Camera and doorbell alerts

To turn specific video events on or off:

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Favorites or Devices ..
3. Tap and hold your device's tile  More   Settings .
4. Tap Events Seen events.
5. Tap the switch for any events that you want to turn on or off.

1. Open the Nest app.
2. On the home screen, tap Settings .
3. Select Notifications.
4. Select the camera that you want to change alert settings for and select from the options below.

Notification type

• Push notification: Alerts pop up on your phone, just like alerts from other apps. You can receive notifications as long as you're signed into the app.
  Note: When you close the Nest app, it doesn't sign you out. You can continue to receive notifications even if the app is closed.
• Email: Alerts are sent from notifications@nest.com to the email address you use to sign into your account in the Nest app. You can get emails whether or not you're signed into the app.

When to send

• No one's home: This option sets your camera to send notifications only after your home has switched to Away.
• Always: When this option is selected, your camera sends notifications regardless of whether you're home or away.

• For complete details about alerts and notifications, go to What you get with a Nest Aware subscription and select your camera or doorbell. The alerts and notifications you can get vary by device and whether you have an Aware subscription or not.
• With a Nest Aware subscription, your camera can use advanced algorithms to improve its motion and sound detection and send you better notifications.

Events

Common event notifications that you can get include detected people, motion, animals, and vehicles. For more information, go to How Nest cameras detect sound and motion.

Familiar face detection

Familiar face detection teaches your Nest camera how to tell the difference between the faces you know and don't know. Over time, it starts to recognize people you know and send you more helpful alerts. For more information, go to Familiar face detection.

Garage door detection

Garage door detection lets you set up your Nest camera so you get notifications when your garage door opens, closes, or is left open. Garage door detection is supported in the US and Canada only. If you have a 1st gen Nest Aware subscription, you need to upgrade to a 2nd gen Nest Aware subscription and use a specific Nest Cam Model before you can use garage door detection. Supported Nest Cameras are: 

• Nest Cam (indoor, wired)
• Nest Cam outdoor or indoor (battery) 

For more information, go to Set up garage door detection with your Nest camera.

Note: For Nest Cam (battery), you must connect it to another power source before it can be used for Garage door detection.

Activity Zones alerts

Activity Zones let you mark a specific area in your camera's range that you want to get alerts for. Your camera can send alerts and record an event in your camera's video history when there's important motion in the zone that you have created. For detailed information, go to Set up and use Activity Zones.

Technical problems

Your camera can also notify you when it has technical issues, such as when it goes offline. These alerts can help you troubleshoot when your camera isn't working as intended.

Email Notifications

Note: This option is only available for cameras in the Nest app.

If you choose to get notifications sent to your email address, the email should include a snapshot image of the activity your camera spotted. You can download these snapshots to your phone or your computer's hard drive.

• If you don't receive notifications, you get too many, too few, or not the right kind, go to Troubleshoot Nest camera alerts.
• You can also find additional help in Troubleshoot notifications and emails from Nest.