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No option for Presence Sensing with the new smartphone

I upgraded to a Galaxy S25 Ultra and the option to use my phone for presence sensing is not available in the Google Home app (and it's in fact not working). It's still available in the previous phone.If I go in Settings, and then Presence sensing, th...

Ciso by Community Member
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I have trouble casting my audio to google next mini.

Lately, I've been having trouble casting audio to my Google Nest Mini. I found some articles online that mentioned needing to enable microphone permissions for Google Play Services, otherwise the connection would drop during the attempt. However, I'v...

Can’t access cameras

I have had nest for years I can’t access them. Say reset password but never sends me the email and now I’m on here. How do I get my cameras to show on google app

Mxbenny by Community Member
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Tab streaming issues with ChromeCast

I have an issue about that I can't cast Chrome Tab on my Android TV - it instantly opens Default Media receiver instead of normal Tab casting I want to do.Yes, I know that it suppots 1k resolution, while Tab casting just 720. But it opens long and I ...

Chuck1812 by Community Member
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Google Nest problems

My Google Nests seem to be having an increasing number of problems. 1. Stops playing certain stations, today Sky News.2. Doesn't recognize my voice.3. Limited functions.These problems often reset themselves after some days. Why are Google Nests havin...

Curt1313 by Community Member
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Virtual Switch Creation

I dont understand why cant i create a virtual switch and perform automations against it. I developed great App for Alexa which does amazing thing.Only if i can create a virtual switch then i can do some sort of automations for my users. I can toggle ...

Duplicate Action Error

I'm trying to get my front door light to turn on when the doorbell detects motion and turn off after five minutes but I get a "The current Struct has duplicate fields [actions]" error. What am I doing wrong here? The last "actions" in bold is where I...

Mckillio by Community Member
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Resolved! No way to reset WiFi on Google Nest Devices?

I'm struggling to understand why something as simple as updating a WiFi password is so complicated. We have 10+ Google Nest devices in our office, and since we change the WiFi password often for security, we need an easy way to update it.Right now, w...

Phone wont connect

I can't seem to connect my mobile phone to my smart TV so as I can view my live security camera footage. I've tried all the common fixes but I'm stumped.

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