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Automating Google Nest Cam Indoor Wired Cam 2nd Gen

After many struggles with my Furbo I opted to replace it with a Nest Hub Max (monitoring and entertainment for my pup in her crate) and a Nest Indoor Wired Cam (more complete monitoring in the house). The Nest Hub works with the Nest app great and al...

SoCalJen27 by Community Member
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Hears One Command, Performs Another

I told my Home device to set a timer for 1 hour. I even checked to see what it heard, and verified a "1 hour timer." Seven minutes later, timer sounds. I asked what the timer was for, it replies, "Your 7 minute timer."Other times, I have to phrase a ...

TE5LA by Community Member
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Routine to stop a routine

I would like to create a routine that ACTIVATES or DEACTIVATES a routine, Example, when I go on vacation I ask Google to set thermostat to ECO. it ignores all the other settings and maintains a lower or higher temperature dependent upon the set point...

Awreeve by Community Member
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Time delay is breaking my (previously working) automations

For the last 2 or more years I've been using multiple app-created automations to manage my sleep. I start them when I go to bed and many actions run over the next several hours. Recently, all of them stopped working properly. Any actions after the 1s...

seanys by Community Member
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Script to turn lights on and off

I am trying to write a script that will turn my flash my floodlights on and off every second for 2 minutes when I issue the voice command "lights on and off".I keep getting a validation error 'Required field for Struct is missing. Expected subfields:...

Nest Doorbell geht nicht

Hallo, meine neue Nest Doorbell funktioniert nicht, sie lädt nicht am Netzteil, die Status Led gibt kein Zeichen von sich. Die Klingel ist einfach wie Tot.

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