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Pisces

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5. You do not need to have a subscription to get alerts.

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:20 PM

Feb 11

No, a paid Nest Aware (now rebranded as Google Home Premium) subscription is not required to receive basic camera alerts, but it is necessary for advanced, more intelligent notifications and extended video history. From google

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Watching the horrible video of the kidnapper at Guthrie's door brings up a lot of questions. I have a ring camera [View all] Pisces Feb 11 OP

The owners of the technology may not know how to use it bucolic_frolic Feb 11 #1

Why did he go pick weeds out of they yard to try and cover the camera? Didn't he think of doc03 Feb 11 #2

Kids and adults do stupid things everyday on camera. Melon Feb 11 #3

There were no alerts Greg_In_SF Feb 11 #4

You do not need to have a subscription to get alerts. Pisces Feb 11 #5

They're saying there were Greg_In_SF Feb 11 #6

Wasn't it close to 2 AM? The alert may have sounded, and she didn't hear it, rsdsharp Feb 11 #7