Home Automation

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...

Aqara Matter/Thread door sensors & Google Nest Hub

I picked up the new Aqara door sensor's and connected it to my v2 Nest Hub.Trying to figure out how to create an Automation when the door opens, so that I get an alert. I know there was a release today but it is unclear if it will work with the new A...

Nest camera not charging

Hi all, During my vacation I received Messages that the battery of my nest camera was rapidly running empty. At my return i’m trying to charge my camera without any luck. I have reset it and didn’t help.anybody any tips on what is happening. As The c...

Doorbell and Speaker

I have a Nest Doorbell (Battery) and a Mini Nest Speaker. Is there a way to hear the doorbell chime inside my home.

Let’s discuss: New starters and actions for automations now available in Home app

Hey everyone, Today, you can step into action and start your day or night off right with nine new starters and nine new actions available in the Automation tab on the Google Home app. You can also set up sensors (including temperature, humidity, cont...

Let’s discuss: New features now available for the script editor in Public Preview

Hey everyone, As of today, our script editor in Public Preview now supports camera event types as starters, custom notifications, suppression, and more. If you haven't already, check out our blog: camera events, custom notifications and more now avai...

Scheduled automated routines stopped working

I've got a routine for years, that will turn off all the lights and air-conditioners of my house every day at 3:30. It's the only scheduled routine i've got, and it simply stopped working a few months ago. This same routine can be triggered by voice,...

Inbox on Google Home

I just discovered the Google Home app has an "Inbox". I reset my Chromecast from an account that's not even logged in on any Gapps. It seems to function as "a high importance" local events manager in the Home app. Little did I know. Should be very us...

C by GE light won’t connect to google home

I have 2 C by GE sleep light bulbs that I have had for several years, and beyond the occasional need to reset, I didn’t have any issues. However, this last week they won’t connect anymore. The general internet says they may need a firmware update, an...

Nest App login page leads to endless loop, iOS

When my wife, who is a member of our Google "family" tries to log into the Nest app on her phone iOS, this is what happens:Step 1: Blue screen "Welcome home. Sign in with Google"Step 2: A pop-up dialog opens, ""Nest" Wants to Use "google.com" to Sign...

Battery camera recording daytime action but not nighttime

Hi…my battery outdoor camera records what happens during the day in the garden but will not record nighttime action.we have foxes and they mess on the garden and they are in range of the camera during the night but the camera will not record.i have t...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Aqara Matter/Thread door sensors & Google Nest Hub

Nest camera not charging

Doorbell and Speaker

Let’s discuss: New starters and actions for automations now available in Home app

Let’s discuss: New features now available for the script editor in Public Preview

Scheduled automated routines stopped working

Inbox on Google Home

C by GE light won’t connect to google home

Nest App login page leads to endless loop, iOS

Battery camera recording daytime action but not nighttime

Tapo camera goes to information screen

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Cannot get a routine to turn off multiple things

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Door bell ring camera and Google nest camera

Home automation schedule starter only uses the fir...

Connecting other apps to Home

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Automation not working with some devices