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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...

My Gree AC's won't connect to my Google home app

Hello I've been trying for some time to connect my GREE devices to my Google Home app. The app works fine and I have almost 30 device is connected to it however, it will not connect to GREE every time I begin the process I get the following message "...

Govee Home - Issue with linking account

Hello - I have few Govee light strips and having trouble connecting them with my Google Home. Govee Home account shows up as linked to my Google home, I can see Goove Home in my linked accounts in my chrome browser - however, on my app (iOS) I am not...

Philips hue BT lamp not connecting with Google Home

I havent been able to link/sync my Philips hue BT to my nest hub. I know there are many topics on this problem, but I havent been able to solve it. I keep getting the message 'Something went wrong'What I tried:- Restarting the nest hub + restart/dele...

Actions are not executed sequentially

Hello everyone, When using a specific command my Google nest hub performs only the first action in a row. However if I perform action manually via special button it doest it job well. So looks like there is some kind of a bug when sending voice comma...

Matter devices stop working when playing music

I have 18 blinds at home that are Matter over Thread devices and most of the time only 10-12 are available on the Google Home app as if there was a maximum amount of Matter devices that can connect to Hubs, for google devices, I have (not sure which ...

Resolved! Nest Basic thermostat can't run auxiliary heat strips along with outdoor condenser

I have the basic nest thermostat. I have a heat pump with auxiliary heat strips that the thermostat is set up for. All works well, except when I attempt to engage my auxiliary heat, only the heat strips and fan run however, the outdoor condenser is s...

I have an issue with my assistant routine

Hi, I have created a routine to set my phone volume to zero, when I arrive at my office. The is as follows, Starter - When the user arrives at [ Office Location ]Actions - Set phone volume to zero (there is a section called configuration and it says ...

Presence sensing not available in settings

Hello,I have an issue with Google Home and presence sensing not shown in settings.I read these discussions https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Home-Automation/Google-Home-Presence-Sensing-is-not-showing-in-settings/m-p/280495#M9868 and https://www...

Resolved! Setting Cat's Status to In or Out

Is there a way I can say OK Google, "Poppy is in" or "Poppy is out" and for Google to log this status about the cat.Then, when I ask "OK Google, where is Poppy?" Google can reply with the last recorded status?If I can get the current status displayed...

Light control works in google hom and assistant but not on nest speaker

My system has a number of different types of automation: hue, gosund, treatlife etc. I set it up and it works fine for over a year. Then things went offline so I deleted and reinstalled everything. It’s all fine in google home or if I use my google a...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

My Gree AC's won't connect to my Google home app

Govee Home - Issue with linking account

Philips hue BT lamp not connecting with Google Home

Actions are not executed sequentially

Matter devices stop working when playing music

Resolved! Nest Basic thermostat can't run auxiliary heat strips along with outdoor condenser

I have an issue with my assistant routine

Presence sensing not available in settings

Resolved! Setting Cat's Status to In or Out

Light control works in google hom and assistant but not on nest speaker

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