Google Sunsets Two Devices From Its Nest Smart Home Product Line (pcworld.com)
(Sunday March 30, 2025 @11:34AM (EditorDavid)
from the leaving-the-Nest dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/30/0454215/google-sunsets-two-devices-from-its-nest-smart-home-product-line
- Source link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2652011/google-is-moving-on-from-smoke-detectors-and-smart-locks.html
"After a long run, Google is sunsetting two of its signature Nest products," [1]reports PC World :
> Google has just announced that it's discontinuing the 10-year-old Nest Protect and the 7-year-old Nest x Yale lock. Both of those products will continue to work, and — for now — they remain on sale at the Google Store, complete with discounts until supplies run out. But while Google itself is exiting the smoke alarm and smart lock business, it isn't leaving Google Home users in the lurch. Instead, it's teeing up third-party replacements [2]for the Nest Protect and Nest X Yale lock, with both new products coming from familiar brands... Capable of being unlocked via app, entry code, or a traditional key, the Yale Smart Lock with Matter is set to arrive this summer, according to Yale.
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> While both the existing Nest Protect and Nest x Yale lock will continue to operate and receive security patches, those who purchased the second-generation Nest Protect near its 2015 launch date should probably replace the product anyway. That's because the CO sensors in carbon monoxide detectors like the Nest Protect have a [3]roughly 10-year life expectancy .
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> Nest Protect and the Nest X Yale lock were two of the oldest products in Google's smart home lineup, and both were showing their age.
[1] https://www.pcworld.com/article/2652011/google-is-moving-on-from-smoke-detectors-and-smart-locks.html
[2] https://www.resideo.com/us/en/corporate/newsroom/all-articles/first-alert-and-google-nest-announce-connected-life-safety-partnership/
[3] https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9249296#zippy=%2Cwhy-nest-protect-has-an-expiration-date&xcust=2-1-2652011-1-0-0-0-0&sref=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2652011/google-is-moving-on-from-smoke-detectors-and-smart-locks.html
> Google has just announced that it's discontinuing the 10-year-old Nest Protect and the 7-year-old Nest x Yale lock. Both of those products will continue to work, and — for now — they remain on sale at the Google Store, complete with discounts until supplies run out. But while Google itself is exiting the smoke alarm and smart lock business, it isn't leaving Google Home users in the lurch. Instead, it's teeing up third-party replacements [2]for the Nest Protect and Nest X Yale lock, with both new products coming from familiar brands... Capable of being unlocked via app, entry code, or a traditional key, the Yale Smart Lock with Matter is set to arrive this summer, according to Yale.
>
> While both the existing Nest Protect and Nest x Yale lock will continue to operate and receive security patches, those who purchased the second-generation Nest Protect near its 2015 launch date should probably replace the product anyway. That's because the CO sensors in carbon monoxide detectors like the Nest Protect have a [3]roughly 10-year life expectancy .
>
> Nest Protect and the Nest X Yale lock were two of the oldest products in Google's smart home lineup, and both were showing their age.
[1] https://www.pcworld.com/article/2652011/google-is-moving-on-from-smoke-detectors-and-smart-locks.html
[2] https://www.resideo.com/us/en/corporate/newsroom/all-articles/first-alert-and-google-nest-announce-connected-life-safety-partnership/
[3] https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9249296#zippy=%2Cwhy-nest-protect-has-an-expiration-date&xcust=2-1-2652011-1-0-0-0-0&sref=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2652011/google-is-moving-on-from-smoke-detectors-and-smart-locks.html
My 15 year old z-wave devices (Score:2)
Are still working just fine. Cloud connected is just a fancy way of saying "planned obsolescence". Once again, you get what you pay for.