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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...

How do I create a routine in google home that asks me if I want to perform an action or not?

I would like that the device from which the routine is performed will ask me if I want or do not want to perform an action based on my answer which can be positive or negative (i.e. Yes or No). The next action (for example turn on a light or...) is c...

Scripting Help - Turn Eco Mode Off

Hello everyone,I'm attempting to make my own set of Home/Away routines that can be interrupted in case we have a babysitter or guest staying over (so that all our lights and the heating/cooling doesn't shut off on them if we leave). I currently have ...

Roller programming

Hi. I'm fairly new to all of this but have installed Aqara roller blind hub and driver. I have got this working ok in that I can get the blind to open and close at set times. What I would like to be able to do is control the operation to open/ close ...

Nest hub Gen 2 keeps turning off

Hi.My gen 2 hub works fine for 8 months since i bought it. I move house last month, when i try to plug it, it keeps on turning off and i wasn't able to add it. Sometimes, it doesn't even reach the set up screen and up to the G sign only. It's like th...

Google Home 'Unable to put the device into your home' error

I've got a Google Nest display, plus android phones/tablets plus an iPad.All have Google Home app on them.I have Phillips hue bridge plus about 5 smart bulbs, plus broadlink smart plugs.All were working fine until recently, when Googoe home seemed to...

Speaker Group is not available for automation

Hi! Although I can voice command to play music to my home speaker group and it works, there is no choice to choose this speaker group when I try to create the routine automation. I can choose each of speaker but no selection of home speaker group, wh...

Routines requiring address

When creating a new routine and I try to add an automatic starter to the routine like turning on or off at a certain time, I am given a prompt that an address needs to be added in order for that starter to be used. I'm then given the option to add th...

Error 404 when editing Routine

Any time I try to wait a custom routine/automation, I get a Error 404: The requested URL was not found on this server. This happens with every routine/automation. I had uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I have opened the app on my wife's phone, an...

Starter device doesn't recognize all the events of my device

Hi Community,I have bought 3 different devices to measure the temperature and humidity of a room.They are SONOFF SNZB-02 ZigBee Temperature Humidity Sensor, ‎Offfay ‎WiFi Hygrometer Thermometer Sensor, and Govee WiFi Room Thermometer Hygrometer.All o...

My Nest Hello Doorbell is Peeling

My Nest Hello door bell camera is peeling and the lense has started to fog. It seems reading these forums this is a known problem. Given I have three Nest products and the cost incurred to purchase them I'm not happy at all.

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

How do I create a routine in google home that asks me if I want to perform an action or not?

Scripting Help - Turn Eco Mode Off

Roller programming

Nest hub Gen 2 keeps turning off

Google Home 'Unable to put the device into your home' error

Speaker Group is not available for automation

Routines requiring address

Error 404 when editing Routine

Starter device doesn't recognize all the events of my device

My Nest Hello Doorbell is Peeling

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