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Heads up: Philips Hue Change Impacting Scripted Automations!

Hey everyone,We wanted to keep you in the loop about some recent changes related to Philips Hue sensors that might impact your scripted automations. Philips Hue has updated their sensor device configuration to use the TemperatureSetting trait (previo...

Cleaning lady gets cold when we're "away". How to go about it?

I mostly use home/away with presence sensing for my thermostat.So when my wife and I leave, we want my thermostat to set to the "eco" temperature setting EXCEPT the day the cleaning lady comes.Is there a way to tell the thermostat to ignore "home/awa...

Mart1n by Community Member
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Device triggers not working anymore

A few weeks ago, my device-triggered automations stopped working. I have one for a sensor in the bathroom, which is frustrating now that it doesn't work.I've tried reinstalling the sensor without any luck.To confirm the problem, I've tried creating a...

Mellamo by Community Member
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Nest Guard won't finish updating software

I purchased a Nest Secure Alarm System a little over 3 years ago. It has worked fine until last night. The Nest Guard device will not finish updating software. A blue light ring keeps pulsing, and a voice says, "Finishing up. This might take a minute...

alkay by Community Member
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"Sorry I don't understand"

My queries work when asking google home devices What time, what temp, but my wife asks the same questions and gets the "Sorry I don't understand" response. Both using the SAME Google Home settings, same Home, Same Manager (under access details), both...

rob772 by Community Member
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Shortcut for opening directly the preferred home device

Is it possible to create a shortcut in my phone's launcher for directly opening the preferred home device? E.g. want to access directly my Chromecast Google TV 4K, without tapping the Google Home icon,long pressing on Chromecast 4K tile. Tasker solut...

Kesztió by Community Member
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Protect and SmartThings integration

Would someone from Google Nest please explain the reason why the Protect smoke alarm are not exposed to SmartThings when the two services are linked? I suppose that I should not be surprised by this lack of integration considering that the Protect is...

DWB1973 by Community Member
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