Want to use less data over the month

[Bfree271]

I had the nest doorbell and added 4 cameras recently. I am no getting told by Comcast we are using too much data.  The only options for video quality on the Google home app are high and max. My doorbell is in the nest app and has low as an option.  Is there a way to get my other cameras into the nest app so I can fix this problem or can you give reasonable options in the Google home app so it can be fixed?

[David_K]

No I'm afraid, cameras setup in the Home app can't be added to the Nest app. If you need your cameras and doorbell to use less data over the course of a month, you can try a couple of things:

• Lower the video quality and bandwidth settings so that your camera won't use as much data to upload video to the cloud (sounds like you've already found those settings).
• Use Home and Away routines (Home app) or Home/Away Assist (Nest app) to turn your cameras and doorbell on and off automatically. This is especially useful if your cameras have 24/7 video history, so that it doesn't constantly upload video to the Nest service.
• For cameras in the Nest app, you can also use camera schedules to schedule cameras to turn on and off at specific times regardless of whether someone’s home or not.

[Bfree271]

Unfortunately Google decided not to allow me to reduce the quality in the home app. Turning the cameras off makes them not worth having.  I just want the old app that actually functions well or to have the new app updated to function well. Before you respond that they do allow me to reduce the quality, high is not reducing quality.  Classic case of a developer not thinking before changing something.