Google
announced
this
week
that
it’s
rolling
out
support
for
its
Nest
Hello
doorbell
in
the
Google
Home
app.
This
allows
you
to
transfer
Google’s
original
video
doorbell
camera
—
aka
the
Nest
Doorbell
(wired,
first-gen)
—
from
the
Nest
app
to
Google’s
Home
app.
Google
is
also
bringing
its
garage
door
detection
feature
out
of
public
preview,
making
it
available
to
all
users
with
compatible
hardware.
This
uses
a
Nest
Cam
to
alert
you
when
your
garage
door
is
left
open.
Garage
door
detection
launched
last
fall
in
Google’s
public
preview
—
a
public
beta
where
users
can
try
out
upcoming
features
—
but
it’s
now
available
to
all
Nest
Aware
subscribers
in
the
US
and
Canada.
(Nest
Aware
starts
at
$8
a
month
/
$80
a
year.)
The
feature
works
with
the
Nest
Cam
(indoor,
wired,
second-gen)
and
Nest
Cam
(outdoor
or
indoor,
battery)
when
wired
for
power
to
send
a
notification
when
your
garage
door
opens,
closes,
or
is
left
open.
The
new
feature
sends
alerts
through
the
Google
Home
app
when
your
door
is
open,
closed,
or
left
open.Image:
Google
Garage
door
detection
doesn't
require
additional
hardware,
unlike
a
smart
garage
door
controller,
which
generally
needs
to
be
wired
to
your
garage
door’s
electric.
All
you
need
to
do
is
point
your
compatible
Google
Nest
cam
at
your
door,
either
from
the
inside
or
outside.
(Google
has instructions
for
setting
it
up.)
However,
it
can’t
control
your
door;
it
can
only
tell
you
its
status.
The
Google
Home
app
has
transitioned
most
of
the
Nest
app's
video
playback
features,
including
switching
between
timeline
and
event
views.Image:
Google
Nest
Hello
users
in
Google’s
public
preview
will
soon
see
an
option
in
the
Nest
app
to
transfer
their
video
doorbell
to
the
Google
Home
app.
(You
can
enroll
here.)
This
will
let
you
manage
the
doorbell
and
view
recorded
videos
in
the
Home
app
(currently
only
available
in
the
Nest
app)
and
connect
your
doorbell
to
other
devices
in
Google
Home
to
use
it
with
automations,
including
using
camera
events
as
triggers.
If
you’ve
migrated
your
Nest
account
to
Google,
the
doorbell
currently
shows
live
video
in
the
Home
app.
However,
you
still
needed
to
use
the
Nest
app
to
see
recorded
video
and
other
features
such
as
doorbell
ring
alerts.
This
transition
should
bring
most
of
the
doorbell’s
functions
to
the
Home
app.
You
can
transfer
it
back
if
you
want,
but
you
won’t
be
able
to
access
it
in
both
apps
simultaneously.
Google
has
been
moving
its
legacy
Nest
cameras
to
the
Google
Home
app for
a
couple
of
years,
but
it’s
been
a
slow
process.
So
far,
the
Nest
Cam
Indoor
(wired,
first-gen)
and
Nest
Cam
Outdoor
(wired,
first-gen)
have
made
it
over.
The
addition
of
the
Hello,
which
first
launched
in
2018,
will
be
a
welcome
one
for
many
users.
Google
says
it’s
“actively
working
to
transition
additional
Nest
devices
into
the
Home
app.”
Those
still
missing
include
the
Nest
Cam
IQ
indoor
and
the
Nest
Cam
IQ
outdoor,
both
of
which
can
show
live
footage
but
require
the
Nest
app
to
view
recorded
video.
The
Nest
Protect
smoke
alarm
is
also
still
only
accessible
in
the
Nest
app.
Google
will
not
be
transitioning
the
OG
Dropcams
and
Nest
Secure
system,
as
it
ended
support
for
those
products
earlier
this
year.
(Originally posted by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy)
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