Google Nest cameras and doorbells let you know what’s happening nearby. You can adjust your Nest camera and doorbell audio settings to turn the microphone off or on, change the microphone sensitivity and set up audio notifications.
Turn the microphone on and off
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.Adjust the camera volume (Home app only)
Adjust microphone sensitivity (Nest app only)
Turn audio recording on or off
Here’s what to expect when you turn audio recording off for your camera:
- Audio isn't saved with your camera’s recorded video, which means that any footage saved in your video history while audio recording was turned off won't have sound.
- You can still get audio in your camera’s live video stream.
- The app doesn't send you any sound alerts.
To turn audio recording on or off, follow the app instructions for your camera or doorbell.
Home app
Android
- Open the Home app
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- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap More .
- Tap Settings
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- Select Audio.
- Tap the audio recording switch to turn it on or off.
iPhone and iPad
- Open the Home app
- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap More
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- Tap Settings
- Select Audio.
- Tap the audio recording switch to turn it on or off.
Nest app
- Open the Nest app
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- On the home screen, tap your camera.
- Tap Settings
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- Select Microphone. Make sure that the microphone switch is turned on in the app, or the audio recording setting won't appear.
- Tap the audio recording switch to turn it on or off.
Note: When audio recording is off, you can still listen live, but you shouldn't receive any sound alerts.
Get alerts when your camera detects sound
With Talk and listen, you can talk to people near the camera and hear their responses.
To help Talk and listen conversations flow better, your Nest camera or doorbell can use a tone to let people know when you’re about to speak and again when you’ve finished speaking. The tone helps prevent people from speaking over each other.
Note: For both the Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor, Talk and listen works like a walkie-talkie: only one person can speak at a time. If the tone is off, it may make conversations more difficult.
Follow the instructions for your camera or doorbell to turn the Talk and Listen tone on or off:
- Open the Nest app
- On the home screen, tap your camera.
- Tap Settings
- Select Talk and Listen tone
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- Tap the switch to turn the tone on or off.
.Doorbell chime settings
Adjust how long the digital chime rings (Home app only)
If you don’t want to be disturbed during a certain time, you can use quiet time to keep your doorbell chime from ringing when someone pushes the button on your Nest Doorbell.
Here’s what you can expect to happen when a visitor rings your doorbell while quiet time is on:
- Your doorbell creates its usual doorbell sound outside, but the chime inside your home won't ring.
- If visitor announcements are enabled, your speaker or display won't announce that someone’s there.
- The app can still send a notification to let you know that someone’s at the door.
Follow the app instructions for your doorbell to turn quiet time on.
Home app
Android
- Open the Home app
- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap More .
- Select Quiet time
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- Choose how long you want the indoor chime and visitor announcements to be off.
- Tap Set.
iPhone and iPad
- Open the Home app
- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap More
- Select Quiet time
- Choose how long you want the indoor chime and visitor announcements to be off.
- Tap Set.
To cancel it early, select your doorbell in the app, and then tap End quiet time.
Nest app
- Open the Nest app
- On the home screen, select your doorbell.
- Tap Quiet time
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- Select how long you want the indoor chime and visitor announcements to be off.
- Tap Start.
.To check how much time is left, or to cancel quiet time early, go back to the quiet time setting.