<s>
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
smart	O
home	O
products	O
including	O
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
,	O
smart	B-Device
displays	I-Device
,	O
streaming	O
devices	O
,	O
thermostats	O
,	O
smoke	O
detectors	O
,	O
routers	B-Protocol
and	O
security	O
systems	O
including	O
smart	O
doorbells	O
,	O
cameras	B-General_Concept
and	O
smart	B-Device
locks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
brand	O
name	O
was	O
originally	O
owned	O
by	O
Nest	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
co-founded	O
by	O
former	O
Apple	O
engineers	O
Tony	O
Fadell	O
and	O
Matt	O
Rogers	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
offering	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Learning	O
Thermostat	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
programmable	O
,	O
self-learning	O
,	O
sensor-driven	O
,	O
and	O
Wi-Fi-enabled	O
:	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
often	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
Nest	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
smoke	O
and	O
carbon	O
monoxide	O
detectors	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Dropcam	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
its	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
branding	O
of	O
security	O
cameras	B-General_Concept
beginning	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Nest	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
for	O
US	O
$3.2	O
billion	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
employed	O
280	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
employs	O
more	O
than	O
1,100	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
primary	O
engineering	O
center	O
in	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Google	B-Application
reorganized	O
itself	O
under	O
the	O
holding	O
company	O
Alphabet	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
operated	O
independently	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
from	O
2015	O
to	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
was	O
merged	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
home-devices	O
unit	O
led	O
by	O
Rishi	O
Chandra	O
,	O
effectively	O
ceasing	O
to	O
exist	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
electronics	O
products	O
will	O
henceforth	O
be	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
former	O
Apple	O
engineers	O
Tony	O
Fadell	O
and	O
Matt	O
Rogers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
investors	O
in	O
Nest	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
included	O
Shasta	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Kleiner	O
Perkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
acquire	O
Nest	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
for	O
$3.2	O
billion	O
in	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
completed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
would	O
operate	O
independently	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
other	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Nest	B-Application
would	O
buy	O
camera	O
startup	O
Dropcam	O
for	O
$555	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
purchase	O
,	O
Dropcam	O
became	O
integrated	O
with	O
other	O
Nest	B-Application
products	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
Protect	O
alarm	O
is	O
triggered	O
,	O
the	O
Dropcam	O
can	O
automatically	O
start	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Thermostat	O
can	O
use	O
Dropcam	O
to	O
sense	O
for	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
and	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
(	O
a	O
smoke	O
alarm	O
)	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
Belgium	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Dropcam	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
;	O
there	O
were	O
internal	O
reports	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
rebranded	O
camera	O
fell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
both	O
acquired	O
the	O
hub	O
service	O
Revolv	B-Application
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
its	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
gaining	O
the	O
expertise	O
of	O
Revolv	B-Application
's	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
restructure	O
its	O
operations	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Alphabet	O
Inc.	O
,	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
being	O
separated	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
holding	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
some	O
Nest	B-Application
thermostats	O
stopped	O
working	O
,	O
a	O
fault	O
attributed	O
to	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
a	O
fortnight	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Revolv	B-Application
smart	O
hubs	O
,	O
costing	O
several	O
hundred	O
dollars	O
,	O
were	O
deliberately	O
remotely	O
bricked	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
notice	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
lifetime	O
subscription	O
"	O
to	O
Revolv	B-Application
's	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
with	O
the	O
hub	O
,	O
was	O
defined	O
by	O
Nest	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
lifetime	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
ended	O
May	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
to	O
brick	O
the	O
hubs	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
acerbic	O
"	O
corporate	O
culture	O
,	O
faced	O
substantial	O
criticism	O
from	O
within	O
Google/Alphabet	O
and	O
in	O
press	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Nest	B-Application
's	O
staffers	O
came	O
from	O
Dropcam	O
and	O
Revolv	B-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
about	O
70	O
of	O
about	O
1000	O
staffers	O
had	O
quit	O
,	O
causing	O
management	O
concern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
~	O
100	O
Dropcam	O
staffers	O
,	O
about	O
half	O
had	O
left	O
by	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
former	O
Dropcam	O
CEO	O
Greg	O
Duffy	O
(	O
who	O
left	O
8	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
takeover	O
)	O
wrote	O
a	O
post	O
openly	O
regretting	O
selling	O
his	O
company	O
to	O
Nest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Tony	O
Fadell	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
CEO	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
leaving	O
the	O
company	O
he	O
founded	O
with	O
Matt	O
Rogers	O
and	O
stepping	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
advisory	O
"	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
acquisition	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
some	O
press	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
disaster	O
"	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
mid-June	O
2016	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
's	O
problems	O
were	O
considered	O
symptomatic	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
market	O
for	O
home	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
hardware	O
head	O
Rick	O
Osterloh	O
that	O
Nest	B-Application
had	O
been	O
merged	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
hardware	O
division	O
,	O
directly	O
alongside	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
and	O
Chromecast	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
retain	O
its	O
separate	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
headquarters	O
,	O
but	O
Nest	B-Application
CEO	O
Marwan	O
Fawaz	O
would	O
now	O
report	O
to	O
Osterloh	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
tighter	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
platforms	O
and	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
in	O
future	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
CEO	O
Marwan	O
Fawaz	O
stepped	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
was	O
merged	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
home	O
devices	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Rishi	O
Chandra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
keynote	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
will	O
now	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
blanket	O
branding	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
home	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Home	B-Protocol
Hub	I-Protocol
was	O
retroactively	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
Hub	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
larger	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
called	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Hub	O
Max	O
with	O
both	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
and	O
an	O
amplified	O
speaker	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
low-end	O
audio	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
product	O
lines	O
such	O
as	O
Chromecast	B-Device
,	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
will	O
now	O
be	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nest	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
began	O
to	O
deprecate	O
its	O
own	O
internal	O
platforms	O
,	O
announcing	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
"	O
Works	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
"	O
program	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
going	O
forward	O
,	O
and	O
pushing	O
users	O
to	O
migrate	O
themselves	O
from	O
Nest	B-Application
's	O
account	O
system	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
published	O
Nest-specific	O
privacy	O
information	O
outlining	O
a	O
commitment	O
to	O
transparency	O
,	O
not	O
selling	O
personal	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
giving	O
users	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
intent	O
to	O
invest	O
$450	O
million	O
in	O
ADT	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
a	O
6.6	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
companies	O
intend	O
to	O
integrate	O
Nest	B-Application
devices	O
with	O
ADT	O
's	O
security	O
monitoring	O
services	O
and	O
eventually	O
make	O
them	O
the	O
“	O
cornerstone	O
of	O
ADT	O
’s	O
smart	O
home	O
offering	O
”	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
mid-2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
newer	O
Nest	B-Application
cameras	B-General_Concept
will	O
now	O
work	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
Show	I-Device
,	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
to	O
view	O
captured	O
security	O
camera	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Learning	O
Thermostat	O
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
,	O
programmable	O
,	O
and	O
self-learning	O
Wi-Fi-enabled	O
thermostat	O
that	O
optimizes	O
heating	O
and	O
cooling	O
of	O
homes	O
and	O
businesses	O
to	O
conserve	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
can	O
then	O
learn	O
people	O
's	O
schedules	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
temperature	O
they	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
and	O
when	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
thermostat	O
via	O
spinning	O
and	O
clicking	O
of	O
its	O
control	O
wheel	O
(	O
or	O
swiping	O
and	O
tapping	O
on	O
the	O
2020	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
brings	O
up	O
option	O
menus	O
for	O
switching	O
from	O
heating	O
to	O
cooling	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
device	O
settings	O
,	O
energy	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
scheduling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
control	O
Nest	B-Application
without	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
or	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
itself	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
2.6.37	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Thermostat	O
E	O
,	O
a	O
lower-priced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thermostat	O
E	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
as	O
many	O
wiring	O
connectors	O
as	O
the	O
higher-end	O
model	O
;	O
Nest	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
support	O
at	O
least	O
85%	O
of	O
homes	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
95%	O
for	O
the	O
standard	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
"	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rotating	O
ring	O
found	O
on	O
other	O
Nest	B-Application
models	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
strip	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
thermostat	O
body	O
,	O
with	O
swiping	O
and	O
tapping	O
of	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
strip	O
being	O
the	O
input	O
method	O
for	O
this	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HVAC	O
compatibility	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
E	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
bases	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
and	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
E	O
are	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
second	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
smoke	O
and	O
carbon	O
monoxide	O
detector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
(	O
the	O
black	O
is	O
exclusively	O
sold	O
through	O
Nest	B-Application
directly	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
comes	O
in	O
battery	O
or	O
AC-powered	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
features	O
a	O
multicolored	O
light	O
ring	O
which	O
is	O
color-coded	O
to	O
indicate	O
different	O
operations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
yellow	O
to	O
indicate	O
an	O
early	O
warning	O
or	O
red	O
if	O
an	O
alarm	O
is	O
sounding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
warns	O
of	O
an	O
alarm	O
sounding	O
briefly	O
before	O
it	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Thermostat	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
Auto-Away	O
feature	O
information	O
that	O
someone	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
shut	O
off	O
the	O
furnace	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
a	O
fire	O
or	O
carbon	O
monoxide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
were	O
suspended	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
the	O
alarm	O
feature	O
to	O
be	O
accidentally	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
440,000	O
existing	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
units	O
were	O
recalled	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
problem	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
was	O
distributed	O
to	O
disable	O
this	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
(	O
officially	O
termed	O
the	O
"	O
second	O
generation	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
includes	O
an	O
improved	O
sensor	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
two	O
wavelengths	O
of	O
light	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
detect	O
both	O
smoldering	O
and	O
flaming	O
fires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
carbon	O
monoxide	O
sensor	O
lasts	O
longer	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
lasting	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
original	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
lasts	O
seven	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
can	O
be	O
silenced	O
using	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
device	I-Device
,	O
if	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
or	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
not	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
will	O
test	O
itself	O
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safety	O
Rewards	O
allows	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
users	O
that	O
have	O
their	O
insurance	O
through	O
American	O
Family	O
and	O
Liberty	O
Mutual	O
to	O
get	O
savings	O
off	O
their	O
bill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
acquired	O
Dropcam	O
,	O
maker	O
of	O
the	O
Dropcam	O
security	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
and	O
rebranded	O
security	O
camera	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dropcam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
are	O
a	O
1080p	O
video	O
resolution	O
,	O
a	O
rotating	O
,	O
magnetic	O
stand	O
,	O
night	O
vision	O
,	O
two-way	O
talk	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
motion	O
alerts	O
,	O
and	O
optional	O
Nest	B-Application
Aware	O
cloud	O
services	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
renamed	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Indoor	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Outdoor	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Indoor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
either	O
battery-powered	O
or	O
wired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
security	O
flaws	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
products	O
were	O
reported	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
burglar	O
to	O
hack	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
always-on	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
signal	O
and	O
stop	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
released	O
a	O
security	O
update	O
later	O
that	O
month	O
that	O
fixed	O
the	O
vulnerabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Outdoor	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
adapted	O
for	O
outdoor	O
monitoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Indoor	O
is	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
to	O
withstand	O
outdoor	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
second-generation	O
,	O
battery-powered	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Outdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
IQ	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
premium	O
model	O
of	O
their	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Indoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
recognize	O
and	O
distinguish	O
between	O
different	O
faces	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Aware	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
indoor	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Cam	O
IQ	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
add	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
IQ	O
Indoor	O
and	O
Outdoor	O
were	O
both	O
discontinued	O
ahead	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
planned	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
security	O
cameras	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
Secure	O
is	O
a	O
home	O
security	O
system	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
Nest	B-Application
Guard	O
(	O
an	O
alarm	O
,	O
keypad	O
,	O
and	O
motion	O
sensor	O
with	O
embedded	O
microphone	O
)	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
Detect	O
(	O
a	O
door/window	O
and	O
motion	O
sensor	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nest	B-Application
Tag	O
(	O
a	O
key	O
chain	O
fob	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Brinks	O
Home	O
Security	O
for	O
a	O
monthly	O
plan	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Protect	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
professionally	O
monitored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Guard	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
add	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
effectively	O
double	O
as	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
similar	O
to	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
for	O
general	O
voice	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
microphone	O
was	O
accidentally	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
listed	O
specifications	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
enable	O
future	O
sensor	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Nest	B-Application
Secure	O
were	O
discontinued	O
officially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
did	O
not	O
explain	O
the	O
reason	O
behind	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Nest	B-Application
Secure	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
confirm	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
7	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Application
Doorbell	O
(	O
originally	O
launched	O
as	O
Nest	B-Application
Hello	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
smart	O
video	O
doorbells	O
with	O
facial	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
battery-powered	O
Nest	B-Application
Doorbell	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Nest	B-Application
Hello	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Doorbell	O
(	O
wired	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
2nd	O
generation	O
Nest	B-Application
Doorbell	O
(	O
wired	O
)	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
adding	O
back	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Doorbell	O
(	O
battery	O
)	O
even	O
when	O
wired	O
,	O
including	O
24/7	O
recording	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
Aware	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
×	O
Yale	O
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
lock	I-Device
produced	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Yale	O
,	O
released	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
Nest	B-Application
Connect	O
or	O
Nest	B-Application
Guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
with	O
Floodlight	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
Cam	O
Outdoor	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
floodlights	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
was	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
allowed	O
third	O
party	O
devices	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	O
assistants	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
third-party	O
home	O
automation	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
many	O
smart	B-Device
device	I-Device
manufacturers	O
have	O
direct	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
including	O
Whirlpool	O
and	O
GE	O
Appliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Works	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
effective	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
being	O
directed	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
integration	O
instead	O
;	O
doing	O
so	O
will	O
remove	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Works	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
this	O
change	O
was	O
for	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
reasons	O
;	O
as	O
third-party	O
devices	O
may	O
only	O
integrate	O
with	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
ecosystem	O
via	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
heavily	O
restricted	O
in	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
personal	O
data	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
devices	O
they	O
will	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
give	O
"	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
thoroughly	O
vetted	O
partners	O
"	O
access	O
to	O
additional	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
faced	O
criticism	O
for	O
potentially	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
functionality	O
:	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Lutron	O
and	O
SimpliSafe	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
products	O
 '	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
platform	O
(	O
which	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
thermostat	O
's	O
home	O
and	O
away	O
modes	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
affected	O
by	O
this	O
change	O
,	O
while	O
Google	B-Application
explicitly	O
named	O
IFTTT	B-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
integrated	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
access	O
it	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
The	O
Verge	O
argued	O
that	O
this	O
change	O
created	O
a	O
closed	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
fragmentation	B-Application
of	O
the	O
smart	O
home	O
market	O
by	O
potentially	O
blocking	O
integration	O
with	O
products	O
that	O
directly	O
compete	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
clarified	O
its	O
deprecation	O
plans	O
for	O
Works	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
:	O
existing	O
integrations	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
disabled	O
after	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
will	O
only	O
receive	O
maintenance	O
updates	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
replicating	O
Nest	B-Application
platform	O
functions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Assistant	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
integrating	O
Nest	B-Application
's	O
Home/Away	O
triggers	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Routines	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
maintaining	O
integration	O
between	O
Nest	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Honeywell	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
claiming	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
patents	O
had	O
been	O
infringed	O
by	O
Nest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
stated	O
they	O
believe	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
allegedly	O
infringed	O
patents	O
were	O
actually	O
violated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honeywell	O
claimed	O
that	O
Nest	B-Application
infringed	O
on	O
patents	O
pertaining	O
to	O
remotely	O
controlling	O
a	O
thermostat	O
,	O
power-stealing	O
thermostats	O
,	O
and	O
thermostats	O
designed	O
around	O
a	O
circular	O
,	O
interactive	O
design	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Honeywell	O
T87	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Application
has	O
taken	O
the	O
stance	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
see	O
this	O
through	O
to	O
patent	O
court	O
as	O
they	O
suspect	O
Honeywell	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
harass	O
them	O
,	O
litigiously	O
and	O
financially	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Alert	O
sued	O
Nest	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
voice	O
alert	O
functionality	O
and	O
a	O
design	O
trait	O
of	O
the	O
Nest	B-Application
protect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
of	O
Revolv	B-Application
customers	O
would	O
be	O
bricked	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
necessary	O
cloud	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karl	O
Bode	O
and	O
Emmanuel	O
Malberg	O
of	O
Vice	O
News	O
compared	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
remote	O
deletion	O
of	O
purchased	O
Xbox	B-Device
Fitness	I-Device
content	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
an	O
employee	O
filed	O
an	O
unfair	O
labor	O
practice	O
charge	O
with	O
the	O
National	O
Labor	O
Relations	O
Board	O
against	O
Nest	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
charge	O
also	O
alleged	O
that	O
Nest	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
engaged	O
in	O
unlawful	O
surveillance	O
and	O
unlawful	O
interrogation	O
of	O
employees	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
discussing	O
the	O
work	O
environment	O
at	O
Nest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
German	O
activist	O
group	O
Peng	O
Collective	O
released	O
a	O
parody	O
website	O
named	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
,	O
satirizing	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
privacy	O
policies	O
and	O
practices	O
with	O
fake	O
products	O
imitating	O
Google	B-Application
art	O
style	O
,	O
supposedly	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
"	O
an	O
intensive	O
period	O
of	O
studying	O
user	O
behavior	O
"	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
public	O
debate	O
around	O
privacy	O
and	O
government	O
surveillance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
described	O
four	O
purported	O
new	O
services	O
lampooning	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
data	O
gathering	O
tendencies	O
made	O
possible	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
:	O
Google	B-Application
Trust	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Hug	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Bee	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Bye	O
,	O
respectively	O
a	O
"	O
data	O
insurance	O
"	O
paid	O
with	O
personal	O
data	O
,	O
a	O
location	B-Application
service	I-Application
encouraging	O
in-person	O
emotional	O
interactions	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
personal	O
drone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
memorial	O
website	O
created	O
from	O
automatically	O
collected	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
trademark	O
lawyers	O
issued	O
a	O
cease-and-desist	O
letter	O
to	O
Peng	O
,	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
to	O
transfer	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Per	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
will	O
provide	O
law	O
enforcement	O
with	O
Nest	B-Application
data	O
“[i]f	O
we	O
reasonably	O
believe	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
prevent	O
someone	O
from	O
dying	O
or	O
from	O
suffering	O
serious	O
physical	O
harm	O
…	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
bomb	O
threats	O
,	O
school	O
shootings	O
,	O
kidnappings	O
,	O
suicide	O
prevention	O
,	O
and	O
missing	O
person	O
cases.	O
”	O
In	O
certain	O
situations	O
,	O
this	O
may	O
be	O
done	O
without	O
a	O
warrant	O
.	O
</s>
