You can watch live video from your Nest cameras and doorbells in the Home app. Select one camera and zoom in for a detailed view or watch video from multiple cameras on the Home app’s favorites tab.
Watch live video for a specific camera or doorbell
Note: Live video is available only for Nest cameras and doorbells that you control with the Home app.
- Live video from battery-powered Nest cameras and doorbells stops after 5 minutes.
- Live video from wired Nest cameras and doorbells stops after 12 hours.
To start the live stream again, tap Watch live.
Learn how to view your cameras and doorbells on a computer with Google Home for web.
From Cameras
- Open the Google Home app .
- Tap Cameras to view all your cameras and doorbells, or scroll down and select a specific one.
- If the camera isn't streaming, tap Turn on. Or you can tap Turn off to manually stop streaming.
- If your camera is offline, you can tap Retry to reconnect.
From Favorites tab
- Open the Google Home app .
- Tap on the camera you want to view.
- If the camera isn't streaming, tap Turn on. Or you can tap Turn off to manually stop streaming.
- If your camera is offline, you can tap Retry to reconnect.
Add camera or doorbell to Favorites tab
When you add a camera or doorbell to the Favorites tab in the Home app, you’ll be able to view video on that tab.
- On the Favorites tab in the Google Home app , tap Edit .
- Scroll to the Devices section and tap on the camera or doorbell that you want to favorite. You can select multiple devices at the same time.
- Click Save. Your camera’s live view will now appear on the favorites tab.
Note: Depending on how frequently you view live feeds, adding battery powered cameras and doorbells to the favorites tab may impact battery life.