Talk to Google Assistant through your Nest products

To use Google Assistant with your Nest products, you need a Google Account. If you started using the Nest app before August 19, 2019, you'll need to migrate your Nest account to a Google Account if you haven't already. Once completed, migration isn't reversible.

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

1. On the Nest app home screen, select your camera.

2. Tap Settings your Nest Cam IQ Indoor.

3. Select Add Google Assistant. Follow the onscreen setup flow to enable Google Assistant on your Nest product.

You can disable Google Assistant on your Nest product any time you want.

Temporarily stop using Google Assistant

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

1. On the Nest app home screen, select your camera.

2. Tap Settings .

3. Select Google Assistant. You'll find a switch to turn Google Assistant on or off.

Disable Google Assistant and remove it from your Nest product

1. Open the Google Assistant app, then tap Personal updates.

2. Tap the profile icon.

3. Select the "Assistant" tab.

4. Under "Assistant devices," choose your Nest product.

5. Select Unlink [Nest product name] to disable Google Assistant on your Nest product.

Google Assistant is available for:

• Nest Cam IQ Indoor

If you have a different model of Nest camera (including Nest Cam IQ Outdoor), or any other Nest product, you can't use Google Assistant on it.

Make sure you've followed the instructions to enable Google Assistant on your Nest product. Otherwise, it won't respond to the verbal commands you give it.

If you already enabled Google Assistant, it might be turned off. Follow the directions below to check that Google Assistant is turned on.

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

1. On the Nest app home screen, select your camera.

2. Tap Settings .

3. Tap Google Assistant. You'll find a switch to turn Google Assistant on.

When you're using the Nest app to enable Google Assistant, make sure your phone and Nest product are both connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

The Nest app will tell you to do this, and it's important not to skip this step. Otherwise, you won't be able to complete setup.

If you tried to follow the steps above to enable Google Assistant on your Nest product but you can't find the option to enable it, here are some reasons why:

• You don't have a compatible Nest product in your account in the Nest app. Google Assistant is only available for Nest Cam IQ Indoor.

• You're not in a country where Google Assistant can be enabled on your Nest product.

To get your voice commands, your Nest product's microphone needs to be turned on.

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

1. On the Nest app home screen, tap Settings .

2. Select your camera.

3. Tap Microphone. You'll find a switch to turn the microphone on.

   • Make sure the switch for Microphone is on.

   • The switch for Audio recording can be either on or off.

For more information about your camera's microphone, go to Nest camera's audio settings article.

This message can appear when you're trying to enable Google Assistant on your Nest product. It can be caused by a number of things, but you can usually fix it by updating your Google Assistant permissions.

If your requests and activities for Google Assistant aren't showing up in your Google Account, it's probably an account linkage issue.

For example, your reminders might appear on somebody else's phone, or another person's shopping list might get updated with the items you added.

Why it's happening

Only the Owner of the Nest home can enable Google Assistant in the Nest app and have it be associated with their Google Account. Google Assistant doesn't support multiple users or accounts when you're talking to it through your Nest product.

Other people can still talk to Google Assistant and have it do things for them, but everything will be associated with the Nest home Owner's account.

With Broadcast, you can send a message to all the devices in your home that have Google Assistant enabled.

When you first enable Google Assistant on your Nest product, the Google Assistant app will ask for your address. It's important to enter the same address as the other devices you want to broadcast to. If you provide a different address, the Broadcast feature won't work as expected.

1. To check the address that Google Assistant uses for your Nest device, go to the Nest app home screen [your product] Settings Google Assistant Google Assistant App [your Nest product] Address.

2. To check the address that your speaker or display uses, go to the Nest app select your product Settings Google Assistant Google Assistant App [your Google Home] Address.

3. Make sure both addresses are the same. If necessary, change one of them to match.