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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...

Nest thermostat only as good as the data source

Currently, Nest thermostat uses weather data based on location zip code. The problem is that according to the USPS some zip codes cover over 10,000 square miles; not very accurate. If Google created a solar outdoor Personal Weather Station with gps f...

Newsmax App NOT holdingpw and user ID on tv app

I have many apps to stream on my tv. I am a paid member of the stream Newsmax app and have watched Newsmax on google chrome for two years before paying for subscrpition. Newsmax is the only app on my tv that WILL NOT hold the password and user ID and...

jehantqs by Community Member
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Picture information

Can anyone help me when I'm casting from pH to nest the film quality looks underdeveloped.i can't see them properly but can hear fine

Lor62 by Community Member
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Nest + Temp Sensor

We have a nest thermostat as well as a separate temperature sensor, both connected to Google Home. Google will tell us the temperature in either room, but it will not allow us to adjust the heat to match a temperature on the sensor.. Temperature can ...

Google Home App not allowing a basic voice command automation

Google Home App not allowing a basic voice command automation starter "I'm going out" with action "turn on back door camera"Steps: add automation>household routines>add>household>add starter>when I say hey Google "I'm going out">add starter>add actio...

Kz2 by Community Member
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Help with motiondetectionevent eventdata

Maybe I am making this harder than it needs to be but I am trying to setup an automation that turns off my exterior lights if either my Hue motion sensor or nest doorball does not detect motion for at least 10 minutes. I have the hue motion sensor fi...

Upgrading from 2014 DropCams to Nest Cams

I have two new Nest Cams to replace 2024 era Drop Cams. I've granted Nest access to my Google account. When I read the camera QR code and go through the prompts it asks me to log into Nest. It is not accepting the password for my Gmail account nor my...

Ro18 by Community Member
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Resolved! Can't check Nest floodlight camera history on my computer

I'm not understanding why you STILL cannot view your camera footage history on a web browser with google home. I have a Google Nest flood light camera so, as you can view history on a web browser with nest, unfortunately, this camera isn't able to be...

GinamG by Community Member
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