09-10-2022 12:34 PM
There are many cameras on the market now that have a warning sound coming from the camera when it detects motion. When I go on walks in my neighborhood I hear many of my neighbors driveway cameras make a whistle sound or say "you are being recorded" when I walk by the camera. Many security companies are now pitching this as a feature as to why you "SHOULD NOT" use an nest camera. Is it possible that nest cameras will have this feature added in a firmware update? If I can speak to someone from any of my cameras I cant see why an automated intruder warning sound cant be sent when motion is detected. It would be great to do this with my floodlight camera as a deterrent.
09-17-2022 06:47 PM
Hi CMack,
Thanks for visiting the Community. We appreciate sharing your thoughts with us. Your camera can send alerts when it senses motion, picks up a sound, notices a person, and other activity. With a Nest Aware subscription, your camera can use advanced algorithms to improve its motion and sound detection and send you better notifications.
Your camera can also notify you when it has technical issues. This can help you troubleshoot when your camera isn’t working as intended.
Some camera alerts are always on to keep you informed about important events like when your camera goes offline, is removed from the app, or detects tampering. You can’t change settings for these notifications in the app.
Nest camera alerts are limited to email and push notifications but we hear you. Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback. Keep an eye on the Google Nest Community page https://goo.gle/2JvnMRy for any updates. 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.
Check out this link on how to file feedback.
Thanks,
JT
09-17-2022 07:22 PM
Although I appreciate that you responded, your response is irrelevant to the question I asked. The cameras are functioning as described. If you are unable to add the functionality suggested, your competitors will continue to take your market share. If I had known that this functionality wasn't available I probably would not have purchased cameras within the Google Nest ecosystem.
09-19-2022 05:09 PM
Hi CMack,
We hear you. Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback. Keep an eye on the Google Nest Community page https://goo.gle/2JvnMRy for any updates. 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.
Check out this link on how to file feedback.
Best,
JT
09-12-2022 09:26 AM
There are many cameras on the market now that have a warning sound coming from the camera when it detects motion. When I go on walks in my neighborhood I hear many of my neighbors driveway cameras make a whistle sound or say "you are being recorded" when I walk by the camera. Many security companies are now pitching this as a feature as to why you "SHOULD NOT" use an nest camera. Is it possible that nest cameras will have this feature added in a firmware update? If I can speak to someone from any of my cameras I cant see why an automated intruder warning sound cant be sent when motion is detected. It would be great to do this with my floodlight camera as a deterrent.
09-19-2022 05:16 PM
Hey CMack,
We’ve duplicated your thread to the main one here. You’ll receive all updates on this issue on the main thread and we recommend updating and checking this thread when needed.
Thanks,
JT