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...

Nest temperature sensor

Looking for advice about the nest temperature sensor. I have a vacation home that we would like to monitor. We already use nest cameras. Is it possible to use the sensor and track the temperature or does it have to be connected to a nest thermostat? ...

Nest thermostat Model G4CVZ not working with Googe Home version 2.60.1.19

When trying to add a new Google Nest Thermostat with Google Home App on Android (Samsung Galaxy S10e), Google Home gets stuck afterI select "No" for "Do you have a Nest Account" and click "I Agree" on the screen "Supplemental Nest terms" screen, I ge...

Stuck at 68, Set at 72 (and above)

I have my Nest scheduled to heat to 72 in the winter mornings. It rarely will heat up past 64-68, no matter how high I turn it up.Filter is clean, ducts are clean. The thermostat shows as heating (orange) but the furnace is dead silent.Thoughts?

Playing Apple Music from nest devices suddenly unavailable

I have linked my Apple Music account to Google Assistant and Home as the default music player. For months I have been successfully playing music from my Apple account by request on all my Nest devices. Routines also have worked flawlessly. Since 11/1...

Reseting a chromecast

Received a second hand chromecast and don't know how to factory reset

Home speaker group cannot cast from Spotify

I've created a couple different speaker / casting tvs for playing music (always Spotify). It worked up until last week but now Spotify will not connect to the group even though it is showing as an available option. Casting to a single speaker still w...

Error when streaming Google Nest cam to Sony's GoogleTV(build-in Chromecast)

Whenever I say "Show google nest cam on TV" for streaming Google Nest Cam(battery) on Sony's Google TV, the google assistant replies "ok, showing google nest cam on TV" but screen goes blue with below error image. Can anyone please help in this regar...

Nest thermostat day and night settings?

Hello fine people thank you for having me as part of this group! Question:I have a nest thermostat and my boyfriend from Holland told me that it’s possible that I can have a day setting and a night setting. The reason I would like to have a night set...