Now all Google Nest cameras can stream video to your TV

Google is lastly bringing an previous characteristic to its new Nest cameras. Beginning this week, you possibly can stream the video from all people your Nest cameras and video doorbells to your TV utilizing a Chromecast with Google TV. Google introduced the characteristic in a weblog put up on the Google Nest Group discussion board on Wednesday morning.

“What?” You ask. “Could not you do that already?” Nicely sure and no. It was potential to view the video stream from older Nest cameras, just like the Google Nest Doorbell (wired), the now-discontinued Nest Cams, and the digicam contained in the Nest Hub Max, on the most important display screen in your house.

However, as I identified in my evaluate of the brand new Nest Cam (indoor, wired), none of Google’s newer cameras might stream to Chromecast units. (All Nest cameras can stream to each Google good shows and Amazon Echo good shows.)

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The weblog put up confirms that “All Nest Cams and Nest Doorbells shall be supported, together with our newest units to be launched in 2021: Nest Cam (out of doors or indoor, battery), Nest Cam (indoor, wired), Nest Cam with highlight and Nest Doorbell (battery).”

Nevertheless, Google solely highlights the newer Chromecast with Google TV as being appropriate, so we do not but know if it should work on different Chromecast and Google TV units.

The brand new integration will launch this week, in keeping with Google. And there may be nothing to allow to activate it. Simply make sure that your Chromecast is on the identical Wi-Fi community as your cameras. You should utilize the Google TV voice distant by urgent the Assistant button and saying “present me the entrance door digicam”. Or ask your Nest good show or speaker by saying, “Hey Google, present me the entrance door digicam on my TV.”

Now, we simply want Google to make good on its promise so as to add an internet portal choice to its new Nest cameras, to allow them to lastly get characteristic parity with their previous Nest cameras.