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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...

Using Diivoo temperature sensor as an automation starter

Hi all,I recently purchased a Diivoo WiFi temperature/humidity sensor (because the Nest temperature sensor is not available in the UK). (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BCFYQQHP?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1). It has linked with Google Home j...

Resolved! Cannot view invitation request when adding user to Google Home

Hi there, I've been trying to add my wife to my Google Home, but the invite link I sent to her account leads to a page that says "Here's how to get started." and "Download the Google Home app." with a link to go to the app store. I can't find a way t...

My Nest speaker keeps turning off my lights randomly without being told to

In the last day my Google Nests have been turning off my connected home lights randomly without being commanded to (I have 2 Nests, so I'm not sure which one is doing this). It's happened about 10 times in the last day while I'm sitting still, not mo...

Google battery doorbell battery issue

Hi I have a Google battery doorbell, its approximately 2 years old now. After a full 5 hour charge it lasts approximately 24 hours before going completely flat. I have tried restriction motions video time length and even factory reset and still the s...

Conditions ignored

Hey,i "wrote" the following automation and the conditions are ignored: metadata:name: Luftbefeuchter an, wenn unter 55 & und jemand im Wohnzimmer ist NEUdescription: Turn on the humidifier in the living room when the humidity drops too lowautomations...

Unable to accept Google Home invite

Hello everyone,My wife is unable to accept my Google Home invite for the Nest cameras that we just setup through my Google account. On my end, it says the invite is successfully sent but does not show up at all on her end. Not sure if her being on IO...

Unable to create a light group. I don’t have the ability to add

I don’t have the option to create a light group in Google Home. Where is that option? The help instructions say the “+” in the top left corner, but I don’t see that. I’ve created one before but can’t find it again.

Chromecast automatically turn specific show on

I am trying to set an automation for my chromecast to turn on and play a certain show from hulu. It turns on but won’t play the show unless I use the remote to say “play Castle on Hulu” my 91 yo grandma will not remember how to do that. Is there a wa...

In Google Home speaker groups are no longer an option for default speaker

I noticed this morning that when I asked to play some music, the sound came only from a local pair of nest home speakers. when I went to another room and attempted to play some music, it did the same on a Google Nest access point. In the home app the...

Scripts from editor on webpage do not show up on app.

I have created an automation on the web script builder and when I click the play button on the browser it will successfully run. However, I am unable to see the script on the automations tab on my iPhone and when I try to run the script using the voi...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Using Diivoo temperature sensor as an automation starter

Resolved! Cannot view invitation request when adding user to Google Home

My Nest speaker keeps turning off my lights randomly without being told to

Google battery doorbell battery issue

Conditions ignored

Unable to accept Google Home invite

Unable to create a light group. I don’t have the ability to add

Chromecast automatically turn specific show on

In Google Home speaker groups are no longer an option for default speaker

Scripts from editor on webpage do not show up on app.

Doorbell camera no longer working properly.

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