Question

I'm looking at buying Nest Protect smoke detectors here in Canada. Will they work with Alexa and/or Smarthings? If so, any assistance in how as this smart devices is still new to use would be appreciated.  

Answer 1

No, Nest Protect can’t be integrated with anything since Google dropped “Works with Nest”.  

Comments

@hambrick there is a new handler that will make it work again.  

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@unclothe1851 what do you mean by that comment.  

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Kris, thank you. I'll have a look

Answer 2

They can't be integrated but . I still recommend them.  

Comments

Tom, if my wife and I want to receive notification when we are away from home how do we set that up and is it free. Don't want to pay monthly fees.  

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@nettie it is free the nest app works great. Plus u can set it so low battery on happens in daytime it gives u plenty of warning. I have them in both homes

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@nettie Another Another vote with @hinder here. Connects via your home router and notifies your mobile via their app. If somehow your house caught fire and there was no WiFi, say the router was the cause, then they revert to simply being dumb smoke/fire alarms.  

Answer 3

Stay away from Nest. If you have dumb wired interconnected detectors just add an Ecolink Firefighter.  

Answer 4

I’ve been using NST Manager for years with SmartThings. Works fine.  

Answer 5

Google could have answered this question in seconds.  

Answer 6

Nest protect smoke detectors are the first and last Google smart home product i've purchased. Dropped $1k on them, installed to find out they dropped "Works with Nest" like a bastard stepchild and i cant run any automations with them. Junk!  

Comments

@goad588 Thanks yes i did see that, but it's paid and needs a browser tab left open logged in to Nest to work as far as i can see. It's just not the most practical thing just to make some automatons run in the event of a fire unfortunately.  

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You just need to not log off to keep the session active. The browser tab can be closed, and you can even turn off your desktop.  

Answer 7

DONT DO IT! I have 10 and wish I didn’t.  False alerts here and there. And battery hogs.  

Comments

@manichaeism Klabik strange not one false alert on mine and still original batteries five years later.  

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@abduction459 interesting bc I’m not the only one who’s delt with false alerts. I will say I haven’t had a false alert in 1 year. Knock on wood. But I’ve had false alert at 2 am. During the day. When the house was completely still. And this was the first 2-3 years I had them. I have them in garage. Basement, bed rooms. And it wasn’t just one unit. Some people also forget they came out with a gen 2 and changed how they detect stuff. You using gen 2’s And yes I still use them

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@abduction459 do you have power ran to them?  

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@manichaeism Klabik mine are gen 2 I believe and no power, just battery. All tech is so different, some people never have issues while others do. But from my reading many people love these detectors.  

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@abduction459 hmm sounds like they REALLY Improved on the gen 2 battery then.