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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Hey Nest Community, We wanted to provide an update on the animal detection starters for scripted automations. When we first launched support for camera events in the script editor, there were separate animal detection starter types for dog and cat de...

Yale Matter Lock won't recognize Thread Router

I just bought a new Yale Smart Lock with Matter specifically to use within Google Home. I've spent about 4 hours now trying to get this thing set up with Google Home. I keep getting the error that it requires a Thread Border router. I have a Google T...

Control4 integration disappeared

Hello all,I ran a Control4 system in my home with a very long list of lights, shades, doors and bunch of other devices. The Control4 system was connected to Google Home via a "Works with Google Home" integration. Suddenly all of these devices have of...

Wedge Screws

I lost a wedge screw and I saw that many others have lost them too.The size is M3 X 7MM and you can get them on Amazon and on eBay for a more reasonable price.Google should really include 4 of those things in each box.What a waste of time trying to f...

Routines and music on multiple speakers

I had a routine for the school year that would start when my family needed to wake up, it would turn on various lights and start playing a shuffle of a playlist on a speaker group. (The "play music" command was "shuffle PLAYLISTNAME playlist on SPEAK...

PC to TV Streaming - TV Screen stays Black

So i was trying to mirror my PC Screen to my TV Screen. If i only share a tab in chrome, it shows the full screen. No Peoblems. But if i try to share my complete screen, the TV Screen stays Black until i stop the mirroring. Can someone help me out?- ...

Google Nest Doorbell Battery Operated

After numerous attempts and trying 3 different solar panels, still will not connect. Google Nest Doorbell is defective. Warranty expired and unable to receive a refund, exchange or recycle this product. Tried contacting the customer support chat and ...

Google mini start alone every thursday at 6.00 am

Hi since several months my google mini start the radio alone at 6:00 Am o'clock every Thursday ! so I have check alarm, ask google (Ok google ! ) but no answer or no alarm recorded.

Why are there so many questions, and no answers?

I find it ironic that there are so many people on here looking for help and there is zero support from Google. How sad.

Thermostat Offline

Hi I bought this thermostat in Oct 2023 and is showing offline since January 2025. Tied everything from desire to deletion of the app and restarting but nothing helped. I gave up for couple of months and restarted again but again the same issue. The ...

Resolved! Nest Cam Not Showing Live Feed in Custom WebView Setup (Android 14 Issue)

Hi everyone,I’ve been testing a custom Android app that embeds a Nest Cam live view inside a WebView. After the recent Android 14 update, the live feed stops loading in the embedded view – it either freezes or shows a blank screen.Technical details:-...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Yale Matter Lock won't recognize Thread Router

Control4 integration disappeared

Wedge Screws

Routines and music on multiple speakers

PC to TV Streaming - TV Screen stays Black

Google Nest Doorbell Battery Operated

Google mini start alone every thursday at 6.00 am

Why are there so many questions, and no answers?

Thermostat Offline

Resolved! Nest Cam Not Showing Live Feed in Custom WebView Setup (Android 14 Issue)

Upgraded my router and can't update my nest produc...

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Scripting Help - Turn Eco Mode Off

Doorbell camera no longer working properly.

Nest doorbell camera to Tv

Routine toolbar overlap

Nest Cam Not Showing Live Feed in Custom WebView S...

Can't get Google Home to recognize a new cell phon...

disposal of expired Nest Protect

Nest aware renewal not showing up