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    #482
    wilson palacios
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭wilson palacios


    Might be a stupid question. Does the google home hub with the 7 inch screen work in Ireland.

    Can’t seem to buy it locally.

    Also is it any good.

    Buying for the missus for Christmas, she will mainly use it to view recipes and play music, set timers and calendar notes.

    Apologies as im not up to speed with these devices. Thanks


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    #483
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    They work fine here, I have both sizes. They are not available to purchase in Ireland - but you can source them from UK stores. Are they any good? Yes! Are they good value - pricey, but if you get them at a discounted prices they are worth it.


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    #484
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,463 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    wilson palacios wrote: »
    Might be a stupid question. Does the google home hub with the 7 inch screen work in Ireland.

    Yes, I've one, excellent device and works fine here.

    Only thing I had to buy it from the UK, using parcel motel, etc.


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    #485
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Query for those in the greater know.
    Just got the max version of this and whenever the nest camera function in engaged a notification pops down from top of screen and green light enables.

    I can't find a way to turn these off and a quick search fails to provide an answer.

    Anyone know how to turn these features off?

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    #486
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    You can't turn that off. It's to let people in the room know the camera is active. I've mine set to only switch the camera on when nobody is at home.


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    #487
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Shame, I'd like the choice to dismiss that notification, ah well

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    #488
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    slave1 wrote: »
    Shame, I'd like the choice to dismiss that notification, ah well

    Yeah, it's a privacy thing. You used to be able to disable the LEDs on their older cameras but not any more. Fair enough.


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    #489
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    They turned the light on by default about a year ago.

    I bought these & they work REaLLY well

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    #490
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Black sticker on my white bezel !!!!!!!!

    LOL, thanks anyhow

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    #491
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    slave1 wrote: »
    Black sticker on my white bezel !!!!!!!!

    LOL, thanks anyhow

    Jesus wept.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/LightDims-White-Dims-Electronics-Appliances/dp/B00OI2T0WU/ref=pd_aw_sim_201_1/259-3163493-9366144?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00OI2T0WU&pd_rd_r=22dcbe40-7c89-4251-b3fe-c2210581c01d&pd_rd_w=iob6m&pd_rd_wg=kA8AZ&pf_rd_p=ae289644-4811-4c81-ab14-ea5d2b3a4c7d&pf_rd_r=22CFQ0Z6ZME32Q8J6VVN&psc=1&refRID=22CFQ0Z6ZME32Q8J6VVN


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    #492
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Thanks, saw that after my post alright

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    #493
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    arrowman wrote: »
    Could the hub be used to open the gate from the house?

    Yes, easy peasy. You just need a Sonoff to provide what is know as a “dry contact” to the gate controller and set the inching for the Sonoff to 0.5 seconds. Any half descent electrician can do this for you.


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    #494
    EletricMan
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭EletricMan


    I bought a hub max recently, was playing with it and trying to set it up but I'm having trouble setting up the nest camera on it. It keeps telling me I appear to already have nest products so it won't let me set up the camera on the hub max. I don't have any other nest products


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    #495
    olestoepoke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭olestoepoke


    Bit disappointed that it won't play the Irish news. Ask for the news when I wake upon and I get BBC and CNN


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    #496
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    EletricMan wrote: »
    I bought a hub max recently, was playing with it and trying to set it up but I'm having trouble setting up the nest camera on it. It keeps telling me I appear to already have nest products so it won't let me set up the camera on the hub max. I don't have any other nest products

    Do you not need to setup a nest account?

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    #497
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,294 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    You can't create nest accounts anymore. Only Google ones are allowed as new ones.


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    #498
    zefer
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭zefer


    I can’t get my nest doorbell to connect to google account (hub) at all.
    When I try add it, it keeps trying to get me to login with neat account and when I try my google account details, I Get
    “Either your password is incorrect or you've migrated your account and need to sign in with Google.”

    Anyone get this working?

    Edit: just appeared itself this afternoon, very odd!


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    #499
    Baoithin66
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭Baoithin66


    If you buy one of these in Canada will it work in Ireland??


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    #500
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Anyone managed to get Deezer working on the Hub?


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    #501
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Bit disappointed that it won't play the Irish news. Ask for the news when I wake upon and I get BBC and CNN
    Mine plays RTE News.


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    #502
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,139 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Bit disappointed that it won't play the Irish news. Ask for the news when I wake upon and I get BBC and CNN

    Go into the home app and make sure you select English(Ireland) in the language drop down when selecting news sources. Mine was set to English(United Kingdom) by default and wouldn't play rte news as a result.


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    #503
    olestoepoke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭olestoepoke


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Mine plays RTE News.

    Mine tells me "sorry I can't play news from RTE yet" just wondering is there something you did to make it play Irish news? Thanks


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    #504
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Mine tells me "sorry I can't play news from RTE yet" just wondering is there something you did to make it play Irish news? Thanks

    Nothing at all, just checked it there now in case RTE were on a break and didn't record for today - but they did and it played no issue.


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    #505
    wilson palacios
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭wilson palacios


    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Mine tells me "sorry I can't play news from RTE yet" just wondering is there something you did to make it play Irish news? Thanks

    Go into your google assist app on your phone and change the setting for news from English UK to English Ireland.


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    #506
    Del Griffith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


    Toddler driving me crazy on the Max Hub. Is there no way to lock the screen? Seems not.


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    #507
    wilson palacios
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭wilson palacios


    Del Griffith wrote: »
    Toddler driving me crazy on the Max Hub. Is there no way to lock the screen? Seems not.

    Nearly sure I seen something on the google assist app about lock screen settings!

    Either that or put it out of reach like we had to, for the same reason! :)


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    #508
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,964 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Del Griffith wrote: »
    Toddler driving me crazy on the Max Hub. Is there no way to lock the screen? Seems not.

    I tried breaking in mine with the 2.7 year old. I reasoned that if it was there, she'd bore of YouTube, Google Photos and eventually leave it alone. She didn't. It only comes out at night now :)


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    #509
    simons104
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭simons104


    Is 69 sterling a good price for the 7" version?

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8676041


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    #510
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,294 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    £59 from the Google store. At least it was a few days ago.


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    #511
    simons104
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭simons104


    OfflerCrocGod wrote: »
    £59 from the Google store. At least it was a few days ago.

    Do you have a link by any chance? Can't find it on the Google store, only has the Google hub max for me

    Edit - Found it. Thanks for the heads up


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