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...

Change or add new wake words

I would like to be able to change or add new wake words on the Google Nests.

Nest hello Doorbell won't connect

I had my nest Hello doorbell set up and working then suddenly it went offline, I tried all the resets and reboots, but nothing helps trying to reinstall and the app wont see the doorbell anymore, I even tried a factory reset but it doesn't seem to wo...

Using a Nest Protect Smoke Detector in a foreign country

I would really like to use a Nest Protect Smoke Detector to protect my family in a foreign country. I’m planning on ordering one, and I’m wondering, if it will work as intended, meaning.. if it will serve it’s purpose as a smoke detector, in a countr...

Home Routine Playlist

I’m trying to setup a Routine to play a YouTube music playlist I created across multiple speakers I created a group for. I have set up commands to set all the speakers to the same volume and the last command to play the playlist. It tells me that I n...

Nest sign in help!!

Hello!I'm trying to help my dad set up some nest cams he got from costco but I'm getting stuck on how to add the camera. I've signed into the google home app and the nest app with my google credentials. When I go into the google home app to add devic...

Google Home Presence Sensing is not showing in settings

Hi,I've two "google nest audio" , a chromecast, some wifi power plugs and some smart light stripps at my new smart home. I'm using my android phone / the home app to control everything. My daughter is also able to control the devices with her android...

thermostat not working after reset

hi could someone please help me out x I've got the nest Thermostat and have reset it error and now can't get into the menu screen x All I'm getting is the G logo or a home in a rectangle and can't go no further with this. Tried everything on Google b...

Spotify Daily Mix Commands Broken

When asking the assistant to play Daily Mix Playlists (1-6) on Spotify, it will play music albums with the same name that some artists have set in order to hijack the request and get streams off them. This is absolutely infuriating as it does not pla...

Help. Harmony stopped working.

For years, had Harmony Hub linked to Google account so I could turn TV and other devices off/on with Hey Google. We lost power while out of town and now it won't work. Harmony app will turn things off/on so the hub works fine. Google Home app reads a...

Smart devices for Google home that do not require a hub AND do not require 3rd party apps

I think I may be looking for something that doesn´t exist yet. I´m trying to hold out for "Matter" but that´s still a ways off. I have multiple devices that all require separate 3rd party apps (EWeLink or TP-Link Tapo) or a 3rd party hub (Ikea lighti...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Change or add new wake words

Nest hello Doorbell won't connect

Using a Nest Protect Smoke Detector in a foreign country

Home Routine Playlist

Nest sign in help!!

Google Home Presence Sensing is not showing in settings

thermostat not working after reset

Spotify Daily Mix Commands Broken

Help. Harmony stopped working.

Smart devices for Google home that do not require a hub AND do not require 3rd party apps

Older wired cameras

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cannot change lamp color using google gome anymore

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All of my Google home devices suddenly disconnecte...

gmail access

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