Google has added a new garage door detection feature to its Nest security camera that alerts you if your garage door is left open. The company is also bringing the first generation of his Google Nest Outdoor Cam to the Google Home app, finally allowing Nest Cam users to create custom his Google clips in the Google Home app.
These new features are part of the public preview of the Google Home app, rolling out this week. Adina Roth, product manager for Google Home & Nest, announced the update: blog post on wednesday.
Garage door detection can detect and alert you if a door is closed, open, or left open, according to Roth. “We expanded our advanced AI-powered image detection and improved built-in device intelligence to detect if your garage door is left open,” she said . Google Nest cameras now feature Intelligent Alerts, which uses the same technology to identify people, animals, vehicles, and packages (for doorbell cameras).
The Google Home app should allow you to set the amount of time you want the door to remain open before an alert is sent. The app sends a snapshot of the door and a video recording of the door opening and closing along with the alert. .
No additional sensors or hardware required, Nest Aware subscription (starting at $8/month) and Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd generation) or Nest Cam (battery powered). wired for power Work with features.
This new feature is not compatible with 1st generation Nest Cam Indoor or 1st generation Nest Cam Outdoor. Both now work with the Google Home app.
Of course, the camera can’t close the door. For that, you’ll need to get out of bed or invest in a smart garage door controller (here are some suggestions for smart garage door controllers other than one called MyQ).The feature rolled out this week, and Google has published a guide on setting it up. to this point.
Meanwhile, the slow and inexorable death of the Nest app continues as Google announces its next camera that will migrate to Google Home while retaining all functionality. The first-generation Nest Outdoor Cam (a wired white camera) is now supported in the Google Home app, along with the first-generation Nest Indoor Cam (a black camera with much of the Dopcam look).
If you choose to move the camera to With the Google Home app, you can not only view your recorded clips, but also the full history from your camera, event list, and timeline view. You can also adjust camera settings in the Home app. This means you can tie its functionality to Google Home’s smart home automation. Camera events as automation triggers.
For now, if you decide you don’t like the new experience, you can send it back to the Nest app. But you can’t have it both ways.
This camera-by-camera deployment was frustrating for Nest users. If he’s using an older Nest camera and wants to do more than watch live streams, he still has to switch between two apps and use the Google Home app. We’re also still waiting on support for cameras inside Nest Cam IQ (indoor and outdoor), Nest Hello doorbell, and Nest Hub Max. There’s no news yet about the Nest Protect smoke alarm, and it doesn’t show up in the Google Home app. At least you can view live streams from all your Nest cameras in the Home app.
But there’s other good news for Nest Cam users. Google is adding the ability to download custom length clips from your video history. This feature was only available in the Nest app. You can now create clips from existing events or from any point on your timeline (if you pay for 24/7 continuous recording).
Roth explained that users will now be able to “trim existing event video clips by simply selecting a start time and choosing the length of the clip from a set of options, including the entire event, 30 seconds, and 1 minute.” .
Ross also confirmed that Google is working on adding event and timeline history to Google Home for the web, as well as the ability to download clips (currently you can only view live feeds). Ta. However, she did not provide details on when this would arrive.
Finally, the news everyone has been waiting for. Google Nest Doorbell’s holiday theme will be back on December 1st.