Google Nest Doorbell (Battery) – Ash

Best video doorbell around!
When we moved into our new apartment there was no doorbell or peephole at the front door. I compared many brands of video doorbell before landing on the Google Nest. I’ve been completely satisfied with the Nest through 6 months of use. Through the Google Home app you are able to watch live and get notified by motion detection whenever somebody walks up to your door. The camera and sound quality is great with no lag and you can access the last 3 hours of recording for free. I know Google offers a subscription to increase the storage capacity, but personally I don’t think it’s necessary. I got the battery version because I wasn’t able to install electrical in a rental unit, but the battery life is great. I typically charge it every other month and it takes only a few hours to fully recharge via any USB-C cord. Highly recommend!

Updated Review – Took off a star
Updated ReviewI was disappointed to learn this product does not integrate well with 2 of my Google TVs and an older Chromecast device on another. There are no notifications when the doorbell is pressed. If I ask my TV to display the front door camera, it recognizes the command and doorbell, and indicates it is streaming the device. It looks like it is connecting, but instead of the camera feed, it displays a camera icon with a slash through it. You can see it in one of the images I posted. I can still access the camera by using the Google Home app on the TV, it will pull it up that way, so it’s not the end of the world. Just pretty disappointing. Otherwise, it’s truly a nice camera. I adjusted the zones to the point where I eliminated false positive notifications and only get notified now exactly when, how and where I want. Read my original review for more information.Original ReviewVery simple to install. The mounting plate lined up perfectly with my regular doorbell which was an unexpected bonus. I just swapped out the 2 wires and was done, not even 5 minutes. I have google speakers throughout my house, and a couple of Google TVs. I do use the Google Eco System but also have Alexa products. I looked at differences between this product and Ring, watched and read plenty of reviews, and landed on this wired product. I did not want to be concerned with batteries. I have an old house, wasn’t sure if the transformer had the power for this but I took a chance and it worked out.I did install the chime module that comes with it, and that too was simple to install in my electronic door bell. Two wires as well, you just have to make sure you are connecting the chime to the right place, meaning front or back door bell. The app walks you through it and explains everything you need to do. Anyone can install this if you’re of sound mind and body.The best part of this are the zones you can setup for notification and the type of notification. I only needed 2 zones, one for people and one for packages. Anything outside of those two zones will record people but not alert me. You can choose and select options on when and what you want to get notified for.It has very good, crisp and clear video images. I included images of what livestream looks like using the Google Home app, some of the events it captured, the 2 zones I created, and not but capture, which is also high quality but unlike daytime, night time is black and white.After 1 day of use, I can honestly say I think this is a fantastic product. I received notification that a package was left, and to my surprise, after I retrieved it, there was a notification on my phone that the package was missing. Of course it captured me retrieving it, but I thought that was fantastic and didn’t recall reading about that feature or seeing it in reviews. Of course I could have just missed it but it’s nice to know you can go back and see porch pirates that are out there.Earlier I mentioned I have google speakers throughout the house. I chose which ones to alert when the doorbell is pressed. There are a lot of options and customization. I highly recommend this product, well worth the $99 deal I got on n Amazon for a wired 2nd Gen doorbell.

Overall: expensive but worth it for what you get.Exactly what I wanted, I had previously tried a blink doorbell but there was such a bad delay in triggering it would only ever capture people walking away. This is fantastic, It’s responsive, great quality, the mounting wedge is great as it puts it at the perfect angle and means you can mount on the doorframe instead of the door, and it seems very well built. I went for the 2nd generation wired doorbell because i didn’t want to bother with batteries. I live in the UK, so had to order it from America, and for setup I had to also purchase a siemens 4AC3214-0 to be able to meet the power requirements but was a very straightforward process to set up especially if you already have a doorbell that you can use the existing wires. Picture quality is great, zoom is great, price is on the expensive side especially when you factor in the transformer as well but as a result you get in my opinion the best there is at the moment. Especially with the features of nest aware like being able to differentiate between animals, people and saved people (IE “Sam is at the door” is pretty cool). So if you’re willing to spend the money, I highly recommend.

Excelente integración con google home, yo tengo los google nest hub y es inmediato la replica de todo. Solo hay que tener en cuenta que se requiere un voltaje de 16 a 24 volts para que se considere un transformador adecuado

Easy to install and works great.