Arlo Doorbell & Google Home (What You Need To Know?)

If you want to increase home safety and keep an eye on your front door remotely from your mobile phone or tablet, I can tell you that a smart video doorbell is a perfect device to complete this task.

Arlo provides doorbells that are so powerful and give you many features that allow you to speak and watch with the person in the front of your door such as a 180° viewing angle to see people from head to foot, and an HD built-in cam that works day and night and much more other functions.

Many people are wondering if this doorbell works with Google Home? The answer is yes Google has recently worked with Arlo to make this device function perfectly with Google-enabled devices like Google Home Mini 2nd Gen, Google Nest Hub, Chromecast and Google Assistant.

In the following sections of this article, I am going to show you how to connect the Arlo video doorbell with your Google-enabled device and what you can do with it.

Connect Arlo doorbell to Google Home.

The first thing to start with before connecting the doorbell to Google devices is to disable the Silent Mode because When Silent Mode is enabled Google Assistant is disabled for your Arlo doorbell. And here’s how to do it:

1. Open the Arlo app or log in to your Arlo account at this website.
2. Tap Settings, then choose My Devices.
3. Select your Arlo Doorbell.
4. Alternatively, tap or click the Settings icon for your Arlo Video Doorbell on the Devices screen.
5. Tap or click Silent Mode.
6. Move the Silent Mode slider to disable silent mode.

After disabling this mode go and turn off “Do not disturb mode” on the Google Home app:

1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
2. Go to the Google Home app on your mobile or tablet.
3. Tap your speaker or display.
4. Then choose the Settings gear icon.
5. Tap “Notifications & digital wellbeing”.
6. Choose “Do not disturb” and turn it off.

After disabling these two modes go and connect the doorbell to Google Home.

1. Open the “Google Home app” on your smartphone or tablet.
2. On the Home screen click on the “+” icon to add devices.
   
   
3. Then select “Set up device”.
   
   
4. Choose “Works with Google”.
   
   
5. Now search for “Arlo” and tap on it.
   
   
6. log in to your Arlo account.
   
   
7. Then click on “Allow” to let Google access your Arlo account information.
   
   
8. Choose the Arlo doorbell you want to connect to Google Home, assign it to a group, and give it a name such as “Backyard Doorbell” or “Front doorbell”.
9. Then Arlo will load the doorbell live view in the Google Home app.

According to Arlo, You might experience a brief delay when live streaming Arlo through a third-party voice assistant system.

How to use Two-way talk with your Arlo doorbell and Google Home?

Once your Arlo doorbell is connected with Google devices you can rely on gadgets like Google Home Mini 2nd Gen to hear and speak with the visitor in front of your door, to engage in 2-way talk, say one of the following commands to your Google device:

• “Hey Google, answer the .”
• “OK Google, talk to the .”
• “Google, please call .”
• “Hey Google, respond to the .”
• “OK Google, speak to the .”

Commands to use with Google devices to view your Arlo doorbell?

You can also watch the live feed of your doorbell from Google-enabled devices like Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max or Chromecast. You can try using the following commands:

• Google, show me . “Use this command to start streaming live”.
• Hey Google, stop. “Use this command to stop an activity and return to your device’s home screen”.
• OK Google, hide . “Use this command to stop streaming from a doorbell and return to your device’s home screen”.
• Google, go home. “Use this command to return to your device’s home screen”.
• Hey Google, show me the last motion detected by . “Use this command to show the last motion detected by your doorbell”.

Can I Arm and disarm Arlo doorbell with Google?

According to Arlo, an Assistant PIN (Personal Identification Number) is required to arm and disarm your Arlo system using voice commands, but this PIN is currently only compatible with Amazon Alexa not Google Home.

So you need a supported and connected Arlo device and a compatible Amazon Alexa device.

Conclusion.

Connecting your Arlo doorbell with Google Home devices is a great way to add convenience to your smart home and especially for the elderly who aren’t comfortable with using a mobile app.

Google Home gadgets are also compatible with Arlo cameras such as Arlo Pro and Pro 2, Arlo Q and Q2, Arlo Go, and all other models provided by this brand.