Google Disables Xiaomi’s Nest Integration After User Reports Witnessing Strangers’ Images

A user recently purchased a Xiaomi Mijia 1080p smart camera, but when he tried to stream video from his camera to his Nest Hub, the device started showing still images from a stranger’s house instead. The images include stills of people sleeping and even a child in a cradle. In the meantime, Google has disabled Xiaomi integration for Google Home and the Assistant while it works out the issue with Xiaomi.

This issue was reported by user /r/Dio-V on Reddit and affects his Xiaomi Mijia 1080p Smart IP Security Camera, which can be linked to a Google account for use with Google/Nest devices through Xiaomi’s Mi Home app/service. He also stated that both the Nest Hub and the camera were purchased new.

The issue was first reported by Android Police, and Google has since then disabled Xiaomi’s integration with Nest until the issue is fixed.

While Xiaomi hasn’t responded to their request yet,

Google spokesperson said

We’re aware of the issue and are in contact with Xiaomi to work on a fix. In the meantime, we’re disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices.

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