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Nest Dials Back Your Camera Quality and Bandwidth Usage in Response to COVID-19

Tim April 14, 2020

Nest is responding to COVID-19 with the lowering of camera quality and bandwidth usage for all users. According to an email sent to all users, Nest specifies that settings for quality and bandwidth will be adjusted to the "default setting." This move should...

Nest is Down, At Least Parts of It (Updated)

Kellen March 27, 2020

Google took the stage yesterday with a partial outage of several services on the east coast. Today, another of Google's divisions is having its moment in the spotlight. Nest is down. For the past couple of hours, Nest has experienced both full and partial...

Nest Outage Prompts Refunds to Nest Aware Subscribers

Kellen February 27, 2020

Earlier this week, Google's Nest experienced an outage that prevented their cameras from recording and streaming live for a solid 4 hours. During that time, no video history was captured, which you can imagine probably left some folks worried about their homes...

Not Using a Google Account With Nest? Better Get Used to Two-Factor Authentication

Tim February 12, 2020

Announced this week, Nest will soon be taking additional steps to ensure that its users' accounts stay protected. The major change, which is happening this spring, is the requirement of non-Google account users to go through two-factor authentication (2FA) in...

All the Nest WiFi Units are Discounted at the Moment

Kellen December 27, 2019

Nest WiFi, the newest mesh WiFi system from Google, is discounted on various levels right now. You can grab bundles or single units, all at varying price cuts. Today, Best Buy has the Nest WiFi 3-pack, which includes the Nest WiFi router and 2 mesh Points, at...

All the Nest Hub and Google Home Deals

Kellen November 29, 2019

Google Home and Google Nest love Black Friday deals. Upgrading your smart home is typically a move you should only make during Black Friday weekend because you can buy multiple items to enhance the experience at the best prices of the year. That's no different...

Nest Secure Security System Gets Glass Break Detection

Tim November 6, 2019

Nest announced this week that glass break detection is arriving for the Nest Secure security system early this month, specifically for the Nest Guard unit. The way it works is simple. Users will need to have Nest Guard within 15ft. of whatever glass or door...

New Nest Aware Pricing Model Coming in 2020, All Devices Covered for One Price

Tim October 15, 2019

Nest Aware subscriptions are rather confusing and can be considered pricey for those with multiple devices, but come 2020, that's all changing. Announced this morning, a "new" Nest Aware subscription model will cover an entire home, not just individual devices...