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...

Pixel Tablet Dock no longer appears as an option to play routine on

Exactly as the title describes. Dock appears as a cast target in apps and works in speaker groups but it no longer appears as an option to play routine notifications on. Issue has been occurring for several weeks, don't recall the exact timeframe. Ta...

Plex integration with Google Home + custom sound effects

Good afternoon Other than using Home assistant and its Plex assistant, has anyone successfully created a custom integration that allows google assistant to, Play, Pause stop skip etc films on plex via voice commands. Yes there has been Phlex put i th...

Radbots by SECURE

Are radbots manufactured by SECURE comparable with Nest I’ve spoken to Google call centre in the Philippines who were as much help as hepatitis C I’m trying to set a 3 Zone system for a 4 bed house with only the help of the internet. Needless to say ...

Room/devices disappeared

As of yesterday, I noticed that a chunk of my smart plugs which were assigned to a room called "Christmas" had disappeared from my Home app. I can see it perfectly from my wife's phone and I can also tell Assistant to turn these plugs on and off succ...

Inconsistent controls between platforms

Hello!I've recently gotten started with Google Home. I've connected up my TP Link Routers to the app to make use of the LED controls in automation but hit a snag.When accessing the Home app via my Pixel 8 Pro, I am unable to find any controls on the ...

How to add Human Presence Sensor as started?

I shared my newly added ZigBee Human Presence Sensor from SmartLife to Google, it shows up on my device list, when I try to select Starter Device and I picked my sensor, it asked me to choose a time, which I did, but then the Add Starter button is gr...

Google Assistant unable to turn Roku Cameras OFF

I just bought 4 Roku cameras and a doorbell bc it said they work with Google assistant. Unfortunately I am unable to do ANYTHING with them except turn them on. If I attempt to turn them off via Google Assistant I get "The (camera or cameras) has a se...

Vertical lines on google nest display

I have an google nest display and its co.ing vertical lines what to do its growing day by day

Arm and disarm Don't work on script

Good morning, My Somfy alarm does not arm in a simple script - starters: type: home.state.HomePresencestate: homePresenceModeis: AWAY actions:type: device.command.ArmDisarm arm:truedevices: Alarm - Alarm I can however arm the alarm on google home Pre...

Auto Complete not working Google Automation Script

Hello wondering if someone can point me in the right direction....I've looked at many automation videos and all refer to drop down auto complete lists, such in actions or devices. for example under starters I have 2 options:assistant.event.OkGoogleti...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Pixel Tablet Dock no longer appears as an option to play routine on

Plex integration with Google Home + custom sound effects

Radbots by SECURE

Room/devices disappeared

Inconsistent controls between platforms

How to add Human Presence Sensor as started?

Google Assistant unable to turn Roku Cameras OFF

Vertical lines on google nest display

Arm and disarm Don't work on script

Auto Complete not working Google Automation Script

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