Google Nest Camera Integration

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Hello everyone,

I’m experiencing an issue with my Google Nest Cameras and the official plugin: Google Nest for Homey - version v0.10.1, running on Homey Pro (early 2023 model).

I was able to integrate the cameras — they appear in the device list, and the properties say:
“All Good. The device works fine but you cannot control it.”
That’s pretty much what I expected.

However, I created a flow using the trigger “Motion was detected,” but nothing happens when motion occurs. I’ve re-initialized the Google integration several times, but I still can’t get it to work.

Has anyone experienced something similar?
Are there any known issues with this integration?

I also generated a diagnostic report:
d120d334-d47b-4d81-bb1a-183073f7e739

Thanks a lot for your help!
Tom

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Hello Tom, and welcome.

Btw, sending unsolicited diag reports isn’t appreciated by most developers.

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Hey Peter,

Thanks so much for your help and for the “welcome”!
I now have the messages showing up in both Google and Homey – your tip was absolutely spot on.
Do you happen to know if it’s possible to use the images (screenshots) in Homey? I haven’t been able to make that work so far.
If I only want the Homey notifications, I guess the only option is to somehow filter out the Google ones on my phone, right?

By the way – I’ll never post a diagnostic report unsolicited again. I thought it might be helpful, but lesson learned :slightly_smiling_face:

Best regards,
Tom

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No problem, Tom.

It was a lucky shot haha, glad it is solved now.

You can send those images with the push notifications card for images.

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Certain apps can send images as well, like CallMeBot (Facebook) Messenger:

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Yeah send diagnostics preferably only on request by the developer.

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