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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...

blank screen blinking orange dot

My screen is blank and their is a dot blinking orange. My app has offline. My other 2 nest are working

Nest thermostat

I have an existing nest thermostat. I want to invite family members to join my Google Home app so they can regulate the temperature while they are visiting me. Is it necessary for each invited guest to scan the QR code and set up the thermostat? Ther...

Google Nest Thermostat

I need to know the specifics about ordering a power cord adapter thingy for my Google Nest Thermostat from Google. I understand I can get one at no charge. thanks, Darrell Greene #

LiFX lightbulbs only turning part way on in Google Home Automations?

When telling my Google Assistant to "Good Morning" or that I'm "Home" my LiFX light bulbs will only turn on a certain random percent instead of the full 100%. If they were set to a different color, only some of them are correctly set to the color def...

Nest speakers not playing

Hey there! I use google nest in my business and I have checked all connections. I have 2 devices set up in one room. One of the devices tells me I cannot play, try again in a few seconds and one says please log into your google home account which I a...

Arlo base station VMB3010 shows offline in Home app

The base station is operational; all cameras and doorbell are online in the Home and Arlo apps. Only the base station shows offline in Home.There's a case open with Arlo but I'd like to check with the Google community, also. A search didn't turn up a...

Play certain episode from Spotify or Apple Music

So I am trying to play audiobooks with Spotify or Apple Music, but I can't get my Google Nest to play a certain episode or just the latest. I can see from the prompt that it understands the command perfectly fine, but it just keeps on playing random ...

Tuya Lights stopped with Google home

Hi! I used to have no issue with this but since a couple of days ago the light bulbs which are connected to my tuya app stopped working on Google home (they still work on this app). I've reinstalled everything and disconnected and reconnecting from b...

Operating Matter devices offline

I’m anxious to upgrade my wifi smart lights and plugs to Matter-capable ones to experience the cloudless benefits. However, in the event of an Internet outage, the Nest speakers and displays I use to control the smart devices, becomes useless. What i...

[PersonDetection] is off for this camera.

I scripted an automation that would turn on the porch lights when my Nest camera detected a person and it worked for one day. - type: device.event.PersonDetection # A person has been detected by the camera.Now I just get this warning in the script ed...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

blank screen blinking orange dot

Nest thermostat

Google Nest Thermostat

LiFX lightbulbs only turning part way on in Google Home Automations?

Nest speakers not playing

Arlo base station VMB3010 shows offline in Home app

Play certain episode from Spotify or Apple Music

Tuya Lights stopped with Google home

Operating Matter devices offline

[PersonDetection] is off for this camera.

Doorbell camera no longer working properly.

Nest doorbell camera to Tv

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