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This is unbelievable!!

For 6 and a half years I and my girlfriends data has been stolen and god knows what they have done to us in the process,while covertly watching and listening to everything we do , there isn't an agency that haven't contacted asking for help,with no o...

Nest Wifi Pro and Tapo P125M

About a month ago, all of my Matter enabled plugs from Tapo, the P125M, became Offline in Google Home and all Assistant routines. I have been waiting to see if a Nest Wifi update would resolve the issue, but nothing. The firmware on the Tapo Plugs is...

Announce time of arrival

Hi community!I am looking for some help is writing a script that triggers when I say " Let's go home". The script should announce on my google home speakers that "BubbleGhost is arriving in 10 minutes". The number should change based on my location. ...

Remove "offline" ghost chromecasts from home

Hi Everyone, I have been messing with this for quite a while and can't seem to find an answer. I am attempting to remove these three chromecast devices (see image) from my google home app, but when I go on the devices page and select "unlink device" ...

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Change notifications on nest camera?

Hi does anyone know if the Google nest has the ability to change notifications on your iPhone in the event of activity at your home? Specifically if at 3am there is an unknown face at my door or walking down my driveway I want my phone to blast an al...

Nest thermostat not holding set temperature

I have a Nest 1st generation Thermostat. If I set it at 74 if will continue to run when the indoor temp reads 74 and finally shut off at 73. It will say 74 but I have check with two auxiliary thermometers next to the Nest they both read 73. Has anyon...

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Dropcam install

Anybody had luck installing an older Dropcam camera? I tried using an app on my Android tablet and it eventually told me I had to install this camera on my PC using a USB cable; I attached the camera via USB, started the Windows app and it asks you t...

AGJ by Community Member
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On/Off or motion sensor trigger unreliable

In my case Google Home works unreliable when On/Off or a motion sensor is used as a trigger for an automation.1. A switch (smart plug, Shelly) is configured as a trigger. When switched off Google Home should start an automation. Until June it worked ...

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Nest thermostat

My Google nest thermostat was purchased in April 2023. In July it disconnected from Wi-Fi and I could never get it to reconnect. I was going on vacation and it seemed to be working properly so I didn’t worry about it. It reconnected spontaneously bef...

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