View live video from your Nest cameras and doorbells with the Home app. Check multiple cameras on the same screen or select one camera and zoom in for a detailed view.
Note: Live video is available only for Nest cameras and doorbells that you control with the Home app.
- 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.
To save power, the live video stream will stop automatically:
- Live video from battery-powered Nest cameras and doorbells stops after five 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.