The 1st gen Google Nest Protect has multiple sensors that allow it to know what’s happening in a room and detect dangerous levels of smoke and carbon monoxide. Its sensors can also help tell if someone is at home so that your other products can switch or maintain their behaviour as you expect.
Nest Protect uses information from its sensors to detect potential threats in your home:
- A photoelectric smoke sensor uses light to detect smoke particles in the air.
- A carbon monoxide sensor detects carbon monoxide, an odourless and colourless gas.
Learn more about carbon monoxide - A heat sensor allows Nest Protect to detect sudden rises in temperature. If Nest Protect senses a rapid rise in temperature, it becomes more sensitive to smoke. You get an earlier alert, and more time to handle an emergency.
In addition to protecting you with three safety sensors, Nest Protect includes a humidity sensor, as well as activity sensors that light your path at night.
- Occupancy sensors detect movement. When you walk under Nest Protect, it can to turn on Pathlight and light your way in the dark. Occupancy sensors also help tell if someone is at home.
Learn more about Pathlight
Find out how your home automatically switches to Home or Away with presence sensing - Humidity sensor enables Steam Check. This Nest Protect-exclusive feature uses an advanced software algorithm to reduce nuisance alarms caused by things like steam from your shower.
Learn more about Steam Check - An ambient light sensor lets Nest Protect know when you've shut off the lights for the night so it can automatically turn on Nightly Promise and Pathlight. Nightly Promise will glow green to let you know that everything's working, or yellow if something needs your attention.
Learn more about Nightly Promise
Learn more about Pathlight