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It was frustrating to discover that Google is pushing everyone to migrate from a Nest Account to Google Account without offering a path to migrate for paying G

It was frustrating to discover that Google is pushing everyone to migrate from a Nest Account to Google Account without offering a path to migrate for paying G Suite customers. Any companies that have Nest cameras + G Suite for employees are out of luck.

Nursie 6y ago
Yeah I noticed that, I've been using "Google for domains" or whatever they call it now for about a decade. I snuck in when it was free, but I do pay for extra storage and the nest subscription. The account migration stuff is just confusing - "You must log in with your google account!" "No, not that google account, you can't use that!"
- BrandonSmith 6y ago
  I have to figure the underlying reason is that Google can't trust that you, the user, own that Google Account as it actually owned by the entity that owns the GSuite organization. They are treating all GSuite users as transient in order for controls to be set up for what happens to user data when they leave the organization. Of course, for you and me and hundreds of thousands of other who use a grandfathered GSuite, the user and entity are the same person. Thus, for services that potentially have some limiting reason to not allow GSuite users to access, we hare orphaned for the time being. I've been waiting FOREVER to either add a family member to my Play Music subscription, or me to theirs. Alas, neither plain Google Account nor GSuite account can co-exist. There are dozens of other Google services incompatible with GSuite users. It is frustrating.
  - sahaskatta 6y ago
    Even if you set aside those legacy G Suite accounts, this is still also a problem for any business on a current paid plan. Nest even advertises their products to businesses here: https://nest.com/nest-for-business/ https://nest.com/nest-for-business/ However, they fail to tell you that your company will be unable to use it with G Suite. There's nothing the administrator of the G Suite account can do either.
  - AndrewDucker 6y ago
    Yup, I went with Amazon music rather than Google Play Music because I couldn't have a family plan for my GSuite...family.
  - perrohunter 6y ago
    This is one of the key points that got me to start looking for other solutions, I have a single gsuite account for everything and they are forcing me back to gmail since they can monetize the account data that way

Nursie 6y ago

Yeah I noticed that, I've been using "Google for domains" or whatever they call it now for about a decade. I snuck in when it was free, but I do pay for extra storage and the nest subscription. The account migration stuff is just confusing - "You must log in with your google account!" "No, not that google account, you can't use that!"

BrandonSmith 6y ago
I have to figure the underlying reason is that Google can't trust that you, the user, own that Google Account as it actually owned by the entity that owns the GSuite organization. They are treating all GSuite users as transient in order for controls to be set up for what happens to user data when they leave the organization. Of course, for you and me and hundreds of thousands of other who use a grandfathered GSuite, the user and entity are the same person. Thus, for services that potentially have some limiting reason to not allow GSuite users to access, we hare orphaned for the time being. I've been waiting FOREVER to either add a family member to my Play Music subscription, or me to theirs. Alas, neither plain Google Account nor GSuite account can co-exist. There are dozens of other Google services incompatible with GSuite users. It is frustrating.
- sahaskatta 6y ago
  Even if you set aside those legacy G Suite accounts, this is still also a problem for any business on a current paid plan. Nest even advertises their products to businesses here: https://nest.com/nest-for-business/ https://nest.com/nest-for-business/ However, they fail to tell you that your company will be unable to use it with G Suite. There's nothing the administrator of the G Suite account can do either.
- AndrewDucker 6y ago
  Yup, I went with Amazon music rather than Google Play Music because I couldn't have a family plan for my GSuite...family.
- perrohunter 6y ago
  This is one of the key points that got me to start looking for other solutions, I have a single gsuite account for everything and they are forcing me back to gmail since they can monetize the account data that way