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Google Details Recent Nest Cam Performance and Home App UI Improvements

Google moves to close long-standing Home app gaps for Nest camera users.

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Overview

  • The company outlined updates rolling out now that refine live playback and overall camera handling in the Google Home app.
  • Live streaming gains more accurate online/offline reporting, faster first-frame display, and improved reliability through better signaling.
  • Users should encounter fewer “no video available” messages, and a prior issue causing “Camera Unavailable” after power cycling during a stream has been fixed.
  • Navigation sees additions such as timestamped static preview images, notifications that initially show a still photo, and new swipe gestures for switching views and entering fullscreen.
  • Google also highlighted the double‑tap 10‑second quick seek introduced earlier this year, while separate leak reports suggest an unconfirmed Nest Cam hardware refresh is in the works.