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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...

Do I really need two apps?

I’ve been a happy nest customer for quite a few years. I have four thermostats and five protects. So far sad o good. I just enclosed my screened porch and bought a fifth thermostat for that area. WTF! I cannot use the nest app for my new thermostat a...

Disappointed to the Max: Nest Ringbell and Pixel Table

Hi everyone, I own couple of nest products and lately it has been quite a disappointing experience. Got a Nest ringbell (1stGen wired) plus couple of others nest cam; I was running the bunch (since 2019) through a 1st Gen Nest Hub. It was working. It...

New Nest Gen 4

Bought a new house - bought a new thermostat. What do I find when I go to install the new Nest thermostat? Only 2 wires, red and white (house is heater only)!I find the furnace, see the furnace breadboard, I see the wires, see them go into the transf...

Can i prodcast my voice to the all nest audio that i have in my kindergarten?

Hello there , how are you doing today?I have a question that i didn't find it's answer, I have a kindergarten, and i have 6 rooms, when the parent comes i want to say the name of the kid on my phone and i want the nest speakers to cast that, can i do...

Ambient/Hub mode no longer works with shared folders

A few weeks ago (maybe longer) my families shared folder that we have looping on our ambient and hub mod on different devices, only shows folders uploaded from me. No access controls were modified, but although the folder has 400 images... it only sc...

Security camera

I'm new to this area, honestly after I saw the google home script I can't stop thinking about everything I can do. I'm from Brazil, buying products from the Nest line is very expensive. I am gradually buying products that connect to the assistant. I ...

my chast is not working

help chast is not working

Chromecast 4k not as audio device for routine

Hi all, I would like to play a Spotify playlist when I come back home with a routine.I have a chromecast 4k connected to my tv and I added it to a home group.When I enter my home, I am able to turn on the tv but not to play anything. A message in the...

Re: My account is hacked

My Gmail account was hacked from me, all of a sudden it just got logged out, I tried using the password to get back in but it was changed, I was about to still reset the password with my cell phone number that was attached to it but the person that h...

Playing a custom sound file.

Good afternoon I have a google home mini speaker and I am trying to create a custom action that allows my speaker to play specific sound file. Now this sound file is not from YouTube, Spotify or any other streaming service, it’s a sound file of a spe...

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Heads up: Changes to Animal Detection Starter for Scripted Automations

Do I really need two apps?

Disappointed to the Max: Nest Ringbell and Pixel Table

New Nest Gen 4

Can i prodcast my voice to the all nest audio that i have in my kindergarten?

Ambient/Hub mode no longer works with shared folders

Security camera

my chast is not working

Chromecast 4k not as audio device for routine

Re: My account is hacked

Playing a custom sound file.

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