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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 "smart" lock and Google home

Bought a nest door lock and trying to set permissions aka access codes for family members but it's impossible to do. Firstly in the nest app there's no icon that's supposedly there shaped like an eye to set passcodes for users. Also the users in the ...

wiring for heat or cooling mode indication from Nest Learning Thermostat

I have gas forced air with AC HVAC system. It has a zone control system. PerfectTemp 6202. This requires a heating or cooling status signal in addition to the traditional heat, cool, fan signals. I have a Nest Learning thermostat.Is there a heating o...

Spotify Display info

Hello! when casting from the Spotify app to my home speaker group, the nest hubs (2nd gen I believe) no longer display song info. It just says Spotify. I know a silly thing but it’s bugging me. I’ve reboot both Spotify and the Google home app on my i...

Desktop Nest App can not access device settings-Nest 1st Generation Thermostat

Unable to access device settings via desktop Nest App-Nest 1st Generation Thermostat

Smart color changing light bulb won't go full brightness while I'm a selected color. How to fix?

I have a feit wifi rgb smart light bulb but won't let me go full brightness while in color. But the same bulb under the same everything hasn't had that problem..

Nestcam live feed automatically on the nesthub2 without a voice command

Hi,is it possible that the nestcam automatically starts a live feed on the nesthub when a movement is detected without a voice command being necessary?Peter

routines issues

hi all Im hoping someone can help me out with automatons in GH Im trying to get aqara fp2 ( presence sensor) to talk to either Homeseer (HS4) or Hubitat 8 with a simple presence/no presenceMy stepsSet up a switch. in Homeseer...gave it a name and a r...

Ceiling Fan Speed in Google Home App

I have received the new update of the Google Home App. There are many new features but still no way to control Fan speeds in the app. Below is my post from August 2022 for your consideration, again. This is not an on off situation as you have address...

Nest Thermostat

I switched from heating to air conditioning today. My nest thermostat worked fine for heating. I got short cycles, power errors, and wifi connection issues on the display. I have no c wire. In order to make the heat work I had to say there was nothin...

No audio from Smart Speaker using Google home

Hi I've got a Polk Assistant Speaker with Google Assistant, the Speaker used to work fine when I'd say "hey Google, play music on Spotify/YouTube music". But now if I say play music on Spotify or YT music, it says okay, playing music from that app, b...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Nest "smart" lock and Google home

wiring for heat or cooling mode indication from Nest Learning Thermostat

Spotify Display info

Desktop Nest App can not access device settings-Nest 1st Generation Thermostat

Smart color changing light bulb won't go full brightness while I'm a selected color. How to fix?

Nestcam live feed automatically on the nesthub2 without a voice command

routines issues

Ceiling Fan Speed in Google Home App

Nest Thermostat

No audio from Smart Speaker using Google home

Cámaras , doorbell

Stop Google home verbal confirmation?

Nest Camera Automation

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Deleting old Fitbit account

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Issue with Google home automation

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