For years, owners of Google’s Nest Protect smoke detector have been asking when their devices would make the leap from the older Nest app to Google Home, and the answer was always the same: one day, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. As a part of the Public Preview program for the Google Home app, Google is introducing support for Nest ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google has discontinued producing the second-generation Nest Protect connected smoke detector. Existing Nest Protect units will ...

Google introduced the first-gen Nest Protect smart home accessory in 2013. The company released the second-gen model in 2015, which it has just discontinued. If you like Google’s smart home ecosystem, ...

We’ve spotted strings suggesting that the Google Home app could support smoke and carbon monoxide sensors in the future. This would help devices like the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm integrate with ...

“It’s 4 a.m. and what the hell is that beeping?!” If you haven’t been rudely awaken by your smoke alarm’s dying battery cries yet, just give it time. For such essential and potentially life-saving ...

New features are set to launch for Google Home users. These features are currently being introduced through the Public Preview program, according to 9to5Google. Google Home will soon support Nest ...

Absent from many of the larger, often effusive, articles about the new Nest Protect smoke detector is the answer to what I think is a pretty big question: What happens when you have to replace the ...