You’re sitting on the sofa watching the newest episode of Bluey together with your offspring when the doorbell rings otherwise you hear a noise from the nursery. If you may have a Google Chromecast hooked as much as your TV, there’s no must whip out your cellphone or crane your neck to see the Nest Hub sensible show within the kitchen — you possibly can simply ask Google to point out you a stay feed of your doorbell or safety digicam proper on mentioned TV.

Any suitable safety digicam from Nest, Arlo, Wyze, Eufy, Netatmo, TP-Link Kasa, and others could be streamed stay on the large display utilizing any technology of Chromecast. And, as of final month, now you can stream the newer Nest Cams, too, so long as you may have a Chromecast with Google TV. Here’s a full checklist of Nest cams you can stream:

(*Only works with a Chromecast with Google TV)

Once you may have your cameras and Chromecast up and working, it’s straightforward to get that stay feed streaming in your TV. Just be sure that your digicam and Chromecast are on the identical Wi-Fi community. (If you initially set them up utilizing the Google Home app, you ought to be good to go.) Then observe these steps.

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Link your TV with Chromecast to the Google Home app

First, you’ll want to ensure your Chromecast is linked to the identical account as your smartphone or pill.

• Open the Home app in your smartphone.
• Find the tile on your Chromecast — it will likely be underneath the room you positioned it in throughout setup.
• Touch and maintain the tile.
• Click the Settings icon within the top-right nook.
• Tap Recognition & Sharing.
• If your machine just isn’t linked, you will note a banner on the high of the web page that claims Enable voice management and extra.
• Tap it and observe the steps to hyperlink your Chromecast together with your Google Home.
• If your machine is already linked, the banner is not going to be there and your e mail tackle ought to seem underneath Linked account(s), indicating your TV is already linked.

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View your video doorbell or safety digicam in your TV

You can view a stay feed from any suitable safety digicam or video doorbell instantly in your TV simply utilizing your voice.

• Say “OK, Google” or “hey, Google,” adopted by “show [camera name] on [TV or Chromecast device name]” to a Nest sensible speaker or show or Google Assistant in your smartphone or pill.
• If you may have a Chromecast with Google TV, maintain down the Assistant button on the voice distant and say the “OK, Google” or “hey, Google” wake phrase, adopted by “show [camera name].”
• To cease the feed, say “stop [TV or Chromecast device name]” or press the Home button on the Chromecast with Google TV voice distant.