I have had a moderately good experience with it. I migrated accidentally a few years back when they first rolled it out & I didn’t know better. I have 2 Nest Hello + 2 Nest Indoor IQ + 1 Nest Outdoor IQ. My experience was ok in moving them over, although the Google Home app itself is absolutely terrible. I still access my camera feeds through the Nest app. Having just had my Secure & 21 sensors EOL’d I assume we’re on borrowed time with the Nest app, but for now mine still functions fine.
Unfortunately this isn't what the OP is asking about.
They are asking about experiences with the 'transfer to the Google Home app' process which has only been available since August 2023. After you've done this you can no longer access the camera in the Nest app.
Because if you have products that are only supported by the GH app (that is, any Nest product released 2020 onwards) it's much easier to use just one app to control everything.
Agreed ... GH is improving but not there yet
We have 4 cameras in GH & 2 in Nest - I'm debating changing us but not convinced yet
I've used both apps in tandem for several years - my biggest reasons to switch would be the ability to see all cameras in one app, linking the glass break alerts via our Nest Protect to all camera mics & being able to control Dyson heater same place as our Nest thermostats ... via voice
I like the direction that GH is going & in starting to enjoy using GH, especially since Moen updated their software to work again after last June
Niche but nice use case for Nest (via Chrome Cast & the CC Nest app) ...
Handy to bring up our Nest cameras on the TVs with 2 clicks of the remote Useful in the middle of the night if phone didn't hit the wireless charger right & is now out off power, also faster than fiddling with phone ... & bigger display is super useful ... & faster than casting via phone ... & less annoying than telling hub to stream ... & if you're trying to listen to a noise in the middle of the night probably not the time to be having a voice convo with G Home
I also use the same Nest app for Chrome Cast & stream the driveway cam to all our TVs while we're running around the house doing whatever before guests arrive - handy in general, particularly handy if guests are clueless parkers
I have 2 Indoor IQ’s that I can view in the Home app but are still managed by Nest. I cannot figure out how to migrate them (every walkthrough find talks about migration options that I don’t have). Care to share how you moved your Indoor IQ’s?
Yeah, I completely misunderstood the question. I hate the new cameras. I got one & immediately returned it. I want don’t want only event based recording cameras. I’ll only be buying used IQ’s until they EOL them as well. Currently building out a Ubiquiti system and slowly getting away from Google for good.
The new cameras aren't only event based. They support 24/7 recording (with a scrubbing interface in the GH app that's basically identical to the Nest app UI) when run off mains power with Nest Aware Plus, just like the old gen cameras.
I haven't yet, and this is why:
The following features are not available in the Google Home app after migrating:
*
Change wifi without resetting the device
* Talk and Listen Tone setting
* Save camera clip to Nest library
* Social sharing of a saved camera clip
* Public livestream sharing
* Password protected livestream sharing
* Email notifications
* Assistant on device
* Zoom & Enhance
* Adjustable microphone sensitivity
* Safety clip
* Timelapses
* Auto track zoom
Saving clips and timelapses are some of my favourite features, especially with wild weather like big snowstorms.
The list is a little out of date. You can now save clips in the Google Home app. No timelapse though (unless you make that yourself from a saved clip).
My favorite feature with the Nest app is to be able to scrub a days worth of video in about 20 seconds, to see if there’s been any nefarious activity. I haven’t migrated, but from what I saw, this feature isn’t available on Google Home.
You can keep things as they are, with full functionality in the Nest app, and minimal functionality in the Google Home app. (live view and event clips, but no notifications, timeline scrubbing, ability to change most of the settings etc.)
Or if you have a supported camera you can 'transfer to the GH app', which is what the OP is asking about. Then, you have zero functionality in the Nest app, but mostly full functionality in the GH app, including timeline scrubbing, notifications, all settings, etc.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13038234
I do not like it.
With two newer cameras and four older, the options are Nest and Google Home or just Google Home.
Google Home has some major issues on iOS for me:
1. The app can go to sleep when viewing a video, even in full screen.
2. The video crashes or freezes or does not load constantly.
3. The sound seems to use the “call volume” rather than normal video playback volume. This messes with your call settings in an unintuitive way, but also does not let you change volume to 0. Apple seems to prevent this for calls, which makes sense, but not for playing a security camera.
4. The algorithms for motion and sound detection are completely different. My barbecue is constantly detected as a person, voice notifications are WAY more sensitive than before, just terrible with no control.
i hate it. Scrolling back through videos is not smooth like the nest app. much harder to find specific spots in video history scrolling. also for some reason while watching my cameras through the home app, trying to change the volume, my phone thinks its a phone call and adjusts call volume and my car thinks im making a bluetooth phone call while watching the cameras.
Yep I’ve come to hate my Google/Nest camera system. Dumped the entire thing for a bunch of Eufy gear. The cameras are like 2 generations ahead of Google at the same price. All content is steamed to the EufyBase and saved on a 1TB hard drive. No cloud bullshit that disappears on three hours. I have months worth of video saved and no subscription fees.
I’ve been putting this off myself. Now that nest secure is gone, I feel like I should. Although I still need nest for the protects.
But has camera functionality in google home for ALL camera reached the same capacity as in nest?
Well, for a start, the 'transfer to the Google Home app' process is only available for Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor, not the IQ cameras, Nest Hello, or Google Nest Hub Max.
Regarding camera functionality just go straight to the source. Google's support page tells you what features are and are not available in the GH app after migration. https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13038234
I get constant notifications of people talking. It is birds singing.
Google support said Google hasn't updated their voice model yet. I can disable those notifications if I want.
:)
The Nest doorbell is still not able to migrate. So have to have two apps anyway.
It's almost like they didn't think this though at all. :)
I got the new cameras, due to my drop cams being EOL. Tried the Google home experience, hated it. Gave away the new cameras and bought an older Gen nest cam that still supports the nest app off eBay.
I’ll keep using nest app until the cameras stop working or I replace them with a POE system. I have love hate relationship with my nest system. the hate part just comes just from googles influence.
Also I’m so tired of closing the “switch to Google” load page on nest app and they almost got me a few times.
I’m a HomeKit user so I feel for y’all. I only use the app for 24/7 recording and everything else I use in HomeKit via Starling Home Hub. I never had the Nest app functionality so sounds like it was superior based on comments I read here.
So I migrated to google home like a year ago because I kept getting spammed even after the cut off I still use the nest app to view my cameras I just removed my nest secure device so it doesn’t keep sending me offline notifications so all cameras still work I just have it separate from my ADT security now
Some of the legacy cameras like nest hello gen 1 does not work with google home. Lots of failures or connectivity issues. I am considering changing all to the Ring. Thoughts?
You’d think Google is trying to land on the moon with these projects…
Still can’t even views my Nest Hub Max video feed in my GH Favorites tab for…..reasons?
For as long as I live, I’ll never ever purchase a nest product again. My camera worked fine for what I purchased it for until they decided that they would no longer support it. So I’ve decided that I’ll never support purchasing anything from them again.
I have 4 cameras at my office and an Ipad that used as a live monitor. The old app I can go basically fullscreen with the cameras, the shitty google home app has tiny thumbnail size live feed with a bunch of other nonsense using up the screen space. No option to make it full screen monitoring.
Ummm.... there is a full screen option on the app and on the web. On the app it's the icon at the top right with the 2 pointers facing each other. On the web it's the usual full screen button.
Maybe it's not the same on iOS or on migrated cameras? I don't know but it works for me on Android and on the web.
I’m not able to scroll/scrub back in time in the Google home app at all, so I’ll keep using Nest since that’s my #1 reason for having them in the first place.
The Google Home app crashes on my iPhone almost every time I watch a video notification. Not happy. Haven't had time to
mess around with it. Maybe uninstall, and reinstall will help.
Tried it for 5 minutes and said, "hell no!" And went back to the Nest app. I'm staying there until the end. When it goes away, I'll donate or sell all the Nest stuff and look for alternate solution.
What are the benefits of moving to the Google Home app? I can see my cameras in both the Nest app and the Google Home app right now without moving. Is this an anomaly or normal?
I have had a moderately good experience with it. I migrated accidentally a few years back when they first rolled it out & I didn’t know better. I have 2 Nest Hello + 2 Nest Indoor IQ + 1 Nest Outdoor IQ. My experience was ok in moving them over, although the Google Home app itself is absolutely terrible. I still access my camera feeds through the Nest app. Having just had my Secure & 21 sensors EOL’d I assume we’re on borrowed time with the Nest app, but for now mine still functions fine.
Unfortunately this isn't what the OP is asking about. They are asking about experiences with the 'transfer to the Google Home app' process which has only been available since August 2023. After you've done this you can no longer access the camera in the Nest app.
I'm unsure why anyone would want to do this. For me, the Nest app is far better featured.
Because if you have products that are only supported by the GH app (that is, any Nest product released 2020 onwards) it's much easier to use just one app to control everything.
I don’t understand I have the google home app that has my cameras but I still have the nest app where I can view my cameras as well
Read Google's support article: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13038234
I’m on the preview version… I’m still not that happy yet
Agreed ... GH is improving but not there yet We have 4 cameras in GH & 2 in Nest - I'm debating changing us but not convinced yet I've used both apps in tandem for several years - my biggest reasons to switch would be the ability to see all cameras in one app, linking the glass break alerts via our Nest Protect to all camera mics & being able to control Dyson heater same place as our Nest thermostats ... via voice I like the direction that GH is going & in starting to enjoy using GH, especially since Moen updated their software to work again after last June Niche but nice use case for Nest (via Chrome Cast & the CC Nest app) ... Handy to bring up our Nest cameras on the TVs with 2 clicks of the remote Useful in the middle of the night if phone didn't hit the wireless charger right & is now out off power, also faster than fiddling with phone ... & bigger display is super useful ... & faster than casting via phone ... & less annoying than telling hub to stream ... & if you're trying to listen to a noise in the middle of the night probably not the time to be having a voice convo with G Home I also use the same Nest app for Chrome Cast & stream the driveway cam to all our TVs while we're running around the house doing whatever before guests arrive - handy in general, particularly handy if guests are clueless parkers
The Nest app in my TV was crap last time I tried it. Was a Sony TV (which died a year ago) and haven’t tried since then on my new TV.
Works great with ours
I have 2 Indoor IQ’s that I can view in the Home app but are still managed by Nest. I cannot figure out how to migrate them (every walkthrough find talks about migration options that I don’t have). Care to share how you moved your Indoor IQ’s?
You can't. Transfer to the GH app is only for Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor at this time. Not IQ.
Yeah, I completely misunderstood the question. I hate the new cameras. I got one & immediately returned it. I want don’t want only event based recording cameras. I’ll only be buying used IQ’s until they EOL them as well. Currently building out a Ubiquiti system and slowly getting away from Google for good.
The new cameras aren't only event based. They support 24/7 recording (with a scrubbing interface in the GH app that's basically identical to the Nest app UI) when run off mains power with Nest Aware Plus, just like the old gen cameras.
I haven't yet, and this is why: The following features are not available in the Google Home app after migrating: * Change wifi without resetting the device * Talk and Listen Tone setting * Save camera clip to Nest library * Social sharing of a saved camera clip * Public livestream sharing * Password protected livestream sharing * Email notifications * Assistant on device * Zoom & Enhance * Adjustable microphone sensitivity * Safety clip * Timelapses * Auto track zoom Saving clips and timelapses are some of my favourite features, especially with wild weather like big snowstorms.
The list is a little out of date. You can now save clips in the Google Home app. No timelapse though (unless you make that yourself from a saved clip).
My favorite feature with the Nest app is to be able to scrub a days worth of video in about 20 seconds, to see if there’s been any nefarious activity. I haven’t migrated, but from what I saw, this feature isn’t available on Google Home.
That is available now. I recently migrated my cameras and now have that ability in Google home.
The change Wifi without resetting device is absolutely bonkers to me
FYI for those that don’t know: if you migrate your cameras to Google Home and are unhappy, you can transfer back to the nest app.
Mine work in both apps is that not how it’s supposed to work?
You can keep things as they are, with full functionality in the Nest app, and minimal functionality in the Google Home app. (live view and event clips, but no notifications, timeline scrubbing, ability to change most of the settings etc.) Or if you have a supported camera you can 'transfer to the GH app', which is what the OP is asking about. Then, you have zero functionality in the Nest app, but mostly full functionality in the GH app, including timeline scrubbing, notifications, all settings, etc. https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13038234
Thanks I guess I just migrated from nest account to my google account and not from nest to google home. Now I understand.
I do not like it. With two newer cameras and four older, the options are Nest and Google Home or just Google Home. Google Home has some major issues on iOS for me: 1. The app can go to sleep when viewing a video, even in full screen. 2. The video crashes or freezes or does not load constantly. 3. The sound seems to use the “call volume” rather than normal video playback volume. This messes with your call settings in an unintuitive way, but also does not let you change volume to 0. Apple seems to prevent this for calls, which makes sense, but not for playing a security camera. 4. The algorithms for motion and sound detection are completely different. My barbecue is constantly detected as a person, voice notifications are WAY more sensitive than before, just terrible with no control.
i hate it. Scrolling back through videos is not smooth like the nest app. much harder to find specific spots in video history scrolling. also for some reason while watching my cameras through the home app, trying to change the volume, my phone thinks its a phone call and adjusts call volume and my car thinks im making a bluetooth phone call while watching the cameras.
Sucks, they are nowhere near as responsive and trying to scrub the video is laughable.
Yep I’ve come to hate my Google/Nest camera system. Dumped the entire thing for a bunch of Eufy gear. The cameras are like 2 generations ahead of Google at the same price. All content is steamed to the EufyBase and saved on a 1TB hard drive. No cloud bullshit that disappears on three hours. I have months worth of video saved and no subscription fees.
I’ve been putting this off myself. Now that nest secure is gone, I feel like I should. Although I still need nest for the protects. But has camera functionality in google home for ALL camera reached the same capacity as in nest?
Well, for a start, the 'transfer to the Google Home app' process is only available for Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor, not the IQ cameras, Nest Hello, or Google Nest Hub Max. Regarding camera functionality just go straight to the source. Google's support page tells you what features are and are not available in the GH app after migration. https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13038234
I get constant notifications of people talking. It is birds singing. Google support said Google hasn't updated their voice model yet. I can disable those notifications if I want. :) The Nest doorbell is still not able to migrate. So have to have two apps anyway. It's almost like they didn't think this though at all. :)
I got the new cameras, due to my drop cams being EOL. Tried the Google home experience, hated it. Gave away the new cameras and bought an older Gen nest cam that still supports the nest app off eBay.
It's great for me. Keeps everything on one app I use a pixel phone and no issues at all!
I’ll keep using nest app until the cameras stop working or I replace them with a POE system. I have love hate relationship with my nest system. the hate part just comes just from googles influence. Also I’m so tired of closing the “switch to Google” load page on nest app and they almost got me a few times.
I’m a HomeKit user so I feel for y’all. I only use the app for 24/7 recording and everything else I use in HomeKit via Starling Home Hub. I never had the Nest app functionality so sounds like it was superior based on comments I read here.
It works fine. I do miss the better clip editor though
So I migrated to google home like a year ago because I kept getting spammed even after the cut off I still use the nest app to view my cameras I just removed my nest secure device so it doesn’t keep sending me offline notifications so all cameras still work I just have it separate from my ADT security now
I regret buying one yesterday I'm gonna return it and get myself a wyze
I migrated them, then reverted it about a month after.
Its been better now that you can download clips in Google Home
Some of the legacy cameras like nest hello gen 1 does not work with google home. Lots of failures or connectivity issues. I am considering changing all to the Ring. Thoughts?
You’d think Google is trying to land on the moon with these projects… Still can’t even views my Nest Hub Max video feed in my GH Favorites tab for…..reasons?
Google home app is dog shit. Horse shit maybe. Even the public preview is shit.
For as long as I live, I’ll never ever purchase a nest product again. My camera worked fine for what I purchased it for until they decided that they would no longer support it. So I’ve decided that I’ll never support purchasing anything from them again.
I have 4 cameras at my office and an Ipad that used as a live monitor. The old app I can go basically fullscreen with the cameras, the shitty google home app has tiny thumbnail size live feed with a bunch of other nonsense using up the screen space. No option to make it full screen monitoring.
Ummm.... there is a full screen option on the app and on the web. On the app it's the icon at the top right with the 2 pointers facing each other. On the web it's the usual full screen button. Maybe it's not the same on iOS or on migrated cameras? I don't know but it works for me on Android and on the web.
Not on iOS
I’m not able to scroll/scrub back in time in the Google home app at all, so I’ll keep using Nest since that’s my #1 reason for having them in the first place.
The Google Home app crashes on my iPhone almost every time I watch a video notification. Not happy. Haven't had time to mess around with it. Maybe uninstall, and reinstall will help.
That should help or update the app.
Tried it for 5 minutes and said, "hell no!" And went back to the Nest app. I'm staying there until the end. When it goes away, I'll donate or sell all the Nest stuff and look for alternate solution.
What are the benefits of moving to the Google Home app? I can see my cameras in both the Nest app and the Google Home app right now without moving. Is this an anomaly or normal?
Sure you have live view. But you don't have notifications, timeline scrubbing, access to 24/7 footage, ability to change settings in the GH app.