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Nest Cam (occupancy person sensors)

Cameras · Security

Partly worksApple Home issuesCloud

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Google Nest.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Google NestPartly works CloudPartly in Home
Every camera appears as a doorbell and motion sends doorbell alerts
Occupancy sensors auto-link as doorbells
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Is that excluding customisation overrides? Nest Cam's create a 'person' entity which has a default device class of `occupancy`, but I've overridden this with `presence` in customisation.

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #39804 · 2020-09

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

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BrandGoogle Nest
CategoryCameras