Google Nest Camera Download Video
Sabine Lancour
I just installed my Google nest cam with floodlight (wired) and I was able to add it to the Google home app. I am able to see it on the Google home app but not within the nest app. In the nest app, it keeps telling me to set up the Google home app which I already did. I was also able to activate my nest aware subscription but the camera still won't show up in the app.
I'm sorry to break this to you, but you can't do that. I'm assuming you bought the current 2nd Generation Nestcams, which ONLY work with the Google Home app.
Which in and of itself isn't a terrible thing. But some of the key features from the Nest app (and gen1 cameras) aren't available on the Home app. The two main issues are:
#1. You can't view it on a computer. With the Nest app, there was a webportal you could log in to and see the cameras from your computer. Really handy to have if you're at the office and want to check in real quick.
#2. You can't download custom clips. This was only available through the Nest webportal and not the app. But in the webportal, you could tailor a clip down to the second, however you want it.
With the new Gen2 cameras, you are forced to ONLY use the Google Home app on your phone. You can't view it on a bigger screen, and you can't make custom clips. You can only use the autogenerated ones, which many times aren't perfect.
I'm sorry for your loss. Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't recommend the current Nest Cams to anyone.
Not until they fix this issue. I currently need another indoor camera and I'm scouring the net for a reasonably priced Gen1 camera instead. And yes, it's going to cost me 50% more than a new Gen2, but I refuse to buy a Gen2 until these issues are resolved.
However, the new Nest cameras and doorbell are exclusive to the Home app because we wanted to create an integrated experience with your speakers and displays. A Nest Aware subscription applies to all of your cameras, speakers, and displays in the same home structure. Thank you for your continued patience, and support.
I understand the WHY behind moving everything to the Home app. And that alone is not the issue.
The issue is that in moving to the Home app, Nest/Google has significantly reduced the functionality of the Nest Cams.
I don't really care if I'm using the Home app or Nest app. I'm fine with just using the Home app, as long as the same features were avaiable. And the problem is that Google chose to remove two KEY features that make all the difference in wanting to use a Nest Cam or not.
#1. You can't view them online on a desktop or webportal.
#2. You can't create custom clips. You can only use the auto-generated clips in the Home app.
In general people aren't mad that they have to move apps. They are made because you're taken away critical functionality for a security camera.
It has been ALMOST A YEAR since the Nest CEO, Rishi Chandra, put out the statement below (see link). And there hasn't been an ounce of progress on this, at least that's visible to the consumer.
So what do you say to that, Brad?
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This feedback has been provided thousands of times.
There is no trust that it will ever be addressed. Even when the GM of Nest writes an open letter addressing it...... and then nothing happens in the following year. Where's the latest update? Any information on progress? A guarantee or promise that the features will come....and WHEN they'll come?
Why would I expect to be listened to now?
I go out of my way to tell people not to buy Nest cams anymore. I used to be an evangelist for all things Nest, but now I tell everyone to stay away.
I'm unfortunately stuck with 4 cameras, and I'll be sticking with them in the old Nest app until they all break. At which point I'll move on to another brand, and away from Google/Nest.
Hi,
I bought a Nest camera and subscribed to the monitoring prior to the union with Google. I have never migrated my account to Google, although I use my Gmail to sign in/out. How do I cancel my annual renewal? I don't have a partner company (other than Nest) and I don't have a Google subscription. But I do get charged annually, so someone holds the key to my account.
Any suggestions? Or tips to actually reach a person to speak with?
My camera was working just fine and then started showing as offline. I tried logging it back on to the wifi but it's repeatedly showing C119 error. There are no connectivity issues with any other devices, the modem and camera are in the same places they have always been. When the camera is searching the the internet connection, usually the green light flashes but there is no flashing any more and then the C119 error appears.
After setup in the Nest app, you can add your Nest camera to your home in the Home app. This lets you control your camera and other compatible connected devices (like a smart bulb or Google speaker) in the same place.
As great as they were, the four original Nest Cam models were expensive. Fortunately, Nest decided to phase them out in favor of newer, more affordable, but still as effective security cameras. The new generation of Nest cameras come in three styles: A battery-powered indoor/outdoor camera, a plugged-in indoor camera, and a wired outdoor camera equipped with a floodlight.
Google Assistant worked similarly; we streamed our Nest footage on our Chromecast. In addition to the voice assistants, we set up our Nest Cams to work with Philips Hue smart lighting. We have a ton of smart light bulbs and fixtures in our home, so we set our lights to dim when we wanted to stream footage from our Nest cameras without glare. No matter which Nest camera we went with, we noticed that the smart home features were exactly the same.
With all of the Nest cameras, we used the same Nest app whenever we were away from home. The app was where we viewed live footage, spoke to loved ones through two-way audio, rifled through cloud storage, received notifications, set up smart platform integrations, named people for familiar face alerts, and more. It was super easy to use, and we loved how it integrated all of our Nest products under one virtual roof, from our Nest Learning Thermostat to our Nest Protect smoke and CO detector. Other Nest customers seemed to agree with us, as the app has a 4.7 on the Apple store and a 4.2 on the Google Play store.5 Since we last reviewed the Nest cameras, this app has gotten a lot less buggy, so thank you to Nest for making some vast improvements!
Now to make something clear, in the last 12 months i have gone through Synology Mesh, Asus XT8 and now the ORBI. I have always had problems with the NEst Cameras but they seem to be worst with the Orbi. The best were the Asus XT8 with minimal issues. I know the back garden camera needs to be moved slighlty to catch the wifi but the fact that the driveway camera mere meters away from the Living room sat, is connecting to the other side of the house it boggles my mind a bit.
If your Nest outdoor cameras are disconnecting via 2.4Ghz, then another thing to try is disable AX mode for 2.4Ghz only. I am using WPA2-PSK [AES], not the TKIP+AES security, with my 10 Nest cameras (5 outdoor + 5 indoor) and do not have disconnection issues with my RBR850.
One problem with Arlo is that all cameras connect to the one Arlo base, whereas with your Orbi mesh router you can place satellites to maximize reception. I have to position my Arlo base awkwardly so both front and rear cameras have good connectivity. I even run a second Arlo base (from an older Arlo 2 system) because my garage camera still has connectivity issues to the other base.
I discoverd that when the wirless security options is set to "NONE" the nest doorbell is found and works well on the Orbi RBR850. When I enable security using any of the three options the next doorbell is offline. I have started a ticket with Google Nest Support and they have it flagged as "Consult" and I was told that a senior technician is pursuing a solution. They offered to do a three way call with Netgear Support which may be my next troubleshooting step.
I recently brought 3pack nest outdoor camera. It is still unopened but now I am confused after reading recent articles about it. Is it still a good camera considering the battery issues and google support ? Or should I return it and buy a different camera ?
The day after I had set it up I found both cameras had turned off. This was because I had the Home/Away setting on in the Nest app so when I was at home the cameras would turn off and when I was away they would turn on. I turned this setting off in the Nest app and turned both cameras back on.
After turning the cameras back on I had the live streams of both cameras coming through again to Home Assistant. I went to test if the automations still worked and the Nest Hello Door Bell automations did and do still work but the Google Home Max automations did not work anymore.
I have been digging into this myself with the integration owner.It appears that the Google Pub/Sub topic from the Nest SDM API is not showing any camera events (Motion/person detection). I have created a subscription to the Google Pub/Sub from the SDM API and I can see the events being fired off by the Nest Thermostat however there are no messages for any camera events from the Nest Hub Max. The device is setup properly as I receive notifications in the Nest app for events and I can also get the rtsp stream from the SDM Api. My guess is maybe something in the firmware is preventing the events from going to the Pub/Sub topic as they should for the Nest Hub Max.
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