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Google Home Hub

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  • #502
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,396 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.


  • #503
    olestoepoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭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


  • #504
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭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.


  • #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.


  • #506
    Del Griffith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,216 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


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


  • #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! :)


  • #508
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,009 ✭✭✭✭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 :)


  • #509
    simons104
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭simons104


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

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


  • #510
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,323 ✭✭✭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


  • #512
    Ha Long Bay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,327 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay


    simons104 wrote: »
    Do you have a link by any chance? Can't find it on the Google store, only has the Google hub max for me

    https://store.google.com/gb/product/google_nest_hub

    You will need to use Parcel Motel or equivalent to get it shipped from Google UK.


  • #513
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,396 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    I would advise using Address Pal rather than Parcel motel for the Hub as it uses a London address rather than an NI one. Lots of people had their orders canceled around black Friday when using a PM address.


  • #514
    Irish_peppa
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    Can anyone who has a google home hub tell me if this device be used as a CCTV camera to check up on house when away? If so would be worth the price for that alone.


  • #515
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,816 ✭✭✭micks_address


    The home hub max has a camera which is essentially a nest indoor camera and you can view via your phone on the nest app.. for a 5 day video history you need a subscription.. its about 60 euro a year. Also keep in mind you are uploading video to the cloud so make sure you have broadband that has decent monthly limits.. at least 200gb... my camera's upload about 90gb per month
    Irish_peppa wrote: »
    Can anyone who has a google home hub tell me if this device be used as a CCTV camera to check up on house when away? If so would be worth the price for that alone.


  • #516
    Irish_peppa
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    micks_address wrote: »
    The home hub max has a camera which is essentially a nest indoor camera and you can view via your phone on the nest app.. for a 5 day video history you need a subscription.. its about 60 euro a year. Also keep in mind you are uploading video to the cloud so make sure you have broadband that has decent monthly limits.. at least 200gb... my camera's upload about 90gb per month

    Just found Info for anyone else interested.
    Pity there is no option to turn off LED would be great to have option to use as covert cctv

    Nest Cam Recording Behavior
    The LED light on your Nest Hub Max device tells you what the Nest Cam is doing. When the Nest Cam is enabled, a solid green LED will be displayed on your device. This means that your Hub Max is ready to stream images or video to help you monitor your home remotely from the Nest app. When you or a family member is watching the live view, the LED will blink green.

    Note:

    If you are a Nest Aware subscriber and have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, your device will continuously record video for you to review in the Nest app.
    If you do not have Nest Aware but have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, then your Hub Max will send the last three hours of activity snapshots for you to review in the Nest app whenever an event is detected in front of the camera.
    You can disable Nest Cam functionality anytime from either the Nest app or the Home app.


    Solid Green

    Solid green light

    Nest Cam is turned on and is currently monitoring.

    Blinking Green

    Blinking green light

    A member of your household is currently viewing Nest Cam’s stream.


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  • #517
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,816 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Bit of white electrical tape solve that problem
    Irish_peppa wrote: »
    Just found Info for anyone else interested.
    Pity there is no option to turn off LED would be great to have option to use as covert cctv

    Nest Cam Recording Behavior
    The LED light on your Nest Hub Max device tells you what the Nest Cam is doing. When the Nest Cam is enabled, a solid green LED will be displayed on your device. This means that your Hub Max is ready to stream images or video to help you monitor your home remotely from the Nest app. When you or a family member is watching the live view, the LED will blink green.

    Note:

    If you are a Nest Aware subscriber and have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, your device will continuously record video for you to review in the Nest app.
    If you do not have Nest Aware but have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, then your Hub Max will send the last three hours of activity snapshots for you to review in the Nest app whenever an event is detected in front of the camera.
    You can disable Nest Cam functionality anytime from either the Nest app or the Home app.


    Solid Green

    Solid green light

    Nest Cam is turned on and is currently monitoring.

    Blinking Green

    Blinking green light

    A member of your household is currently viewing Nest Cam’s stream.


  • #518
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Irish_peppa wrote: »
    Just found Info for anyone else interested.
    Pity there is no option to turn off LED would be great to have option to use as covert cctv

    Nest Cam Recording Behavior
    The LED light on your Nest Hub Max device tells you what the Nest Cam is doing. When the Nest Cam is enabled, a solid green LED will be displayed on your device. This means that your Hub Max is ready to stream images or video to help you monitor your home remotely from the Nest app. When you or a family member is watching the live view, the LED will blink green.

    Note:

    If you are a Nest Aware subscriber and have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, your device will continuously record video for you to review in the Nest app.
    If you do not have Nest Aware but have set up the built-in Nest Cam in the Nest app, then your Hub Max will send the last three hours of activity snapshots for you to review in the Nest app whenever an event is detected in front of the camera.
    You can disable Nest Cam functionality anytime from either the Nest app or the Home app.


    Solid Green

    Solid green light

    Nest Cam is turned on and is currently monitoring.

    Blinking Green

    Blinking green light

    A member of your household is currently viewing Nest Cam’s stream.

    There is also an additional icon - like a camera - that pops up on the touchscreen when someone is currently viewing the Live Nest Cam stream and it does not go away.

    I'd like to disable all these when keeping an eye on the shenanigans but alas cannot find an option to do so


  • #519
    Irish_peppa
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭Irish_peppa


    slave1 wrote: »
    There is also an additional icon - like a camera - that pops up on the touchscreen when someone is currently viewing the Live Nest Cam stream and it does not go away.

    I'd like to disable all these when keeping an eye on the shenanigans but alas cannot find an option to do so

    Me too That was my main interest in the device. Tis a shame , I wonder if this was purposely done to stop privacy issues arising? If so i doubt there will be an update to choose a "covert" mode.


  • #520
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    It's not ideal as a camera, just a nice extra. Angle cannot be altered so 50% of the image is the ceiling! Plus no night vision on it.

    I'm OK with the onscreen message because these devices are typically in a living space in the home.


  • #521
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    I wonder home come Virgin Media Ireland are allowed to sell Google Home Hub devices here but normal retailers are not.

    Even spotted one behind the counter today at Currys but it wasn't for sale.


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  • #522
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Wasn’t aware of VM selling them, seems a new arrangement. Have not seen any advertising anywhere.

    Do the monthly charges include your broadband? If so not a bad price compared to buying the gear individually from an Irish bricks and mortar store.

    https://www.virginmedia.ie/smart-home/


  • #523
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    No, broadband is separate. Its on the pricey side when you add it up.


  • #524
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    I got a Max just before XMas and the screen novelty has worn off so I'm going to change to a Max as at this stage its the sound quality I'm after, anyone got a Max speaker that want to work out a swap? If so, just PM me


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