Cameras and Doorbells

How to: Change camera or doorbell Wi-Fi network

If you change your Wi-Fi password, network name or security settings, or install a new router from a new Internet Service Provider, you'll need to update the Wi-Fi settings for your camera or doorbell.RecommendedIf you're comfortable changing your ro...

Troubleshoot setup: Google Nest camera or doorbell

Here are some steps I recommend to resolve issues during the setup of Google Nest cameras or doorbells.Before trying these stepsMake sure you're using the correct app for setup. Need help checking which model you have? Use the Google Home app to set ...

Resolved! Nest outdoor not powering up after power outages

Happy New Year!I have 5 outdoor wired cams and every time the power out 2 of them i have in the front of my home won't power back up. Unplugging then from the outlet for a for a while doesn't work. What i did find out that if i unplug the USB plug fr...

Cannot review videos, only seeing live

I am no longer able to review prior videos. For example, if someone walks through my front door five minutes after the fact I am unable to see that video. Basically, the only thing I can do with my Nest wired doorbell is view live footage and not pre...

Home App

Is there a way to schedule your camera to turn on and off with the Google Home app? In the nest app, it was an option; with this Home app, it's a mystery. I'm wondering if it can be done. Since you are forced to use the Home app for the new cameras, ...

USB cable to check wired nest doorbell?

We are Apple users and we need to charge the internal battery on our wired doorbell. Can someone tell me specially which usb cable to buy?

Wireless nest cameras

Can you recharge the battery anytime or wait until the battery is empty ?

Sound alerts Nest Cam

I got the Nest indoor cam (2nd Gen) to have an eye on my dogs and to know if they bark. I know, that it was possible with nest cam IQ to get sound alerts for barking. Now I realized, that the cam does not support this feature and I'm asking myself wh...

Nest Aware Subscriptions

I have two homes (Canada and USA) Billing Address is in Canada. How do you set up Nest Aware Subscription in the USA?

Google Nest Doorbell (Battery) and Honeywell D117 mechanical bell

Hi all,I've recently purchased a Google Nest Doorbell (Battery model) and installed it with an 8V AC transformer.So far, so good.I would now like to connect it to a Honeywell D117 mechanical bell. I followed the schematic n.3 for the wired installati...

Is there a way to retrieve history a few minutes prior to nest aware subscription?

A guest was outside my young child's door in the middle of the night. I need to know if they came from the hall or from her room... I only saw the moment outside the door and I need the few seconds prior. I immediately signed up for nest aware but I ...

CAM not restarting

This is a post from another user “nester” and I can’t respond to the thread so I copied and reposted. I see a number of others have the same issue. This is a code issue and doesn’t seem that hard to fix …. I'm a long time user of Nest products, and h...

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How to: Change camera or doorbell Wi-Fi network

Troubleshoot setup: Google Nest camera or doorbell

Resolved! Nest outdoor not powering up after power outages

Cannot review videos, only seeing live

Home App

USB cable to check wired nest doorbell?

Wireless nest cameras

Sound alerts Nest Cam

Nest Aware Subscriptions

Google Nest Doorbell (Battery) and Honeywell D117 mechanical bell

Is there a way to retrieve history a few minutes prior to nest aware subscription?

CAM not restarting

Nest 2nd Gen wired outdoor cam setup

Gen1 doorbell and cameras won't connect to new wif...

Nest login loop

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Battery Doorbell went offline. I removed it from ...

Nest Doorbell Battery Keeps falling off mount