Google Nest Protect forced to use Google app: Difference between revisions

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 |Company=Google, Nest
+|StartDate=2025-03-28
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 |Status=Active
 |ProductLine=Nest Protect
 |Product=Nest Protect Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm (all generations)
-|ArticleType=Service
+|ArticleType=Incident
 |Type=Forced Migration
 |Description=Google forcing Nest Protect users to migrate from Nest app to Google Home app with expanded data collection terms to maintain functionality.
 }}
-==Background==
+[[Google]] has announced significant changes to its [[Google Nest]] Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector product line.<ref name="google-blog">"[https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/Upcoming-changes-to-our-device-portfolio-featuring-Nest-Protect-and-Nest-x/ba-p/708064 Upcoming changes to our device portfolio featuring Nest Protect and Nest x]." Google Nest Community ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0326-0445-02/https://www.googlenestcommunity.com:443/t5/Blog/Upcoming-changes-to-our-device-portfolio-featuring-Nest-Protect-and-Nest-x/ba-p/708064 Archived])</ref> The company is discontinuing the Nest Protect product line and requiring existing users to migrate to the Google Home app to maintain device functionality.
-Google has announced significant changes to its Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector product line<ref name="google-blog">"Upcoming changes to our device portfolio featuring Nest Protect and Nest x." Google Nest Community, www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/Upcoming-changes-to-our-device-portfolio-featuring-Nest-Protect-and-Nest-x/ba-p/708064.</ref>. The company is discontinuing the Nest Protect product line and requiring existing users to migrate to the Google Home app to maintain device functionality.
-==Service Changes==
+==Service changes==
-According to Google's announcement, Nest Protect was previously "only available via the Nest app" but has now been moved to the Google Home app<ref name="google-blog" />. Google states: "Earlier this year, the Google Home app launched a new smoke & CO experience into Public Preview, which brings the Nest Protect to the Google Home app for the first time alongside your favorite devices from thousands of brands"<ref name="google-blog" />.
+According to Google's announcement, Nest Protect was previously "only available via the Nest app" but has now been moved to the Google Home app.<ref name="google-blog" /> Google states: "Earlier this year, the Google Home app launched a new smoke & CO experience into Public Preview, which brings the Nest Protect to the Google Home app for the first time alongside your favorite devices from thousands of brands".<ref name="google-blog" />
-===Data Collection Implications===
+===Data collection implications===
 The migration from the Nest app to the Google Home app subjects users to Google's broader terms of service and data collection policies. Users who purchased Nest Protect devices under Nest's original privacy commitments must now accept Google's comprehensive data collection practices to maintain their smoke detector's smart features.
-===Product Discontinuation===
+===Product discontinuation===
-Google has confirmed that Nest Protect will no longer be available for purchase<ref name="google-blog" />. The company is directing new customers to alternatives, specifically mentioning that "The First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm will also work via the Google Home app"<ref name="google-blog" />.
+Google has confirmed that Nest Protect will no longer be available for purchase.<ref name="google-blog" /> The company is directing new customers to alternatives, specifically mentioning that "The First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm will also work via the Google Home app".<ref name="google-blog" />
 ===Google's response===
-Google positions this change as bringing Nest Protect functionality "alongside your favorite devices from thousands of brands" in the Google Home app<ref name="google-blog" />. The company has not addressed concerns about the expanded data collection requirements or provided options for users who prefer to maintain their devices under the original Nest app terms.
+Google positions this change as bringing Nest Protect functionality "alongside your favorite devices from thousands of brands" in the Google Home app.<ref name="google-blog" /> The company has not addressed concerns about the expanded data collection requirements or provided options for users who prefer to maintain their devices under the original Nest app terms.
 ==Lawsuit==