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Google has discontinued the 2nd-gen Nest Protect smart smoke detector. The search titan has posted on the Google Nest Community Blog that it is no longer producing new units of the Nest Protect.
First Alert recently announced a new life-safety collaboration with its new First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) ...
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Google will no longer be manufacturing new Nest Protect smoke alarms, so it partnered with First Alert on the new First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm. It’s compatible with existing Google Nest ...
Both affected North American thermostats predate Google's ownership of the company, which it acquired in 2014. Nest released ...
In a move that’s left many smart home enthusiasts stunned, Google has announced the end of its Nest Protect smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. Effective March 28, 2025, this marks the ...
The First Alert smart, two-in-one alarm can connect with Nest Protect Smoke & CO Alarms, and if one alarm sounds, all connected and compatible alarms will alert families to the danger.
Sadly at the moment, there's no one smart smoke detector that really stands out. Our favorite for a few years running has been the Nest Protect. It's the most full-featured alarm, blaring out a ...
Here’s how it works. That promise of future hardware was made in a blog post (via 9to5Google) that also announced that the Nest Protect smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector, and the Nest x ...
Google is rolling back support for yet another Nest smart home product. Starting on Oct. 25, 2025, the Nest Learning ...
First Alert’s smart smoke alarms offer several of the same features found on the Nest Protect The new smoke alarm alternatives will work with the First Alert and Google Home apps, but not with ...
The smart smoke alarm will continue to work and receive updates until its expiration date, and you can still pick one up ...