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...

Activity happening

Camera won't show activity from 200am till 700am, when I know I have seen activity happening thru window.

Matter Philips Hue & Google Home integration

Hello!I have the following problem. Philips hue can be set up with matter in my google home app, once I do this I am unable to control scenes that were made in the hue app. Once i Connect my hue account via connected services, I am all of a sudden ab...

Home Custom automation based on Nest Thermostat Status

Hey guys, I'm trying to create an automation with custom scripts that would turn on a specific outlet based if my Nest Thermostat is running in any condition (cooling, heating or fan). I want to turn on a scent machine that will spray only if the HVA...

Google Home says it's playing the wrong radio station but plays the right one.

When I ask Google Home to "play CBC Radio One Kelowna", it always says "playing CBTK FM on TuneIn". It replies back the wrong radio station. I live in BC Canada. It seldom gets says the correct station but plays the correct one. It’s completely messe...

Chromecast built-in

My Toshiba Chromecast built-in says it cannot connect to the internet. I have rebooted my wifi, my tv, reinstalled the Home app. I noticed that the Home app was updated Nov. 6, 2024. Is there something wrong with this update?

Resolved! 911 Texting via Google Home

At 69, I live alone in my widowhood, and have automated much of my home using Google/Nest. I need to be able to get emergency services in case I do not have my Android phone (Samsung), but when I try to send a text in a Routine, all I get is "I' sorr...

pause between actions in the routine

Hi all, could anyone suggest me on how to insert pauses between the actions while creating a routine in Google home? Thanks.

Google Deceptive advertising

I am writing this review to express my disappointment with Nest/Google. I received an email from Nest with a promotional offer of a free indoor Nest camera if you pay in full for a Nest aware subscription. After paying, I was informed that I would ge...

Resolved! Can the same voice command do diffferent things at different times?

When I voice command "kickstart" during daytime, I want to turn on light A.When I voice the same command during night, I want to turn on light B. It seems Google Home doesn't allow creation of two automations (and they have conditions exclusive to ea...

"Casting desktop audio is not supported on this device" when casting chrome cast on mac

I have chromecast 3 and i put that on epson projector, when i want to casting that chromecast using source "cast screen" on google chrome, that chrome cast didn't connect, however "cast tab" worked. Previously the casting was fine but after update ma...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Activity happening

Matter Philips Hue & Google Home integration

Home Custom automation based on Nest Thermostat Status

Google Home says it's playing the wrong radio station but plays the right one.

Chromecast built-in

Resolved! 911 Texting via Google Home

pause between actions in the routine

Google Deceptive advertising

Resolved! Can the same voice command do diffferent things at different times?

"Casting desktop audio is not supported on this device" when casting chrome cast on mac

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Stop Google home verbal confirmation?

Nest Camera Automation

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Deleting old Fitbit account

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Retrieve old camera footage after Grandma passing

Issue with Google home automation

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