How to control MERCUSYS camera by Google Home with voice commands

This guide will show you how to connect your MERCUSYS camera to your Google Home. Once connected, you can use simple voice commands to control MERCUSYS camera, or stream your MERCUSYS camera videos on your Google Nest display.

Step 1: Link your MERCUSYS camera with Google Home, referring to: Cannot make MERCUSYS camera work with Google Home.

Step 2: Control your MERCUSYS camera based on the below voice commands.

Currently, the MERCUSYS camera doesn't support "camera on/off" command due to possible security risks. For example, an intruder could potentially shut off your cameras with a simple command.

*Note: “Camera Name” is user-defined in the MERCUSYS app.

Device type

Function type

Voice command

MERCUSYS camera

Chromecast

Google, show me <camera name> on Chromecast /nest hub

Google, stop <camera name> on Chromecast /nest hub

live feed

Google, show/stop <camera name> live feed

 

The length of time you can stream the live feed through Google Assistant

Watching the live feed of MERCUSYS camera through Google Assistant will use your internet traffic as it’s a Cloud-to-Cloud service. In consideration of your extranet traffic and performance, the live feed will stop automatically after 10 minutes. You can ask Google to show the camera again if you want to continue streaming.