Due to Google has opted to reduce the camera quality and bandwidth of Nest cameras. However, this is not something that s have to deal with if they don’t want to. Here’s how to change the camera quality and bandwidth to what you need it to be.
COVID-19 is affecting everyone with cities and entire countries feeling the effects. One of the more obvious changes brought on by the pandemic has been the widespread use of lockdown orders, requiring the general public to stay at home. A knock-on effect of those orders is the internet has become somewhat overwhelmed with everyone either Netflix.
To help with the issue of more people being online and using the internet at the same time, some companies have opted to reduce the quality of their products. Google already did this with YouTube and now the company has set its sights on Nest cameras by confirming that the camera video quality and bandwidth will be reduced going forward. While Google explains that this won't impact on the features, s with video quality set to a higher limit will likely visually notice a difference.
How To Adjust Nest Camera Quality Back Again
Google has explained that this is a temporary solution to coincide with the temporary nature of the outbreak. However, without knowing how long lockdown orders are going to remain in effect, it is impossible to say how long the reduced camera experience will also last. Either way, this is an optional measure and device owners do always have the option of changing the settings back again when needed.
The change results in the camera quality and bandwidth being set to a default level - this is the same level in effect when the device first arrives and so if the settings have never been changed then there should be no noticeable difference in quality. Adjusting the quality can be done through the Nest app installed on either an Android phone or an iPhone. To make the changes, open the Nest app, select the camera to be adjusted, tap on the Settings icon, and then “Quality and bandwidth.” Following which, s will be able to manually choose between low, medium and maximum bandwidth settings - this also automatically adjusts the camera quality as well.
Changing the quality and bandwidth via the Nest app’s settings will only make the changes at the device level. If an issue persists following the change then it is likely there’s an issue with the actual internet connection considering the maximum setting is based purely on the maximum bandwidth available in a home to begin with. Of course, if you don’t need to change the settings and are happy with the quality outputted by Google’s default setting, then it may be worth keeping things as they are. Once the coronavirus outbreak has ed, and some normality returns, Google will automatically remove the limitation.
Source: Google