Google is lastly bringing an outdated function to its new Nest cameras. Beginning this week, you’ll be able to stream the video feed from all your Nest cameras and video doorbells to your TV utilizing a Chromecast with Google TV. Google introduced the function in a weblog publish on the Google Nest Group discussion board Wednesday morning.
“What?” You ask. “Couldn’t you already do that?” Effectively, sure and no. It was potential to view the video feed from older Nest cameras — such because the Google Nest Doorbell (wired), the now discontinued Nest Cams, and the digicam contained in the Nest Hub Max — on the most important display in your house.
However, as I famous in my assessment of the brand new Nest Cam (indoor, wired), none of Google’s newer cameras may stream to Chromecast units. (All Nest cameras can stream to each Google sensible shows and Amazon’s Echo sensible shows).
The weblog publish confirms that “All Nest Cams and Nest Doorbells will likely be supported, together with our newest units that had been launched in 2021: the Nest Cam (out of doors or indoor, battery), Nest Cam (indoor, wired), Nest Cam with floodlight and Nest Doorbell (battery).”
Nevertheless, Google solely singles out the newer Chromecast with Google TV as supported, so we don’t know but if it is going to work on different Chromecast and Google TV units.
The brand new integration is rolling out this week, in keeping with Google. And there’s nothing to allow to activate it. Simply be sure that your Chromecast is on the identical Wi-Fi community as your cameras. You possibly can both use the Google TV voice distant by urgent the Assistant button and saying, “present me the entrance door digicam.” Or ask your Nest speaker or sensible show, by saying, “hey Google, present me the entrance door digicam on my TV.”
Now, we simply want Google to observe by means of with its promise so as to add an internet portal choice to its new Nest cameras, to allow them to lastly achieve function parity with its outdated Nest cameras.