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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...
Scripted Automations - Access to Nest Hub Max ambient light sensor
Rather than buying a light sensor I thought it would be nice to use the ambient light sensor on my Nest Hub Max. I don't think I can reference the ambient light sensor in any of my Nest Hubs.
Google Home not able to link to Vizio Smartcast
Each time I try to link Google Home to Vizio Smartcast, I keep getting this screen yet nothing appears on the TV. I have tried all 3 TV's listed and still nothing appears.
How to use variables in script editor?
I am using new script editor for automation. My goal is to get a part of the `eventData` in `assistant.event.OkGoogle` as a variable, but couldn't get it to work. I couldn't really find a complete example of variables being used.Can you share a compl...
How can i accept request invite to home from my Chromecast?
I requested my device to join my home in google home app but i don't know how to accept that request
Assistant/Home no longer have fan speed controls
Something changed recently where I can no longer control my GE Smart Fan switches speed. There used to be a slider in the app where you could select 0-100% but now it only shows On/Off. Same with Google Assistant, it no longer knows what to do when a...
Resolved! Activate camera when Home at night
Hi Community! I’ve looked all over and seen multiple people with similar complaints, but can’t seem to find a solution to my problem. We’re using the Home/Away function for our cameras inside/outside the house, and this works fine. The only issue is,...
Resolved! device.state.MotionDetection starter type: is missing in script editor
I'd like to test some automations triggered by camera motion detection. I see in the example there's a starter type of - starters: - type: device.state.MotionDetection device: sensor - Living Room state: motionDetectionEventInProgress is: true but th...
Multiple automations in single script sometimes breaks when using `assistant.event.OkGoogle` starter
I am trying to write a script in the Google Home Script Editor that uses multiple automations inside the `automations` struct as described at the bottom of the article "Automation". Here is a simple example that is modified from the example in the do...
Google Home Android app reverted to old UI after update
After updating Google Home to version 3.2.1.7 today, the app UI reverted to the old UI design (no favorites tab, less convenient control buttons, etc.). I was able to temporarily restore the new UI redesign by clearing the cache in the Google app, Go...
Automation script won't work if voice match necessary?
I wrote an automation that adjusts the volume on some speakers and then shuffles one of my playlists and plays them on the speakers. The only problem is it seems like the voice command to shuffle my playlist requires voice match, but when I send that...
