I wonder, how many people consider Google products for something and go with another provider because you can't count on the product to exist long term?
I own a Nest Secure and actually really really love it. It syncs with my Nest + Yale door locks, so when I keypad into my house, it auto-disarms, which is amazing. I don't carry keys with me anymore, and the lock is gorgeous.<p>It's also just _really_ nice. They put a lot of thoughtfulness into the Nest Detect motion/door open sensor. They filter out my dogs near perfectly. The voice warnings are great and useful. The keypad is nice. And it's integrated into the Nest app so I have a one-stop shop.<p>Google just invested $400M into ADT... so I have to believe these things are related. They also committed to re-manufacturing Nest Detects, so they're not _completely_ sunsetting this. I wonder if they have another version of this, or an ADT-linked version that just got delayed by pandemic, but they sold through their stock and decided to do this in the interim, but I feel like it's weird they wouldn't just announce that.<p>It's worth noting that the monitoring service for Nest Secure is NOT ADT, it's Brinks/Moni. So I wonder if that's a big part of their reasoning. They've put their money behind a direct competitor essentially, so maybe they don't want to feed money away from their new investment.<p>I'm more worried about the clear writing on the wall to spin down the Nest app. The Google Home duplicated work is simply no where near parity yet, and I fear it won't be for quite some time. When they eventually tell us they're sunsetting the Nest app (in a year or two, if I had to guess, maybe sooner?), I really hope they'll have the scrubber timeline view and maintain the auto-lock and such.<p>As someone who's bought fully into the Google Home/Nest ecosystem, but is also keenly aware of Google's penchant for Old Yellering the hell out of things... this doesn't really surprise me. But I hope they support it for a long time to come. It's a really nice system.
Is this another "Classic Google" move? I was considering a Nest security system a few years ago, and wasn't sure whether it was a plus or a minus that they're part of Google. I guess now it's shown to be a minus. It's nice that they're offering support, but buying Nest Secure means you're buying into the ecosystem and this is a big proclamation that the ecosystem is not growing.
I was a chump and invested in quite an expensive Nest Secure installation. I have actually really liked it so far, however this has shaken my confidence in trusting Google long-term with anything let alone a product they're not selling any longer. Any recommendations on an eventual replacement?
> We are committed to bringing our users the same feature and software support they’ve always had with Nest Secure, including existing cross-product integrations within the Nest ecosystem. We will also continue to deliver critical security updates and software fixes. Nest Secure owners shouldn’t notice any difference with their service.
Wow. A short while ago I was evaluating home security systems and narrowed it to two. One of those was Nest.<p>I feel lucky today. I picked the other provider.
I assume that it's related to Google's recent investment in ADT. ADT likely doesn't want Google competing directly with them.<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-adt-stake-idUSKBN24Z1A6" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-adt-stake-idUSKBN2...</a>
Damn. I just moved into a new place, and I was looking at getting the Nest Secure, as the ADT systems seem to archaic to me.<p>Does anyone know of any comparable, high-tech systems?
Go with a vendor that's serious about comprehensive security.[1][2] Google/Nest just imports the hardware from China anyway. Cut out the middleman and buy direct.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhilteqHikvision/videos/352184842615514/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/PhilteqHikvision/videos/35218484261...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://youtu.be/-gAUW5tW4eQ" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/-gAUW5tW4eQ</a>