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Let’s Discuss! Smart Home Automations for Pets

Hey Nest Community,May is National Pet Month in the United States! And as all pet parents know - scaley, feathery, and furry friends are very important inhabitants of your household and can absolutely benefit from the connectedness of a smart home. W...

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Presence sensing but only at certain times?

Is there any way to have presence sensing only run a routine a certain parts of the day? I'd like the house lights to turn on when I get home but only when it's getting dark otherwise it's pretty pointless. Can't see any options to do this at the mom...

maduk by Community Member
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PowerView Hunter Douglas

you guys keep closing this thread - but haven’t solved the issues!! still having problems with google not recognizing PowerView!!! also, seems like I cannot delete scenes that were added!! The google Home/assistant to run the automation is not workin...

Moxie by Community Member
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Old deleted Kasa devices still show up on Google Home

So I had to delete and re-add some devices on Kasa. I unlinked and re-linked Kasa and set up the devices. However half a dozen or so old devices no longer existing in the Kasa app still show up in Google home. How do I delete them? Unlinking the Kasa...

ccmulder by Community Member
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Sleep sounds stop

I’ve noticed that the sleep sounds I select in Routines stop only an hour or so into the routine or command. I select from the google list of sleep sounds, “Country Night Sounds,” but the sleep sounds seem to have a preset 1 hour limit. What’s up wit...

Lolobaum by Community Member
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Automating Wake-up and Bedtime

I will have the TP-Link Kasa and the Nest Mini.I would like to achieve the following two routines, but I understand I cannot make it work quite like I want:Wake-up: Light turns on and evolves with sunrise (possibly offset from sunrise -- i.e. an hour...

mike_302 by Community Member
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Can you start a routine depending on the state of a smart object

I would like to start a routine in the home app if the status of a switch changes.When I create a custom routine I only have the option of starting it with an audio command , on a time basis, or ignoring an alarm.Is there a work around for this?.

NielsT by Community Member
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Presence

Is there anyway to make 'presence' only work at certain times of day? Like, turn a light when I come home but only when it is dark.

KenHenne by Community Member
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Baby Connect App

Hi All First time parent and I am using the Baby Connect app to track feeding and diapers. One of the reasons I chose this app it said it was in sync with Google home. However I can't find the service to link it to anywhere. Any help would be appreci...

Vsharm3 by Community Member
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Google home household

Hello, we just got a google home and I can’t seem to add a household member to my home. When trying to send out the invite, it says it can’t be sent right now. Help Please!

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