44 Facts About Google Nest

Google Nest is a line of smart home products including smart speakers, smart displays, streaming devices, thermostats, smoke detectors, routers and security systems including smart doorbells, cameras and smart locks.

However, in 2018, Nest was merged into Google's home-devices unit led by Rishi Chandra, effectively ceasing to exist as a separate business.

Google Nest Labs was founded in 2010 by former Apple engineers Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers.

In June 2015, the new Google Nest Cam, replacing the Dropcam, was announced, together with the second generation of the Google Nest Protect; there were internal reports that sales of the rebranded camera fell.

In January 2016, some Google Nest thermostats stopped working, a fault attributed to a software update a fortnight earlier.

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Many of Google Nest's staffers came from Dropcam and Revolv, and by November 2015, about 70 of about 1000 staffers had quit, causing management concern.

At this point the Nest acquisition was described by some press as a "disaster" for Google.

Google Nest Learning Thermostat is an electronic, programmable, and self-learning Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat that optimizes heating and cooling of homes and businesses to conserve energy.

Google Nest Thermostat is built around an operating system that allows interaction with the thermostat via spinning and clicking of its control wheel, which brings up option menus for switching from heating to cooling, access to device settings, energy history, and scheduling.

Google Nest is currently available for sale in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain.

In September 2017, Google Nest released the Thermostat E, a lower-priced version of the original Google Nest Thermostat.

In October 2020 Google released the "Nest Thermostat" for the North American market.

The rotating ring found on other Google Nest models was replaced with a touch-sensitive strip on the right side of the thermostat body, with swiping and tapping of the touch-sensitive strip being the input method for this model.

In October 2013, Google Nest announced its second product, the Google Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector.

The Google Nest Protect is available in both black and white and comes in battery or AC-powered models.

The Google Nest Protect features a multicolored light ring which is color-coded to indicate different operations, such as yellow to indicate an early warning or red if an alarm is sounding.

The Google Nest Protect warns of an alarm sounding briefly before it does.

The differences from the first generation Google Nest Protect includes an improved sensor, which uses two wavelengths of light, allowing it to detect both smoldering and flaming fires.

The carbon monoxide sensor lasts longer, resulting in the new Google Nest Protect lasting 10 years, whereas the original Google Nest Protect lasts seven years.

The new Google Nest Protect can be silenced using a smart device, if not in the US or Canada.

Safety Rewards allows Google Nest Protect users that have their insurance through American Family and Liberty Mutual to get savings off their bill.

In June 2014, Google Nest acquired Dropcam, maker of the Dropcam security camera.

In June 2015, Google Nest announced the Google Nest Cam, an upgraded and rebranded security camera based on the Dropcam.

In 2021, Google announced the second-generation Nest Cam Indoor, which is either battery-powered or wired.

Google Nest released a security update later that month that fixed the vulnerabilities.

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Google Nest Cam Outdoor was announced in July 2016 and is a version of the Google Nest Cam adapted for outdoor monitoring.

In 2021, Google announced the second-generation, battery-powered Nest Cam Outdoor.

Google Nest Cam IQ was announced in June 2017 and is a more premium model of their Google Nest Cam Indoor.

Google Nest Secure is a home security system announced in September 2017.

Google Nest has a partnership with Brinks Home Security for a monthly plan so that the Google Nest Protect system can be professionally monitored.

In February 2019, the Nest Guard received an update to add Google Assistant, allowing it to effectively double as a smart speaker similar to Google Home for general voice commands.

Google Nest stated that its inclusion of a microphone was accidentally not included in the listed specifications, and was originally intended to enable future sensor functionality.

On 19 October 2020, Google confirmed that the production of Nest Secure were discontinued officially.

Google Nest Doorbell is a series of smart video doorbells with facial recognition.

In 2021, Google announced the battery-powered Nest Doorbell, while the original Nest Hello was rebranded as the Nest Doorbell .

Google Nest × Yale is a smart lock produced in collaboration with Yale, released March 2018.

In 2021, Google announced the Nest Cam with Floodlight, a version of the Nest Cam Outdoor equipped with two floodlights on each side.

Works with Google Nest was a program that allowed third party devices to communicate with Google Nest products, such as virtual assistants, along with many third-party home automation platforms.

Google Nest stated that it would give "a small number of thoroughly vetted partners" access to additional data.

Honeywell claimed that Google Nest infringed on patents pertaining to remotely controlling a thermostat, power-stealing thermostats, and thermostats designed around a circular, interactive design, similar to the Honeywell T87.

Google Nest has taken the stance that they will see this through to patent court as they suspect Honeywell is trying to harass them, litigiously and financially, out of business.

In 2016, Google Nest announced that the devices of Revolv customers would be bricked on May 15, as they were shutting down the necessary cloud software.

The charge alleged that Nest and Google had engaged in unlawful surveillance and unlawful interrogation of employees in order to prevent them from discussing the work environment at Nest.

Per the terms of service, Google will provide law enforcement with Nest data “[i]f we reasonably believe that we can prevent someone from dying or from suffering serious physical harm…for example, in the case of bomb threats, school shootings, kidnappings, suicide prevention, and missing person cases.