cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Home Automation

Blog Posts

New household automation editor - now with expanded conditions & one-time automa... Read more

What is the Product Experts Program? Read more

Help Center

For immediate help, visit the official Google Nest Help Center, where you can find tips, tutorials, and other answers to frequently asked questions.

Forum Posts

Music Streaming Alarm for Nest Hub Display

Hi there,I used to use my Pixel 4 phone as an alarm clock and set it to play some Spotify music to wake me up. That worked well. Now I got a Nest Hub Display for my bedside table and as it turns out this functionality is not available for this device...

RalphS by Community Member
  • 1948 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 kudos

Use Nest Speaker to Output Google TV Audio

Hi there,Would be possible to reliable use a Nest Speaker or Speaker Group to output the audio from Google TV? I can currently use pairing via Bluetooth and that works to some degree but always at some stage cuts out and then needs to be re-connected...

RalphS by Community Member
  • 2080 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 1 kudos

Use Daylight Sensor as Routine Starter

Hi there,Currently I use a times routine based on the sunset times to turn on the lights in our house. However, this does of course not account for very dark / rainy / overcast days where I would also like to turn my lights on. Would it at all be pos...

RalphS by Community Member
  • 722 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 kudos

Stop Music When Asleep

Hi there,I am currently using a Nest Hub to listen to podcasts when I go to bed. I usually fall asleep listening to those. My understanding is that Sleep Sense is able to detect when I am sleeping. Would it be possible to have the option to have musi...

RalphS by Community Member
  • 1300 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

Synchronised Announcements

Hi there,I love how it is possible to have music playing synchronised on a speaker group. However, I have also set up some routines for scheduled announcements. Currently all speakers assigned to that announcement throughout the house make the announ...

RalphS by Community Member
  • 729 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 kudos

Chromecast blue cast icon

Hi my name is Andrei,when i try to use my chromecast to watch movies from netu.io video source the video starts on the phone and on the tv i have a blue cast icon,idk what to do and i need help

AndreiMG by Community Member
  • 1349 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 kudos

Nest Camera Automated Intruder Warning Sounds

There are many cameras on the market now that have a warning sound coming from the camera when it detects motion. When I go on walks in my neighborhood I hear many of my neighbors driveway cameras make a whistle sound or say "you are being recorded" ...

CMack by Community Member
  • 7791 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 6 kudos

Home disappeared with all saved devices

I had a Home setup with wifi, rooms, devices, etc and now everything is gone. The app is asking me to create a home and I really don't want to setup every single device again. How can this be recovered? On Android.

How to hear a chime instead of voice on Nest Doorbell

I just set up my nest doorbell with Google home speaker. Every time the doorbell rings, the loud voice says "visitor front door." How can I change it so only a chime sound plays in the Google speaker? The chime switch isn't available in my settings b...

727447CE-6DCA-47E7-8632-FFF63A53D10B.png
Jules2323 by Community Member
  • 994 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 kudos

New Philips Hue Bridge Not Linking to Google Home

I recently replaced my Philips Hue Bridge and everything is working correctly through the Hue app. Every time I try to link Philips Hue to Google Home it appears to link and the I get the message “Something has gone wrong, try again”. Not sure what e...

raland2002 by Community Member
  • 2356 Views
  • 9 replies
  • 0 kudos
to vote