Important: These instructions are only for Nest cameras that were originally set up and managed with the Nest app.
Activity History is turned on when you turn on recording for your camera or doorbell. If you turn Activity History off, all current snapshots will be deleted and new snapshots won’t appear in the app. You still get snapshots for any alert notifications or emails enabled for your camera.
Turn off Activity History snapshots
Important: If you turn Activity History off for one camera, new cameras that are added in the Nest app will also have this option off. If you already have multiple cameras in your account, you need to disable Activity History for each camera separately.
- Open the Nest app
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- Select the camera you want to manage.
- Tap Settings
Activity History.
- Tap Disable Activity History snapshots.
Learn about snapshots with Nest Aware
Activity History is always on for cameras with an active Nest Aware subscription. You won’t see the option to turn off Activity History snapshots.
Snapshots automatically turn on when you purchase a Nest Aware subscription.