Nest hub (2nd gen) can’t turn on security camera

[Foopy]

I added a new nest hub. I go into the “Home Control” section.

1. Click “Cameras”
2. My Google doorbell camera is listed as “unavailable”

The camera is off due to it being the battery model and due to presence sensing I am home. I want to turn the camera on and see what is going on outside. I tap the doorbell camera and it just tells me how much battery is left.

Is there no way to turn on the camera from the nest hub? Is my mobile phone and the home app the only way to do that?

I wanted the hub to have control my home in lieu of having to dig out my phone and launch the home app to do everything.

[Juni]

Hi Foopy,

Thanks for posting here in the Google Nest Community.
 

I know how it feels when something isn’t working as it should, so let’s get this resolved. You can control your camera via voice command check the commands that you can use below. 

Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," then:

Start stream

"Show [camera name]"

"What's on [camera name]?"

"[Camera name] on [Nest display name]"

"Play [camera name] on [Nest display name]"

"Show [camera name] on [Nest display name]"

Stop stream

"Stop"

Check this helpful link for more information. 

Hope this helps. 

Thanks,

Juni

[Juni]

Hi there,

I just wanted to follow up to see if you still need our help. Please let us know as we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
 

Regards,

Juni

[Juni]

Hello there,

We haven’t heard back from you, so I'll be locking this thread in 24 hours. Feel free to create a new one if you have more questions or have other concerns in the future.
 

Thanks,

Juni