Using the Google Nest Protect Smart Smoke Alarm in 2023

Today we're going to take a look at the 2nd gen Nest Protect and how it integrates with your smart home in 2023.
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[@ericpatterson4827]

Glad to see you're back making more smart home videos! Keep up the great work. 👍🏾

[@TechWithBrett]

Thank you for the support!

[@mishal7870]

@@TechWithBrett i like you

[@ZamsWorldOfficial]

@TechWithBrett I have been watching you since 2020

[@user-ce5gd7fd9v]

Hi

[@LucianoBahena]

No

[@ChrigamingDK]

Honestly i would love these more than normal smoke alarm cus this warns you with the bip sound other than the others who just go off without a warning.

[@ElBuitre640]

Sounds like a real good product, I’ve never hear of it but will definitely be getting a few of them for my house, I also liked that you explained very well, thanks 😊.

[@abc123fhdi]

they are a bit pricey to be buying several of them unless they've been discounted or if they are on sale.

[@ElBuitre640]

Yes they r, I bought one but haven’t installed it yet.

[@ElBuitre640]

I installed it over the weekend n was amazed but how ez it was, I’m not a tech savvy guy or an electrician, n I as able to install it with ease :)

[@CFL-TECH]

Great devices so far. The auto checks are great. We have three battery only versions for the last two years. Turned off the breaker for the original ones that came with the home that chirp at the worst times. Set it and forget it. Just make sure to dust check them every so often.

[@akandola9903]

Battery 🔋

[@MrLuffy9131]

just wondering i have the same problem with originals ones with the home but why do you have to turn off the breaker?

[@CFL-TECH]

@@MrLuffy9131 with the wired detector and batteries as backup, if you leave the power on to the detector it still may chirp because it's looking for the battery. We did experience this one time. This is with the standard detectors that come with a new home.

[@Kittycats890]

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[@Kittycats890]

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[@billwdwc]

Thanks for this great video

[@MattRobloxYT1]

I think this content is very useful and nice.

[@snatr]

Nice. Got one of these myself (wired version). Like the idea of alerts away from home. Also, the pathway light feature is decent if not a little weak. But I'm sure it could be helpful if there was smoke situation.

[@snatr]

@Margaret fuller You're scaring me 😬

[@NickzAndMikz]

How dark is the pathway light feature in real life? Looks quite dim on camera

[@snatr]

@@NickzAndMikz It's pretty dim. But in total darkness it illuminates the area. I try and imagine it's usefulness in a smoke situation.

[@Denkan378]

@@NickzAndMikz see in camera of light is more weaker than in person so you know.

[@queenpoppy7340]

​@romanf6hi there 🎉

[@PatHiggins-Mayo]

Nice review Brett 👍

[@TechWithBrett]

I'm not sure how I forgot to say this..., but the Nest Protect does show up in the Google Home app (if you have migrated your Nest account to Google) under the Presence Sensors and it will be used if you have Nest Thermostat, to adjust presence. But that's it. See it in action here: kzbin.infoNDGm71a8e9o

[@jamesm568]

But can you set it up using the Google Home App only instead of the Nest App? The Nest Protect not even relevant on the ADT app at the moment which renders it useless.

[@TechWithBrett]

Everything still needs to be done in the Nest app.

[@jamesm568]

@@TechWithBrett I'm not looking for the Nest app to be around much longer whenever Google bricks The Nest alarm next April.

[@owenjennings8575]

Very nice review!

[@danielbalogun9565]

Nice thanks

[@robertmolnar9131]

Im thinking of installing a smart smoke detector. Can I mix the wired and wireless Nest detectors? I would prefer the wired version as I have the wires already in place, but I might add a wireless at a later date.

[@DestinPlayz]

yo I've been watching u its been a long time

[@emilsecker7881]

I have some. They work great in Home Assistant

[@mickegullberg574]

How do you set them up in ha ? I try the integration in ha but doesn't work

[@SELSecuriry]

I love your nest protect 😂 ! 123 smoke

[@johng9435]

Great product. Have had 2 for several years. Google, however has abandoned the Nest ecosystem (Secure, Door Lock, etc.)

[@meganrowlett4293]

So smart “ready! press to test.”

[@MCXConnectHub]

Just to let you all know. Nest Protect wired also has onboard batteries in the event the power goes out.

[@OdelliaFirebird]

Can you disable the beep? Or adjust the volume? Or delay to have more time to silence it? I just need the voice warning. It's less aggressive. Please let me know. I will be grateful for the answer as I am looking for an alarm that has a different sound. I am super sensitive to high pitch and I have pets. Thank you!

[@user-ff1bb7rh9q]

I just got one today for the hallway

[@abc123fhdi]

this hasn't change since it came out years ago, maybe over 10 years now. I have the battery version and will say you don't need the wired version unless you're replacing an existing wired smoke alarm. You could just use the battery version anyway and just tie off the existing wires with wire nuts. The wired version also has a battery in case there is a power outage and will need to be replaced after 10 years just like the battery version.

[@sifisomzoneli2557]

KAUFMANN Ka k😢

[@oneandaboveall]

Good video :) When the light is triggered at night can it make other smart lights turn on that you have set up in the google home app?

[@TechWithBrett]

It cannot. That would be cool but not possible right now.

[@milanleon]

W😂 I just got off the freeway and saw the

[@joespazio3965]

You mention a camera on the options while going through menu.,. Is there camera in this unit? Or does it link to other cameras turning on in the houses common areas per individuals house set up… ? Thx

[@TechWithBrett]

There is no camera on the unit. It links to separate Google Nest Cameras.

[@loricarthum]

Great video. Thank you. Is there a small green power light that should be on all the time? I followed your setup and must have done something wrong because ours does not have the small green light illuminated and in the app it’s showing Power is Out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@loricarthum]

I should have mentioned, I have the wired version 2nd generation.

[@TechWithBrett]

So in our new home I am experiencing this too. That means it is not getting constant power for some reason. Do the rest of your smoke alarms connect together?

[@loricarthum]

I’m not sure if they do or not. We have 7 in total. I have only replaced 3 so far with the Nest Protect. I want to figure out the power issue before I install the other 4. We have a 20 foot ceiling in one room so I scheduled an electrician to install that one. If I can’t figure out the power issue over the next couple days, hopefully the electrician will be able to.

[@BigBluePile]

I can't stand Google home. I've had these smart detectors installed for over a year now and had zero issues. With vaulted and 10' ceilings, they were a must. The ability to remote cancel is awesome and the night light feature is nice.

[@crazywarp36]

Yeah like you havent realized that they are tracking everything? You are not very smart

[@its_me_mark_johnson]

Our old smoke detector decided to start chirping every few minutes at 3 AM. I had to get up and go get our extended ladder out of the garage to pull it down from the vaulted ceiling. I went Office Space on it later that day. Instead of replacing the $2 battery I finally took the plunge and got the $120 Nest detector. Sort of a set it and forget it type of device. It would have been cool if it could be a little smarter and give air quality readings. I know it's job is safety but it's one of my more boring smart devices 😅

[@shanew7361]

Always takes a 💩 at 2 or 3 am.

[@andy-vc1df]

You can connect the nest thermostat to The nest protect

[@dennishacolon7346]

DOES IT NOTIFY YOU THE cO LEVEL ON THE PHONE?

[@Jo5ue1]

Very nice looking cellphone, is that the Pixel phone?

[@MRSTEEL15]

Can it be installed in a guest house when you're not there? Do you just let the NEST work on its own? Since your guests don't have the app set up on their phone? TY I SUBSCRIBED

[@TechWithBrett]

Thank you! As long as your home has constant Wifi it will work just find when you are not there. You may want to turn off the Security checks so they don't get random alerts. It will just continue to work as a normal thermostat. If there are any alarms you will then be notified on your phone with the Nest app.

[@RedicL]

I miss when Nest was actually Nest (not owned by Google). Those were the good days. The Nest app is beautiful and I loved their products!

[@LucianoBahena]

Yas

[@LucianoBahena]

No

[@Exefredbearp27735]

Nice

[@melvilletucker9320]

Does it detect gas smell?

[@theamjadjamousable]

Hey man. Does it mesure co2 levels . Or just for monoxide fire levels ?

[@TechWithBrett]

It is a 10 year electrochemical carbon monoxide sensor. So it can only detect if Carbon Monoxide is in the room, not how much there is.

[@JJROGERS41]

My dad works at Google so thank you

[@liasutton7020]

Did you know that the nest protect can tell you if the power is out?

[@jamesmorales710]

It should have a speaker for music..

[@tails6730]

I love your video is fire 🔥 alarm and i got 5 of them i had a fire at my home 🏡 it went of at 8 am in the morning 😢 but it was a tast ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😂😂😂😂

[@Noname23489]

do we have to pay for the subscription to get notifications if we are not home via the nest app?

[@AJDIYNetwork]

Nope. Don’t have to pay

[@EthanChoufun]

I have my nest protect before but it was 1st generation

[@TechWithBrett]

That means you're old school cool.

[@Nthuziast]

i like how he replaced it because it was creating false alarms not that its so old that its starting to change colors

[@iPheek]

We bought a new house and we have 7 😬 haha so many and so much money, but worth it. We’ve only had problems when I burning dinner but we can silence that noise. The downfall…. They expire in 10 years. So you’ll have to buy more in 10 years.

[@shanew7361]

Ouch spendy

[@nicolaashcroft2914]

Nest is also avalible on samsung also

[@neaf_clover]

Boutta install this in the middle of my room and see what happens 🤣 Hell nah, it's a need in ma' home 😭

[@stevensalter9697]

I had these, the light sensor would go off when nobody walked passed it. They also would go off with heavy use of a humidifier in a closed room, even though they have a humidity sensor. Also if you have multiple make sure they can hear each others microphone. I had issues where it would constantly say it failed to do a sound check. Now, google has recently abandoned this entire product. sad :(

[@IceBotYT]

What do you mean by that it's abandoned?

[@stevensalter9697]

@@IceBotYT woudn't expect a new model, basically.

[@IceBotYT]

@@stevensalter9697 yeah probably. I hope they continue to sell them because there’s nothing else like it

[@amoryerenhouse5535]

Kind of like the Nest x Yale lock, although I hope these will get redone soon cuz they just re did their camera stuff about a year ago

[@jaybartgis5148]

That's factually incorrect. Google did not abandon Nest Protect

[@Al3xg13]

Mine was wired correctly and still works but the system tells me the power is out even though everything in the locations work properly

[@GaryBeltz]

In the original version, there was a feature that you could wave at to silence the alarm. Unfortunately, I'm not sure why they removed that.

[@philipperostin]

A great thing is that if one rings, all the others will alert you. This should be a mandatory thing fo all detectors, wired or not.

[@shanew7361]

Damn, I installed the latest Ecobee thermostat should have went with Google Nest then I could've added these lol

[@Feintgames]

You still can. Ecobee works with Google Home

[@Sheikah_Architect]

My Nest detector says it's detecting smoke but there isn't any smoke. It won't stop flashing yellow, what can I do?

[@ianmcalister8172]

How does the Nest Protect affect your none Nest smoke detectors? So they all still work as normal and Nest work separately?

[@martinsmith2258]

No, the nest protects work separately and do not link with other smoke detectors which is crazy to me.

[@charlesbuzz]

Just curious, there is still compatible camera to the Nest app ?

[@mknightstalkerx]

Yes. But they are costly. Since they don't make them anymore. New ones only work in Google home app.

[@southamericandeath6045]

At 8:00 what do you mean by turn on cameras? Does this device record or functions as a camera too?

[@TechWithBrett]

Sorry for the confusion. This device does not do that. If you have other Nest Cameras in your home and the state of those cameras are off, it could trigger those cameras to turn on to record.

[@southamericandeath6045]

Ok got it. Thanks!

[@tails6730]

A hafe at in my room and kitchen and lounge and holl weing and my mum and dad's room too it was loud 😂😂😂😂😂

[@LesliesMusic-gg6uw]

cool dude

[@lsilverbush]

Does anyone care that these can't alert the Fire Department like a traditional smoke detector in the event you aren't home and don't see the alert appear on your phone?

[@rishiraj5128]

Like a genie in a lamp

[@jcravatt1]

i have the 2nd gen nest doorbell- thermostat-nest protect and was gonna add outdoor cameras- but have found the smoke detector doesn’t work in google home- which is fine but the new doorbell won’t work with the old nest app- which means u have to use 2 apps for nest products- annoying

[@rodicavasilicamusescu8525]

💨🔴 face dacă dai cu spray și faci city!

[@BlakeFA_TECH]

Hey Brent I put them all over my house and my server room but they go off all the time but when I disconnect the one in my server room it doesn’t go off any reamonndachons

[@ACAIDC]

Maybe move house?

[@BlakeFA_TECH]

@@ACAIDChaha no houses in fl are expensive

[@TechWithBrett]

Are they all wired together?

[@BlakeFA_TECH]

@@TechWithBrett yes

[@Mayen911]

Is Google oh my god

[@jackalay23]

So If you have enough moisture in that room to trick a smoke alarm it indicates you have a woefully insufficient bathroom exhaust fan.

[@glennremillard2794]

It works good if you have 2G I got a new Router that only have 5G and the smoke Detector does not work with just 5G

[@alexdalkilic544]

Is this smoke detector available?

[@tamir-channel]

Google Nest Test Smoke Smart

[@Arkryal]

Trust me, DO NOT buy the Nest Protect Smoke Alarm. I've been through two of them in 3 years, the sensors fail very quickly. The cheap $20 smoke alarms last 15-20 years. Either they really screwed up the QA and engineering of this product, or it is a case of planned obsolescence (which would be shocking with a safety product). This product does not last very long. The promised features are great, but the product itself is very unreliable. Considering it's primary function is to keep you from being asphyxiated in your sleep or burned to death, reliability trumps smart-home connectivity. I wish I had looked at reviews from people who have had them for a few years before buying. Everyone praises them when they do unboxing videos and have just installed it. But there are countless reviewers out there saying exactly what I am after just a year or two. If you want smarthome connectivity, Alexa will text you if it hears a smoke alarm. So a $25 echo dot (on sale), and a $25 smoke detector will give you the same functionality at a fraction of the cost, and will actually work for more than 12-18 months.

[@liebakkiang6924]

Googol good fom 💧

[@gulenyilmaz2195]

👍👍

[@bladerunner2434]

Nest alarm is a photoelectric sensor only. Steam from the shower will definitely false alarm it😂😂😂😂

[@stevenmorton9038]

add google nest to cart

[@IvanHopper]

The nest protect is good! The sensors on mine will stop working every now and then

[@TechWithBrett]

Do you keep the monthly test on to make sure everything is checked?

[@IvanHopper]

Not really, but I take the batteries out for a while and they're working again

[@shanew7361]

I'm in the Ecobee ecosystem unfortunately.

[@Kimcuc27]

❤

[@user-kh8ty8mf6f]

Hi

[@Smokedetor]

Google nest hub, my detect a loud noise

[@a_aronhdtech1328]

Can this be made silent and only give notification on phone etc? Our dogs have PTSD with the smoke alarm sound.

[@martinsmith2258]

No it can’t be made silent. That’s why it’s a smoke detector; it detects smoke and rings. Unfortunately if you want to live in the event of a fire your chances are better having working smoke alarms than looking for a silent alarm because of your dogs.

[@a_aronhdtech1328]

@@martinsmith2258 I live in a studio. I'm pretty sure I'll know when there is a fire. 😂

[@Mattzion854]

Nest alarm 🚨 🚨🚨⏰‼️🚨⏰ 1:29

[@rodicavasilicamusescu8525]

Goog👍

[@RicTone]

Can someone let me know when there is Home app integration. Thanks

[@Feintgames]

There's Home App integration

[@jacobpowers123]

"Heads up- there's smoke in the bedroom. The alarm MAY sound" *Legit not even a sec passes* BEEPBEEPBEEP BEEPBEEPBEEP BEEPBEEPBEEP BEEPBEEPBEEP Edit: For those wondering, it happens at 11:33

[@TechWithBrett]

At least you were warned.

[@Feintgames]

It's different routines. The first is triggered by rising smoke levels. Then the next threshold is triggered and the alarm goes off. Look at how he's spraying the smoke directly at the detector.

[@VLandrew]

They need to be wired interconnected by code

[@albamusmuca9698]

Lello😂😂😂😂 na na I can, do it bro😂😂😂😂😊

[@codysturcken6937]

Will they ever come out with a new nest protect?

[@hudsonandjodie]

Yes

[@Denkan378]

yes when they have money to build new google home nest protect around the world.

[@Endermanch2]

ON

[@Somebody_you_met]

does nest protect still work in 2024?

[@TechWithBrett]

Yes it does.

[@user-br3ir8bl8f]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤AWESOME ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertpaulson2043]

Google has been flubbing the Nest to Google Home transition so hard for so long I really can't see myself buying more of their products because of it. Nest thermostat still can't work with it's remote temperature sensors in Google Home. Truly disappointing experience.

[@josephstanton4872]

You could easily go wrong with the electrics alone! Looks a right mess, not thought through at all? The days of drilling anything should be over anyway?😮

[@lucasmessink9326]

I would hate a smoke alarm that goes off every time I shower

[@magdalenabiaek5819]

UAE 😊

[@Mayen911]

❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@malinois71]

Does this not work with the Home app?

[@TechWithBrett]

Not yet. It just shows up as a presence sensor for the thermostat.

[@malinois71]

Thanks! and wow, that's pure garbage for how long Google has sold this and it's 2024. Literally won't buy it now because of that@@TechWithBrett

[@dawnparker5243]

8:05 BRETT ITS NOT CARBON DIOXIDE ITS CARBON MONOXIDE

[@TechWithBrett]

My poor vocabulary strikes again. Thank you!

[@dawnparker5243]

@@TechWithBrett It sounds the alarm if there is Smoke or Carbon Monoxide

[@miketheike1231onroblox.]

7:35

[@magdalenabiaek5819]

Google 😊

[@DarthFurball]

Isn't this being discontinued?

[@TechWithBrett]

There has been no announcement for that. They are working on bringing it to the Google Home app but it will still work in the Nest app. Nest Secure, the security system is going to be discontinued.

[@DarthFurball]

@@TechWithBrett Got it. Thanks!

[@magdalenabiaek5819]

UAE

[@user-to1mf1wz4t]

🎉😊😊

[@fish12375]

Maybe he had a steam bath

[@ericmoeller3634]

why dose it have to count down before it dose the test like its a bomb

[@TechWithBrett]

Most likely so you can move away from the speaker so you don't hurt your ears.