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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...

Nest power connector

I’m trying to install nest power connector. In place of Y wire there are two wires Y/Y2. Does it matter which one I take out and put in connector?

Google home is displaying duplicate lights from the smart life app

My Google home app has added duplicate lights for existing lights (adding an underscore) making those lights non responsive. When I go to the smart life app, they are not duplicated. Only in the home app. Any ideas?I have alreadyCleared the cache fro...

Too many steps to get out of the cheer team. Yea Leaves...

I like my Google thermostat but it is very hard to cancel my Nest Aware account.I just want to use my thermostat without having to figure out where to spend my leaf tickets and comparing my **bleep**ty HVAC system. I have a life. Why am I typing here...

Nest Doorbell doesn’t ring on my android phone

My Doorbell no longer rings on my android phone. When I turn on notifications in the app notification screen I get ALL notifications! I only want the doorbell notification. All day long I get notifications when a sound is heard. This is so annoying, ...

Automation for Bluetooth from phone to another device.

I am facing an issue with connecting my display to a Bluetooth speaker using automation commands with the Google Home system. I hope you can assist me in finding a solution. My goal is to establish a Bluetooth connection between my display and the sp...

Door bell camera

My doorbell it doesn’t send me punch notifications when someone push the button or someone delivered a package. I have been trying everything in Google Home a nest app, and in Google assistant everywhere and nothing..

Routines issue

I have setup a bedtime. One of the actions set is to ask for "what time to set the alarm for". Once the alarm is set the routine ask a second time for what time the alarm should be set.Is anyone else having the same problem?

I can’t find how to play the same music on multiple speakers

Before the newest update, I could play my music on my google nest mini, and then select which other speakers in the house that I wanted to play the music on. But now, after the update, I can’t find an option that allows me to select multiple speakers...

Phone notification for Matter open/close sensor

I am trying to set up an automation in which I get a notification on my phone when my open/close sensor changes to the open state. I am able to send a broadcast to my smart display, but cannot find an action in which I can get a notification on my ph...

Resolved! Can automation script editor call and shuffle a YouTube music playlist

Is there any way in the new automation script editor to call a YouTube music playlist, shuffle it and then play it on the speaker that the automation was started from? I would like to create a bedtime routine that is triggered when I turn off my bedr...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Nest power connector

Google home is displaying duplicate lights from the smart life app

Too many steps to get out of the cheer team. Yea Leaves...

Nest Doorbell doesn’t ring on my android phone

Automation for Bluetooth from phone to another device.

Door bell camera

Routines issue

I can’t find how to play the same music on multiple speakers

Phone notification for Matter open/close sensor

Resolved! Can automation script editor call and shuffle a YouTube music playlist

How to stop currently running action or add condit...

cannot change lamp color using google gome anymore

Aqara 3 gang switch all displaying the same name i...

Nest: Switched internet providers and lost access ...

Nest Doorbell Camera

All of my Google home devices suddenly disconnecte...

gmail access

Google Home lost ability to connect to Philips Hue

Wifi kettle

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