Manage your Nest Hub Max cameras with the Google Home app

There are three ways to set up your Nest camera for your Google Nest Hub Max through the Google Home app:

• The home control screen: Tap the Set up camera or Camera tile.
• The device control screen: Tap Set up camera at the bottom of the screen.
• Through in-app notifications.

Enabling the camera

To add a new Nest camera to your Nest Hub, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Set up camera or Camera .
3. Choose the device to set up. If you only have one device, this screen is skipped.
4. Tap Get started.
5. Read through the privacy guidelines Tap I agree.
6. Choose to either share your device stats and crash reports or not. Tap No, continue or Yes, I'm in.
7. Scan the QR code of the camera you want to add to your Nest Hub Max.
8. Wait for the camera to successfully connect. The camera will show:
   • A steady green light to indicate it is active and recording.
   • A blinking green light to indicate a member is viewing the live stream.

9. A preview of the live video will be shown to confirm the setup works.
10. Complete device configuration.
    • Adjust mic settings.
    • Choose whether video recording is on or off.
11. Optional: Add the camera to your favourites tap Done.

Transfer Nest app data using the Google Home app

If your camera was configured in both the Home app and Nest app, you can transfer your Nest app data to the Google Home app. There are two ways to transfer the data:

• Open the Google Home app .
• Go to your live view and tap Try the latest camera experience. 

You can also go to Settings Nest Cam Transfer to the Google Home app.

Internet bandwidth and speed requirements

With the Google Nest Hub Max, your camera streams live video using your home Internet connection. Check each product below for information on how much bandwidth it might use.

Common scenarios after transferring Nest camera data

• Duplicate sound detection events: If both Google Home and Nest sound detection are on, events appear in both apps, but only Nest has video playback.
• Notification with no video history: Google Home's sound sensing may trigger a notification without recording video.
• Duplicate and independent settings: Disabling sound sensing in Google Home doesn't affect Nest's sound detection settings.

Note: The Google Home and Nest apps have separate settings after migration.