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Nest Cam Purple

I have an outdoor Nest Cam that has been in operation for a few years. All of a sudden the image is in a purple hue. I've seen threads that talk about power cycling the camera and playing with the night vision settings but they have not yielded a pos...

JimPoling by Community Member
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Nest hub stuck on G screen

My google nest hub is still on a G screen and I have tried to factory reset and recovery mode. I’ve tried all the suggestions listed from others but it is still not working. I need help

Nest Camera- Google Home Hub Integration

I bought 2 new nest cameras and doorbell. Will there be a way to get notifications on the google home hub rather than my phone soon? Seems silly to only be notified on my phone. How will guests or other people staying in my home with out the phone ap...

Determine device spoken to

Hey there. I am looking at creating an advance automation on home.google.com. I'm wondering if there is a way to determine the device the command was received from kind of like room awareness does? I assume it would be a condition, but I don't see an...

GHomeUser by Community Member
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Change personal routines to household routines

I believe this topic has been brought up, but it needs to be brought up again. When Google home changed, ALL of my routines became "Personal" routines. I need to be able to change these to "Household" routines, for TWO reasons...1) So that others can...

PBusardo by Community Member
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How do I view future actions scheduled by voice?

Hey, I've been wondering where I can see a list of future actions or commands that I have scheduled by voice via Google assistant. I'm not talking about routines. e.g. At 10 am, if I say "hey Google turn on the living room light at 11 am", and then l...

PNV by Community Member
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Yi Camera not viewable in Google Home app

Hi, I’m having trouble viewing my Yi Camera in my Google Home app on iPhone. I was able to successfully link my Yi account in the app and add the device but the camera feed is not viewable. See image below. Is this supported within the Google Home ap...

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apandit10 by Community Member
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can calendar events be automation starters?

The dream: cool down the house in time for a calendar event. Basically I want to set my thermostat with my calendar.The new home automation script looks intriguing. But when I look at the complete list of starters, I can't find a way to connect or in...

ardon by Community Member
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How do I set an alarm on a specific speaker

I want to set an alarm on a specific speaker when I say “School Alarm”. But when I say “School Alarm” it sets the alarm on the device I’m talking to. The automation I set up is as followsset alarm on bens bedroom speaker for 7:00amHow do I get it to ...

bn link plug issues without solution

I am having the same issue as stated before.I have installed a brand new smart outlet in my home (bn-link).Both individual slots can have it's own name and even be controlled separately through the BN-Link app, but Google Home only recognizes one nam...

sdiver1973 by Community Member
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