Remove Nest camera or doorbell from its stand or mount

Choose your Google Nest camera or doorbell in this article for instructions to remove it from its stand or mount.

Nest Cam (wired, indoor, 2nd gen)

Note: Nest Cam (wired) cannot be detached from its stand.

To Remove your camera from the wall plate, grab your camera from its base (non the camera head), and then turn information technology counterclockwise. Your camera will click every bit information technology detaches from the wall mountain.

Nest Cam (battery)

If you didn't install your photographic camera with a power cablevision, yous'll need to remove information technology periodically to charge the battery.

Remove the secure loop from the wall mount

If you have the secure loop installed, utilize these instructions to remove information technology.

  1. Open up the loop by pulling downwards on its tab until it can slip off the wall mount.
  2. After you've removed the camera, you can employ the loop as a wrist strap to safely carry the camera.

Remove your camera from the wall mountain

The wall mount uses a potent magnet. Grip the base of the camera and pull it abroad from the plate.

Remove your photographic camera from the stand

To remove your photographic camera from the stand, simply grip the base of the camera stand, and then pull the camera away from the base.

Nest Cam Indoor

nest camera indoor parts

Remove your camera from the wall mount

The Nest Cam Indoor attaches to the metal wall plate with a strong magnet. To remove it from the wall plate, grip the base of the camera and pull away from the metallic plate.

Remove your camera from the magnetic stand

To remove your camera from the stand up, grip the metallic ring at the top of the stand and plow to unscrew the ring.

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

  • If y'all placed your Nest Cam IQ Indoor on a surface similar a shelf, you lot don't need to practise anything else. The stand and base are non detachable from the photographic camera head.
  • If you installed your camera with the wall mount, rotate the camera's base until it unscrews from the mount. And then you can remove the screws that hold the mount in place on your wall or ceiling.

Cam IQ animated turning wall mount

  • Note: If you attached your camera to a tripod, make certain to grip the camera'south base when removing information technology from the tripod.

Nest Doorbell (bombardment)

Use the release tool included in the box. If you don't have the tool, you tin utilize a flathead screwdriver. Insert the tool or screwdriver into the hole at the top of the doorbell, and then pull the doorbell up and away from the wall.

Nest Doorbell (wired)

To remove your Nest Doorbell (wired) from the base, utilise the included release tool. You can also utilise a paperclip or pollex tack.

nest hello unlocker

  1. Insert the tool into the hole on the lesser of your doorbell.
  2. Press upwards until your doorbell snaps off the base.
  3. Grip the bottom of your doorbell and pull information technology away from the wall and off the base.

thumb tack insert

Nest Cam Outdoor

Your Nest Cam Outdoor attaches to this metallic plate with a strong magnet. To remove your camera from the base of operations, simply grip the camera and pull away from the magnet.

Nest Cam IQ Outdoor

Your Nest Cam IQ Outdoor uses a lock to deeply attach to your wall. You'll need to use the included hex cardinal to disassemble your camera from the base.

Note: If you lose your hex key, you can purchase a 2.five mm (3/32") hex key from your local hardware store.

nest cam hexkey line

  1. Insert the hex key into the hole on your photographic camera'due south base.
  2. Turn the hex primal counterclockwise and the photographic camera should detach from the wall.

Removing a Nest Cam outdoor IQ

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