorbell = GoogleNestDoorbell();
GoogleNestHub hub = GoogleNestHub();

// Get the current announcement volume
double currentVolume = hub.getAnnouncementVolume();

// Increase the volume (adjust as needed)
double volumeIncrease = 0.2;
double newVolume = currentVolume + volumeIncrease;

// Set the new volume for the announcement
hub.setAnnouncementVolume(newVolume);

// Play the announcement on the Nest Hub
hub.playAnnouncement(doorbell.getAnnouncement());

// You might want to wait for the announcement to finish playing before exiting
// You can use callbacks or asynchronous programming for this purpose.
}