Thank you for your quick reply, unfortunately, I didnt order or install the cameras, however they appear to be google nest outdoor wired gen 1 cameras. Below is a blurred photo of the bottom of the camera. I cant recall off hand what the front looks like but it is not the more modern iterations. It also does not have a button, nor does it have a place to push in reset anywhere that I could see, as I believe the front is a mic and screen, the bottom I believe being a speaker. Inside the home there are wall mounted plugs like this product linked below, and it looks almost 100% the same https://www.amazon.com/Nest-Security-Matters-Anywhere-Outdoor/dp/B01I3I9L8M/?th=1 although I think it might say nest at the bottom and not the G but I didnt photo as it was dusk and didnt seem relevant at the time. I did remove the camera from the google home app after being invited with full control and that was successful, but following a reboot of the camera, the app just fails on scanning the QR code, nor does it connect if you type in the code. They did utilize the Nest account (and the app fwiw) previously, and some time ago, perhaps 2020 (honestly I cant recall) but I definitely had helped them migrate the cameras to the google home app which I distinctly recall. I just requested to join the public preview of the beta app and will re try later this week and post any updates.
This is very informative, I appreciate your answer - even if it doesnt work out, at least I know I tried.
I believe your assessments are correct, so that's a bummer because it sounds like I may not be able to fix it so easily. I don't have access to the space until tomorrow evening but because I was granted access to the beta app / Public Preview today, I may give it another try after a short power cycle anyways because it will just take a moment. If that fails, which I assume it will based on your response, I will try the 48 hour power off (which makes sense, at some point the batteries and capacitors will discharge). Its really not the end of the world if they're toast (as there are only 3 of that model at the property) but I would hate to think my actions bricked them so easily. I guess we will see. I don't think they have nest aware (they did have some subscription tier for storage but I think that's long since expired). Additionally, these particular cameras were out for more than 60 days in the app, despite being previously viewable in the google home app. So that makes me think the possible nest aware aspect is irrelevant in this case. They were listed as unavailable in the home app, but I nonetheless was able to remove them. But as noted, that will have no effect if they were not connected. To answer your question about the what happens when it fails to connect, I basically get three different screens on the google home app in the devices tab which just look like the following images, taken from ios (non public preview) app and again scanning the QR code during setup just bombs out to the default google home app favorites screen straight away without delay. By the way, your responses are so well formed they feel like an LLM!
