Lots of people wondering about a few features on the Nest Cameras. Guess what? Google's even made a blog post about some upcoming features. From: www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/New-Cameras-and-Google-Home-app/ba-p/4632 Camera Experiences to Look Forward to There are a few things we’ve been working on (and will continue to) as we know there’s much more you’d like to see and do in the Home app. Our team is actively working on a plan to bring other Nest devices into the Home app and we’ll share more later. Some of our upcoming features are: - A new home on the web. This has been an important feature request, so we’re developing a new Google Home on Web for the new Nest cameras and doorbell allowing users to view their cameras on the Web. This will be coming in 2022. - Improved Video Seeking. We are continuing to improve sightline 2.0 so we can help you quickly review and discover events your cameras recorded. This will be coming later this year. - Holiday Ringtones. Holiday ringtones continue to be one of our most beloved and most requested features and we’re excited to bring them to the Google Home app for Nest Doorbell (battery). This will be coming later this year.
Hello, thank you for you video it was very helpfull. I wanted to ask you where does you doorbell sound when you ring it? I want the doorbell to ring on my iphone, like using my iphone as the chime, but cant manage to do so. Video works, notifications work, but I cant make it ring on my iphone or ipads. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
I have this doorbell, I ended up wiring it. You need 8-20VAC at the door. I had 18VAC. I wouldn't suggest getting a doorbell that needs to be charged. This all being said, it's a great doorbell cam, I love it.
I got mine installed and it’s gorgeous. Everyone in my community has a ring but they stick out like a soar thumb. This actually compliments the look of my home.
Great video! Very thorough! Love how you hold the product up to camera #2. It makes it super easy to see the fine details. A very well-designed product it looks like!
We have a Nest Doorbell at the patio door but I'm interested in this one because it's battery operated, right? There is no wiring involved? In my case, it would have to be mounted on brick. How do you charge the battery Brian? I promise I watched the entire video! LOL
Hey Monica, thanks! So for mounting on brick, you'll need that masonry bit for your drill. You don't need to wire it in, but you could if you wanted to! It's a choice with this one :) It's fully battery powered if you want, and rechargeable so you'll just take it off the mount when it needs a charge!
We just yesterday purchased this camera and I installed it last night. I'm a Luddite so I don't work with this stuff but my wife loves new technology. So she is watching your video over and over but her phone must be either older(like I said just bought it) or newer than your video. Is there a extremely up to date educational video or do I just send it back?
I just purchased the wired version of this camera and excited to change it out… my question is if I already have the subscription for the google nest camera do I have to get another subscription for the doorbell camera or will it be integrated?
Thanks for the detailed Vid. Curious, what are you using for a wireless network in your home with all of these smart devices? consumer grade wireless or something enterprise?
I have the Nest Camera Battery at the front porch.. Trying to figure out the benefit of also having the doorbell. Obviously the camera angle is likely different plus can respond if person actually pushes the doorbell. These Covid days find delivery folks don't touch to ring, simply leave packages at the door. Also like to know for the camera or doorbell if notifications can be emails as with older cameras.
So the big difference is package delivery notifications and of course the ringing when they do press it. I do like the fact that I get notifications for packages, and then notifications when they disappear. That's about it for now though!
Great input and explanation of the zones and settings. I have a much better understanding of the options available and how to make more than one zone to increase coverages while limiting Notifications.
Thank you for all that interesting information. What happens when the battery needs recharging? Do I have to remove it from its mount and bring it indoors overnight to achieve this?
Great video, when you push your doorbell. Your phone said that someone was at the door. I have mine up and running, but can't get my phone to ring like a bell, or the talking saying someone is at the door. When I ring my bell I get a notice in my notice bar. And it sounds just like the nest cameras I have outside. What am I doing wrong ?
Thanks so much for the detailed review. Is there a mounting option for renters? The battery version excited me until I discovered you still have to drill? There is a no drill “BOA” door mount available for Ring and other brands but I don’t think it fits the Nest Cam’ unique design. Any suggestions for mounting without drilling? 🥺
If you're not afraid of someone just ripping it off the wall, you could use a dual sided tape. The good clear dual sided tape that they call "nano" works for me and it's really hard for someone to get off without a good amount of time pulling and twisting. Honestly, I would just ask for the single drill point from your landlord. I'm a renter and managed to get it myself, so I get the concern but this is becoming a very normal request I think.
@@AutomateYourLife thanks, that’s an option but I’m concerned about heavy weather events that sometimes push rain water onto my doorway. I already have some nano tape that works great on appliances and walls but not too sure about outside wood. I’ll try a few workarounds 😀
I have horizontal wooden panels like you do, but they are narrower. Given the length (160mm) of the doorbell, I will need to go across the panels (from about mid-way on both the lower and upper panel). They should be roughly the same in terms of level, but there will be a gap behind the angle/metal mount. Do you think that would still work?
Yeah I think a little gap will be fine. There's a small gap even with the mount the way I've done it and there are no real openings in the back of the doorbell other than a charging port
Great video, thank you. Any ideas why my current mechanical chime won't work? I am thinking of upgrading to a 16V Transformer, but not sure if that will do the trick.
Yeah, you gotta check the range on that. This doorbell does have a spec for power and for the chime, so just check that those are matching. It's supposed to be good for most households, but I wasn't sure here in my own home as I think you saw.
Hello mate, I’ve just got this for my mum for home safety. Can you tell me how to connect this to a Alexa? Sorry this may sound stupid but it’s a Christmas gift and I don’t want to spend all day trying to set things up best regards
My nest wired doorbell died after 2 years, probably cause I live in canada. Should I buy another one? Battery newer one? Or something else? I already have a few nest cams and subscription. Thanks
It's good, but the battery wears out quick and you can't do much automation with it. There's a new one coming too. A wired option :) So not my favorite, but definitely up there for its recognition features and ease of install.
As far as charging, it only comes with the charging cable and no adapter. If you plug it into the usb on a computer it says charging time for mine is 6+ hours to charge when it was at 58 percent. Please use a compatible 7.5 W cable and adapter for faster charging. I do not see on Googles site that available adapter. Do you know of one. If I let the battery run down I don't want it to take days to charge. Thank you and as usual great video
I've been using the Pixel chargers and that's been very quick. I'd say an overnight takedown is the best situation but it'll definitely charge faster than that
Excellent review and information! I know you said about it will record 3 hours of video without paying for a subscription. So it will record was many separate instances when motion is detected totaling up to 3 hours, is that correct?
So it's 3 hours in terms of actual time, not recorded time. It keeps the last 3 hours worth of recordings, so if one person came by your door in the last 3 hours, you will have one recording
@@AutomateYourLife oh, so once it is triggered, you get 3 hours and after that it restarts and delete the past 3 hours? Hmmmmmm, I just ordered one, maybe I'll return it and go with a ring? Thank you for the reply!
Great video. I haven't installed it yet so your video was definitely helpful. I have no wiring so the battery is a great option and the doorbell will integrate with my other two Nest camera's.
Great review especially as it compares against the Eufy. I just got the nest and I'm disappointed with the video quality. I might go for the Eufy but the speed of notifications on the nest is very good.
My speed of notifications is immediate, and honestly...your WiFi/network could be the reason. The Eufy might help if you get the base, but often it's those basic reasons that notifications don't come up quick. For me, it's instant and 2 seconds later I have the preview roll on my phone.
Good review Brian. I have to mount on angel stone, and looks like the adjuster for an uneven surface will do the job. But first have to get the Nest Yale lock installed - unfortunately the existing hole is 1 7/8 in. Why is every job harder and takes longer! LOL
On my android, I just head into the notifications and I can pick the notification per app and per type! I haven't looked at that for iOS but I would assume it's the same since I've heard differences between apps.
I don't have a doorbell or Google speaker so can you setup and audible sound on your phone when the Nest camera recognizes that someone is at your door or sets off the motion sensor?
You can add lots of custom sounds to different notifications but it's gonna depend on the OS. Android you could use tasker to do lots of great things with notifications too
Does ANYONE know if there is a way to view the doorbell camera on a Google Nest Hub or Google TV?? I cannot seem to make it work, but it really seems like a missed opportunity if its not possible. Great review!!
It's totally possible on the Nest Hub! You should be able to just ask to "show the NAME_OF_DOORBELL". The Google TV has been hit or miss but I've been able to do it recently. That integration SHOULD come but for some reason hasn't been available fully yet.
Very well done! Curious, are you experiencing any random issues with connecting to the camera when opening the Home app? Mine seems fairly hit or miss (wired, Nest Mesh wi-fi, strong signal)
I haven't had troubles myself as of yet. It's been bang on. The only thing I've run into a few times is that it doesn't come up on all the smart displays when the doorbell is rung.
The device doesn't give you any boost to WiFi. You'd need to extend your WiFi at 2.4 GHz to get out there. We showcase really good mesh WiFi systems every so often and that's what I'd recommend. Don't use wifi extenders :)
Excellent video!!! Very thorough and comprehensive. Easy to understand… covers the basics, but also takes you through the more advanced aspects of this camera/doorbell. Thanks so much for doing this
Great video is always Brian I knew I was going to get this as soon as you announced it because I had a setup where I was using a smart things open close Sensor on my front door and tying the vibration automation to my sonos speaker whenever somebody knocked on the door I've been dying for a Google nest battery doorbell . I hope it delivers 🙏
Nest Doorbells are very limited in what they can do to start a routine or automation. I believe the answer is still no, but I expect this to change later this year.
Seems like a good doorbell with free cloud storage. Brian, do you still recommend these for Alexa users? Can you have a doorbell press trigger an Alexa announcement, and automatically pull the camera up on a alexa device?
@@AutomateYourLife thanks! I've been teetering back and forth. I love the Eufy system from what I've seen, but I want something to use with my hubs instead of having to always check my phone. I currently have a Wyze outdoor camera pointed at my front door as a monitor 😋
@@AutomateYourLife I may use a combo Wyze/Google setup for now until I can get an outdoor camera. The clarity of the nest was a little shocking because of lower res, but hey, more pixels doesn't always mean better quality.
I have the Google Nest battery doorbell and, as of Nov 2023, there is a major bug where audio from the doorbell is sent to the headphone output rather than the speaker output on Android devices, meaning I can't hear the person at the door on my phone without plugging in headphones, which is ridiculous. This is happening on both my wife's and my Samsung phones and on my Chromebook, using the Google Home app.
@@AutomateYourLife It could be a Samsung thing. My Chromebook exhibited the same behaviour and it's also a Samsung device. I have seen many other people reporting the same problem, it's not just me. 🙂
Doesn't look to be a wide enough camera view? Unless this can be changed in settings 🤔 think I'm going to settle for the latest RING 4 doorbell 👍. Thanks for the review
So it's 3:4 by design, which means it's tall not wide. I think that's why you're seeing it that way. I kind of like it this way, but I'll test for longer before I fully decide. :)
THANK YOU so much for sharing this info! This is the best one I’ve seen for using the features of this doorbell, especially setting the zones. That one had me confused!! And setting the events…I couldn’t even find that at first! So thank you!!
Right now, you can't bring up the stream at all on Chromecasts. I believe I read that'll be changed in the future, and I'd expect that. The Shield though...I don't know Chris. Sometimes Google takes a LONG time with features like that to 3rd party devices, if ever.
@@AutomateYourLife The power output of something else? Sorry, not sure what you mean. So I'm actually curious if there's a way to make a chime indoors when I'm using the wireless doorbell. There's nothing wired in between the inside chime (old) and wireless doorbell (New). My old nest doorbell had a doohickey that you put inside the chime box to make it ring when the Nest doorbell was triggered... but that was a wired doorbell. My old Ring had a box you plugged in that wireless connected to the wired doorbell to make noise inside when the button was pushed. Is the ONLY way for the new Nest Doorbell to alert you is via phone?? Thanks for the help!
@@jakemckee2260 This is where I am stuck too. All the features are working fine, accept I would still like to use my existing chime. I've also read some threads on upgrading the doorbell transformer, which will work with the chime, plus provide a constant power to keep it charging. Anything you have found...please share.
This depends on where you are talking about the notification sound. It can come out of your phone which is in your phones settings, a Google Nest Hub which is the volume on that hub or other speakers, or if you are talking about the doorbell itself then you were talking about the settings for sound inside the Google home app
I'd say 3 months would be average. It can be much longer depending on how you configure it. I'm very aggressive in notifications and do tons of extra things and it gives me about 2 months
I am not able to get my nest hallo doorbell to chime with my google mini or my google nest wifi extenders (with sound). Have any of you tried this setup... Now during my several tests I now have 2 "homes" one that has the doorbell showing but no speakers, and an other "home" where the speekers are. I am not able to move or install the doorbell in the correct "home" and I cannot see where or how I delete the extra "home" that I have... This is trully a nightmare to setup, can any off you help out either respond here in writing or guide me to a video that will show step by step how to connet the Nest hallo doorbell to my google home Thanks ;o)
Hey Jacob, your goal should definitely be to get the Nest Doorbell into the home where your speakers are. I'm not sure why that's happening, but you should be able to delete any extra homes you have. If you can't get it into the home with the speakers, chat with Google Support. I think that's the best way to get guided through this. You should have the option to choose any home when you do setup, but if you just start the setup while you're IN the right home within the Google Home app, it should come in. So delete Nest Doorbell Switch in Google Home app to right home Hit Plus Setup/Install Nest Doorbell Should be good to go following this video
@@AutomateYourLife I watched complete video, I have same settings as yours, only difference I have wired doorbell, all the notifications settings are on but I am not getting any notification if a delivery person or anyone is at the front door. Yes, Google speaker announces when someone rings the bell. I can watch events on history but no instant notifications. Unfortunately I can't setup doorbell to Nest app so using Google Home.
Hi Brian, I just got off the phone with Google support. I've turned the wake sensitivity on "high" because the camera isn't waking for motion or packages or anything like that. The doorbell and camera looks/works fine when manually elicited, but the camera doesn't seem to wake unprompted. Unless someone is pressing the doorbell button or I'm accessing the camera and choosing "live video", the camera seems to always be "idle" and I'd like for it to detect motion and notify me of the motion when I'm not home and at work, for example. I've done everything imaginable and I can't figure out why it doesn't "wake" when motion is detected. Is it because it's battery versus wired? If so, it seems like just a fairly expensive regular doorbell. Any advice would be great!
It really should. You saw my settings in this video and they weren't aggressive like yours...and I get told TONS of times a day. Here's what I'd do, because it's either a problem with this specific doorbell or it's just something in the view currently. I'd take it inside and see if it detects and wakes up for you. If it does, then I'd try it again on the porch, but maybe facing a totally different direction and then see again if it detects you. From there, you should know whether it's the angle, your WiFi signal, or the camera itself!
Why did you use a wall plug when securing to timber .? Plugs are designed for brick or stone not timber!you could have used a 2.5 mm wood/ metal drill to do a pilot hole then scre straight Into the timber .it would be a better fastening than the plastic plug .that being said .some good info in the video
Same problem with all these doorbell cams there is no chime for inside the house so you tide to you phone and if your in the back garden nobody in the house knows there is someone at the front door
Why such a low resolution on the camera.. not going to upgrade from the current Nest doorbell. If they had just spent a few more dollars on the camera sensor then I would most definitely had upgraded.
That is a complicated question and it's answered in the setup portion. Depends on country basically, but the details are in the video...cause I don't remember.
Anyone know how to set an object detection automation for paramedics or firemen? Like there was a recent fire in a building next to me and if the door were open seconds earlier someone's life could've been saved. I'm really interested in setting this up ASAP
There's no specialized detection beyond what you see here at the moment. Some of the coming Ring features miiiiight help with that, so check out this video but the timing I don't know: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-17ZU2vXn3ss.html
Why didn't you mention the fact that you can't stream this thing onto a Chromecast. Super Lame, I might have to look into getting a Ring, google is sucking hard these last couple of years.
My guy can you imagine Door Bell with Duplex AI? Hi How can I help John? Hmm I do not recognise you, How can I help? Seems you have a package did you want to leave it?
WHY can't you use the PROPER words??? According to the video, your Length is actually width, the width is actually depth...height is OK, but actually length.
It's not a perfect situation, but at least you'd have a video of it getting stolen! ;) It's been on my home a year. No one's touched it except to ogle and press the button
Google Door Bell is Garbage, prefer Original Nest Doorbell Camera and the new Google Nest Battery ducks won't even connect to Native Nest App. I returned the Camera
Lots of folks stuck on that Nest app. I like Google Home better personally, just still missing some automation options, but much better options otherwise
@@AutomateYourLife Google Home has to many Clutter, all i need is my Nest Thermostat, my Nest Doorbell, and my Nest IQ camera, Google shouldn't call it "NEST CAMERA BATTERY if not supported on Native Nest App. They should just have called it Google Home Camera.
Am I right in saying this is a home 'DOOR BELL' ?? FFS, The Javelin Anti-Tank weapon system is easier to understand and use than this piece of over complicated junk !!
