Quiet Time is a limited “Do Not Disturb” for your Nest Doorbell
Now, Quiet Time does require some explanation with regards to its limitations and scope. In effect, Quiet Time enables a kind of “Do Not Disturb” mode for your Nest Doorbell or Doorbell (Battery). One that you can turn on at any time without having to schedule anything. That is, as long as you’re using the Google Home app rather than the Nest app. As we’ll discuss momentarily, there are some severe limitations on that front. Summarily, Quiet Time kills off your doorbell’s indoor chime and visitor announcements for a set period of time. That means that you won’t hear your doorbell chime or hear who’s at the door. Whoever happens to visit your door won’t hear it on their end either. All without having to completely shut off your doorbell camera. What Quiet Time won’t do, however, is implement itself automatically. You need to know how to turn on Quiet Time for your Nest Doorbell if you want to use it.
How to enable this feature for your Nest Doorbell
Of course, it’s worth noting that you can easily enable this feature in the dedicated Nest app. But you can as easily do so in the Google Home app as well. And with the large number of improvements made in that app over recent months, the latter is likely going to be the preferred method. Especially since the latest run of Google-made Nest Doorbells and Cams don’t use the Nest app for playback or monitoring. Or at all, for the most part. So, as a matter of course, we’ll be showing how this works in the Google Home app. Since that method will be readily accessible by any user. And because it’s an app anybody using these devices is likely to already have installed. We’ll discuss the method using the Nest app in the final segment below.
… this works in the Nest app too, albeit in a limited fashion
You can also set up a similar functionality in the Nest app if you prefer that method for accessing the feature. Although, it’s worth noting that in the Nest app it isn’t called “Quiet Time” and you’ll need to dig into the deeper settings. What’s more, you’ll need to turn the chime back on automatically, if you’re not using the Google Home app. And one other setting too, if you want the same effect from the Nest app.
