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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...

Setting is not working

In my home application the setting menu is not working for Google nest mini

Geeni saying it cant be reached

It says geeni is unavailable then it shows them in the Google home online then when I click on it turns it on the it goes to unavailable.Then Google nest says unavailable I have already unlinked and relinked geeni and it still.doing it. This is getti...

Start Routines Manually doesn't work

n not start routines manually on Android from the Home App. No play button shown. It was working a few days ago. Suddenly, the play button disappeared. Is anyone experiencing the same issue?

Motion filter for outdoor camers

Can’t find a way to add motion detection to an outdoor camera. Can’t find the filter for that.

Google Assistant on Google Home devices refuses to make notes if you say certain words

Two issues:1. I'm sick of asking Google Home devices to make a note, making a statement of what I want saved, and having Assistant tell me, "I'm sorry, what was the note?" because I used a word like "routine" or "note" or something it associates with...

Internet disruptions

Here’s the problem with main door camera. The Internet goes down on the carrier momentarily and then goes back up. We are away from the house on vacation. The inside cameras do not reconnect. Apparently you have to unplug them and plug them in and re...

Local devices from elsewhere in my office showing up on Home and

I am connected to the office wifi and I keep getting a notification that some other device somewhere is playing YouTube. I can start and stop it, but I don't even know who's device it is. It falls under "local devices" on my home app. How can I remov...

My google home devices are only available in spotify but not in youtube music

Has been last this for 2 years. I can cast from Spotify from my mobile or my laptop to any of my 4 google home speaker devices or chromecast with no problem. From YouTube, all I see is Chromecast and none of the devices, and this either from my mobil...

How do I stop auto turn off on my android running Nest speaker?.

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chromecast audio hw

Hi, I need to connect my HI-FI speakers to my chromecast so I can stream google music to them. Don't use google nest because it doesn't sound as good as my HI-FI. Unfortunately, I can't buy chromecast audio anywhere that has a jack connector. Can you...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Setting is not working

Geeni saying it cant be reached

Start Routines Manually doesn't work

Motion filter for outdoor camers

Google Assistant on Google Home devices refuses to make notes if you say certain words

Internet disruptions

Local devices from elsewhere in my office showing up on Home and

My google home devices are only available in spotify but not in youtube music

How do I stop auto turn off on my android running Nest speaker?.

chromecast audio hw

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All of my Google home devices suddenly disconnecte...

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