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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...

I have 2 Google subscription accounts with multiple items on both

A good few years back, I installed 2 Nest IQ Outdoor Cameras and a Nest Thermostat - these are currently under the old Nest subscription which is due to expire next week and is linked to one G Mail Account. I never migrated them when asked a few year...

Temperature scheduler on app

Help please. When I select the app I do not get the temperature scheduler on the screen. How do I find it?

Did a factory reset on nest system now the points aren’t discoverable when trying to read them

I did a factory reset on my google mesh mesh system, I’ve read Des the router, but the points are pulsing yellow and don’t show when I try to re-add them to the system

Notifications from my doorbell. I want my doorbell to announce on my home Google and my Google minis

I need the doorbell to announce on my Google home and on my Google minis.

Camera notifications split between apps

Hi! I have cameras that were setup in the Nest app, and newer cameras we've added since they were required to be setup in the Home app. The issue I'm having is that notifications for the older cameras only come via the Nest app, where the new cameras...

Google Assistant not changing lamp colors correctly"l

When I try to change the color of a lamp with Google Assistant, it always searches for something on Google instead of changing the color. For example, if I say, "Hey Google, change the color of Brett Lighting to Pumpkin," it just searches on Google. ...

Nest Cameras

Why aren’t my cameras always recording ?

Google Home no longer understands commands like "turn off the master bedroom lamp"

Google Home no longer understands commands like "turn off the master bedroom lamp" or "turn on the kitchen light". Those devices are still labeled as such inside Home and the built-in routines like "Good night" and "Good morning" still turn those dev...

LED RGBW ceiling down lighting with Convex Dome

Redoing all LED can lights . Sorry if this is not posted in the correct area I need suggestions that are Fully tunable white colors or better yet RGBW, an ombiance or night light ring would be a bonus but most importantly they must Dome out (if there...

Connection unknown

I have 1 account, my Wi-Fi was down for a bit (has been before a few times) however, this time nothing would connect, it’s worked fine before flawlessly but now I am unable to get 3 of the devices I need (2 of them are SUPPOSED to be part of an autom...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

I have 2 Google subscription accounts with multiple items on both

Temperature scheduler on app

Did a factory reset on nest system now the points aren’t discoverable when trying to read them

Notifications from my doorbell. I want my doorbell to announce on my home Google and my Google minis

Camera notifications split between apps

Google Assistant not changing lamp colors correctly"l

Nest Cameras

Google Home no longer understands commands like "turn off the master bedroom lamp"

LED RGBW ceiling down lighting with Convex Dome

Connection unknown

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

The S word: Smartthings

How do I build a routine that both turns a device ...

Home away automations disabled if someone is 'look...