Cameras and Doorbells

Need help with setup? Troubleshoot common Nest camera or doorbell problems

Here are some steps I recommend to resolve issues during the setup of Google Nest cameras or doorbells.Before trying these stepsMake sure you're using the correct app for setup. Need help checking which model you have? Use the Google Home app to set ...

Doorbell not working

We have our Nest battery doorbell now for about 2 years.In the beginning all worked fine, our doorbell is fully wireless and has been installed with both our phones (IOS).When the doorbell was pressed we would get a notification on our phones and thr...

Painting Power Cable?

I just purchased a black Wasserstein cover to better conceal my Nest Battery Cam. It works great! Unfortunately, the white Nest power cable ruins the idea. Is it okay to paint the power cable black, or at least the end closest to the camera that will...

I have a nest doorbell that worked perfectly for few months. At a sudden moment the doorbell stopped

I have a nest doorbell that worked perfectly for few months. At a sudden moment the doorbell stopped working. Connection was lost and only the green light on top kept blinking. Please suggest what can be done.

Improve recognition of camera

Curious if anyone has any tips to improve the recognition for the Nest cameras? Our dog constantly gets identified as a person meaning the cameras go off all day long, running the batteries down for no reason. Our front doorbell also seems to think p...

Nest Doorbell (battery) factory reset failed

I recently setup a new modem and wifi network at home. I've been deleting, factory resetting and reconnecting my other Google Home devices successfully to the new network. So far, My Nest Hub, 2 mini speakers and a chromecast ultra worked fine. But t...

Wired camera getting low battery notifications.

We have a wired floodlight camera (2nd generation). This morning we were notified that we only have 6 days of battery left! Help! This makes no sense to us. (There was not a category to select that matches our issue.)Julie

doorbell cam record time

I've tried all of the online posts suggestions for adjusting record times, but this feature is not available in my iOS app or my Google Home app. What am I missing?? - Thanks, Fred

Wired doorbell stopped getting power

My doorbell was installed about a year ago and worked great. 2 days ago it went offline and nothing is working to restore it. There is no light on it when I push the rest button, so I assume it's not getting power. There have not been any recent elec...

Google Doorbell

When trying to add a google/nest doorbell it says it is tied to an account that I do not no where it is. I bought it new and it worked at one time but now when I try to reconnect it says it is tied to another account. We want to add the doorbell but ...

Camera playback weird video

Google Nest cam Indoor/Outdoor battery purchased a week ago and installed on outside garage wall. Live video looks fine, but any recorded events played back contain a quick flash white 1 second flash that affects the entire screen. This could occur a...

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Need help with setup? Troubleshoot common Nest camera or doorbell problems

Doorbell not working

Painting Power Cable?

I have a nest doorbell that worked perfectly for few months. At a sudden moment the doorbell stopped

Improve recognition of camera

Nest Doorbell (battery) factory reset failed

Wired camera getting low battery notifications.

doorbell cam record time

Wired doorbell stopped getting power

Google Doorbell

Camera playback weird video

Change My Internet provider and can't reconect

Nest aware for wired doorbell gen 2 24/7

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Camera Won't Stay On

Nest aware not connected to account

New Nest cam does not appear at https://home.nest....

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Trouble adding the new Nest Cam to the Nest app

Popup notification on TV when Doorbell is button i...

Unexplained billing