Your Google Nest camera or doorbell automatically saves footage to a cloud-based video history service, enabling secure and accessible video recordings. For more information, refer to Learn how Nest cameras store recorded video.
- The Google Home app provides the video history for Nest cameras and doorbells launched in 2021 or later, and previous models migrated to the app. Learn how to transfer your devices to the Google Home app.
- For Nest devices that were launched before 2021 that haven't been migrated to the Google Home app, the video history is located in the Nest app.
- For any Nest camera or doorbell model, you can access a list of recorded events in the "Activity" section of the Google Home app. Learn how to use your Google Home app Activity.
For information on how to access video history through your computer or a browser, go to How to use Google Home for web & the Nest web app.
Find your camera's video history
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap Home
Cameras
- Check video history under the camera’s live mode, either through a timeline or list of events. To switch between modes, tap Timeline
or Events list
.
.
Cameras 
or Events list 
.To check your camera’s history or multiple cameras’ video history, tap Activity .
Add or remove video history filters
This feature makes it more convenient to find the events you care about most as it allows you to filter your recorded events. When filters are active, some recorded events are hidden. Different cameras support different filter types, which are automatically shown or hidden based on your camera model.
Tip: Your filter selections remain even if you close and reopen the application.
- Access Event filters: Tap Filter
.
- Apply Filters: Tap the desired filters
- Clear All Filters: Tap Clear all
- Select All Filters: Tap Select all
.Tip: Clear or select all filters to show all events in the event list.
Use video history controls
Use quick seek to rapidly move through your camera history.
- Fast forward or rewind:
- To fast forward 10 seconds, double tap the right side of the video playback window.
- To rewind 10 seconds, double tap the left side of the video playback window.
- Scroll through history: Scroll to browse through your camera's recorded video history.
- Play an event: Tap an event in the list to begin playing the recorded video. To return to the live camera feed, tap Live
.
- Skip between events: On the timeline, tap Forward
or Reverse
.
- Replay current event: Tap Reverse
- Pause playback: Tap Pause
.
- Change screen mode:
- To switch to a full screen mode of the feed, tap Expand
.
- To return to a split screen mode, tap Collapse
.
- To switch to a full screen mode of the feed, tap Expand
.
or Reverse 
.
.Learn what your camera's timeline means
- White markers indicate recorded events.
- For event video history, the time between recorded events when there's no activity appears as gaps in the timeline.
- For 24/7 video history, gray areas on the timeline represent times when there was no activity. Any breaks or gaps indicate the camera was either turned off or went offline.
Get more information about your recorded events
Important: Your Google Home Premium subscription plan determines how far back your video history can be accessed. For more information, go to Learn what you get with a Google Home Premium subscription.
On the events list, you'll find the event type, its date and time, and its duration.
- Details: Tap Menu
next to the selected event for comprehensive event information and a shortcut to download the video clip.
- Download: Tap Controls
next to the selected event for comprehensive event information and a shortcut to download the video clip.
Disable video recording
- Open the Google Home app
- Tap Home
- Tap More
- Tap No video history.
For details on how to clear up some space in your video cloud storage, go to Delete video history and snapshots.
Navigate your camera with gesture
- Dismiss camera: Swipe down on the camera player.
- Switch to Immersive mode:
- Portrait: Swipe down on the middle control bar. In an Immersive mode, the focus is on your live stream, video playback, and camera controls.
- Landscape: Swipe up on any open area of the screen.
- Switch to Browse mode:
- Portrait:Swipe up or down on any open area of the screen.
- Landscape: Swipe down on any open area of the screen.
- Switch to Timeline: While in the Events list, swipe left or right within the event list section.
- Switch to Events list: While in the Timeline, swipe left or right.