Cameras and Doorbells

Need help with setup? Troubleshoot common Nest camera or doorbell problems

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 ...

No nest thumbnail

Why is it I can't get thumbnail on notification on my battery doorbell or outside camera on a PIXEL 6 pro (same family). But my wife can get it on an iPhone !!?

Nest doorbell delaminating

My nest doorbell face is peeling. What is being done about this issue? My unit was installed in 2019. This should not be happening due to the exorbitant price that it costs. Not to mention the installation costs to have it set up.

My Nest IQ Outdoor has been broken for the 5th time now

Hello community members,I posted in an post that one of mine IQ Outdoor cams got broken for 4 times, without having a single clue what can be the reason;I have 2 Nest IQ outdoor camera's at my house; one is working fine for over almost 3 years now, a...

Nest Cam Indoor (Wired) 2nd Generation

Removed Cams from my Home App because I had a whole new Internet Setup. Now I try to add them and it says they are connected to another account. Please remove them from previous account. Well I do not see them in my Home app anymore but it still tell...

Connecting Doorbell to Speaker group

Hey thede. New to google products and I am trying to connect my Doorbell to a group of speakers (hub + 2 minis)Can anyone help me with how to set this up?Thanks

Resolved! Doorbell account access

I am trying to add renters in my house to the doorbell so they can get alerts when someone rings or packages delivered but I don’t want them to have access to the manager settings like adding/deleting members or deleting history etc. How do I do that...

Google Nest Camera (Battery) Idle

I bought a pack of 3 Indoor/Outdoor cameras (battery). I charged each of them up to 100%, and then mounted them around my house outside. I adjusted the settings to give me notifications for people, animals, and cars. However, each of the cameras stay...

Rename nest cam floodlight

How do I rename the next cam floodlight in Google home? The instructions point to settings, device information, but these fields are not editable for me. How do you rename this camera/ floodlight?

Boot Loop

Nest Doorbell Wired will not fully turn on looks to be stuck on boot loop. I tried everything and nothing is working, power cycle, new transformer, Factory Reset, and so on. The unit will not stay on long enough to do any interactions and this happen...

Full event history only shows i icon instead of clip

When I look at the full history in the home app, it only shows an i icon but on my husband's phone it shows the thumbnail pic of the clip

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Need help with setup? Troubleshoot common Nest camera or doorbell problems

No nest thumbnail

Nest doorbell delaminating

My Nest IQ Outdoor has been broken for the 5th time now

Nest Cam Indoor (Wired) 2nd Generation

Connecting Doorbell to Speaker group

Resolved! Doorbell account access

Google Nest Camera (Battery) Idle

Rename nest cam floodlight

Boot Loop

Full event history only shows i icon instead of clip

Help migrating 1st Gen Nest Aware to wired doorbel...

Add new nest camera and doorbell to the Next App

Nest camera battery going offline for no reason

No alert when someone rings the nest door bell, no...

Can't remove Nest wired doorbell 2nd generation fr...

Cameras keeps going offline randomly

Nest Doorbell Wired - blue light activates but gre...

Doorbell not adding faces

Nest Doorbell battery chime

Changing connection to new phone and wifi to Nestc...