How to use Sightline and event history to watch your camera’s video
The Sightline and event history views are optimized for mobile, so they’re only available when you’re using the Nest app on a phone or tablet. Just tap on your camera’s video preview or its icon on the Nest app home screen to see the live video stream and Sightline.
When you hold your phone or tablet vertically in portrait mode, You can see at a glance when events happened. If you’re a Google Nest Aware subscriber, you can use the timeline to look If you want to save a video clip, create a timelapse, or |
How to use the Sightline view
Activity Track
Swipe your finger up or down the activity track to quickly fast forward or rewind. The dots and bars on the activity track highlight when your
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Note: If you see a dark bar across the activity track, your camera was turned off or disconnected from Wi-Fi and wasn’t able to stream video during that time. When you try to skip to that time, you’ll also see a message in the video window that will let you know your camera was offline.
Activity snapshots
On the right side of the screen, you’ll see snapshots of what If you have a Nest Aware subscription, you can tap on the |
How to use event history view
Event history shows you an overview of what your
If you only want to see certain events, you can set a
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Useful camera options and tips
Talk and listen
You’ll see the Talk and Listen microphone button when Note: If you don’t see the microphone button, tap Go live |
Go live
When you’re reviewing your video or event history, the Note: You’ll only see this button appear if you have a Nest Aware subscription and you’re |
Zoom
If you want to see more closeup detail, you can zoom in and out of
If you want to make the video window bigger while in You can also change a setting to keep your camera |
Landscape view
When you turn your phone sideways, the Activity track will be on the right of the screen
timeline and snapshots will disappear while the controls will be overlaid on the video.
Simply tap on the video to hide or show the controls.
Playback controls
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Skip to a different day
With a Nest Aware subscription, you can jump directly to a
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