Launched first in 2013, the Nest Protect has had two generations (with the second debuting in 2015). Google acquired Nest in 2014, but has since stepped away from most of the Nest products, with the exception of their thermostat. Instead, focusing more on Google Home as a platform with partners.
Today, Google announced they’re officially killing off Nest Protect in favor of partnering with Fist Alert to make a Google Home compatible smoke/CO alarm, as well as discontinuing the Nest lock to partner with Yale going forward.
For more information, see the post from Google today: Upcoming changes to our device portfolio - featuri... - Google Nest Community
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Interesting. Hopefully the Google home compatible first alert smoke alarm is less prone to false alarms than the nest protect, as I heard it was quite problematic in that regard.
About dang time if you ask me: dang thing was always nothing more than a buggy piece of junk & a gimmicky so-called “smart device”. Sorta glad to hear that they went with First Alert for its replacement given First Alert’s experience in the smoke detector business (& the fact that they arguably make the best detectors nowdays).
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i’m happy they’re killing it off because nest thermostats suck.
I’m personally really hoping that the first alert will be capable of matter / thread so it works with Google, Alexa, Apple Home, etc… I have all my smart home stuff in Home Assistant now
From what I can see it’s compatible with the google home and first alert app. The onelink safe and sound was definitely a more advanced smart smoke and co alarm. I really wished ring went with first alert rather than Kidde for there smart smoke alarms. First alert has been one of the best smoke alarm manufacturers. It’s really weird to see google going to what was the compilation for there new alarms.
Just got the First Alert SC5 replacement for the Nest Protect. You have to set the devices up with the First Alert by Resideo app, and then you can pair with the Google home. I had some slight issues with getting them to connect to WiFi, but simply restarting the app fixed it. It uses the same mounting bracket as the Nest Protect, and the SC5 comes with a converter that changes the old nest wiring harness to the First Alert one. The app was a little bit slow when locating the detectors, and slightly buggy overall. The speaker quality is much worse on the SC5 compared to the Nest Protect. When testing the detectors, It first tests smoke, then tests carbon monoxide. The unit also features a low frequency horn, which is a nice improvement, however it does not self test anymore. Overall super quick to install, especially if you have existing Nest Protect devices.
Video of low frequency horn