You can finally see a live feed of your Google Nest cameras on your TV
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#61WJN)
Google's latest Nest security cameras can stream a live feed to a Chromecast with Google TV. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Google is finally bringing an old feature to its new Nest cameras. Starting this week, you can stream the video feed from all your Nest cameras and video doorbells to your TV using a Chromecast with Google TV. Google announced the feature in a blog post on the Google Nest Community forum Wednesday morning.
What?" You ask. Couldn't you already do this?" Well, yes and no. It was possible to view the video feed from older Nest cameras - such as the Google Nest Doorbell (wired), the now discontinued Nest Cams, and the camera inside the Nest Hub Max - on the biggest screen in your home.
But, as I noted in my review of the new Nest Cam (indoor, wired), none of Google's newer cameras could stream to Chromecast devices. (All Nest cameras can...