Google - Nest Hello (1st Generation)

I know I'm in the minority, but I opted to use the rtsp feed from the 1st gen nest hello and run it through my own ML pipeline for descriptive notifications. it's also a millisecond level response instead of 5-30 seconds + (if ever) going through googles pipeline, and actually recognizes residents contextually to suppress noise, and doesn't have a subscription fee for what is now a commodity feature They haven't released anything on the hardware side worth an upgrade for me, and their software I want to be moving further away from, not closer

I've got a gen 1 nest hello, wired for power, using nest audio / minis as the chimes.... The annoying thing is how long it takes to chime when the bell is pressed... Is this any better?

Honestly, given the state of Google products, I’d have to say my gen 1 nest hello doorbell has given me the least amount of issues. Not entirely sure how the new gen of doorbells are. I’ve had my gen 1 for almost 6 years now.

1st gen wired hello supports hksv once migrated to Google home. Using one on my back door and it’s been solid.

Interesting, I wonder why it isn’t giving you the option… I was pretty happy when starling released an update to support hksv on the 1st gen since it was just sitting in the garage! Made it my Backdoor doorbell and it’s been great with its peeling and all haha!!

Where are they selling it? I can’t find it in the Nest store. My current one that I bought and installed in 2018. Finally broke. Not sure what happened. Of course this happens when I am in the shower!! The house doorbell went absolutely berserk and was constantly ringing. Nobody outside, no one pressed the button. The doorbell it self seemed hotter than normal. I can’t find one of the 2k ones. My first gen was a 3 megapixel camera. The 2nd gen ones are only 1.3 megapixel. Talk about going backwards

Moi perso j’ai la Google Nest Hello de 1ere génération et j’en suis vraiment pas content. Ca fait 6 ans que je la garde car je n’ai pas trouvé d’autre sonnette tournant 24H/24 et 7J/7. L’intégration Google Home est foireuse, la sonnette sonne bien mais je n’ai jamais réussi à avoir une image sur le Google Hub Max. Pourtant ma connexion est bonne … bref le vrai sujet est de trouver une sonnette qui tourne tout le temps et qui dispose d’un écran externe qui est réactif et propose une image dans un délai acceptable. 

UK resident here, with the original (v1) Nest Hello, and I am using a mains plug-in AC/AC converter that drops the voltage from 240V to 18V / 500mA. Would you know if this would be adequate for the Gen3 doorbell? Hoping to do a straight swap out for the Gen3.

I own the Gen 1, now still. If I intend to upgrade, I can simply replace it with the same cabling? I have a Chime (bell) connected together with Gen 1. Thanks if you can comment.

Same here with my two units. The only real issue I'm faced with is the peeling of the coating (just ever so slightly - not too bad).

I think it's just the newer ones. My I first gen nest didn't do this. I am looking at other options now

I think it looks slightly better and it’s good that you can see more of the ground. It’s one reason why I’m considering upgrading, my gen1 Nest Hello rarely sees when a package is delivered because the drivers place them so close to the door. I could be wrong, but I think the 2k resolution is more to give Gemini higher quality data to analyse rather than to give us a significant upgrade on picture quality. My new 2k outdoor camera gives a lot more detailed notifications now compared to my doorbell. My 2k camera will say “Grey Tesla drives by” vs “car drives by”

The Google Nest Hello doorbell does this, but the 5 - to 10-second delay on my phone is annoying.

1: Picture quality improvement is negligible because of the wider field of view. 2: I preferred the color saturations on the hello, in comparison to the 2k 3rd generation. 3: The video quality leaves a lot to be desired. They should’ve went with a 4K resolution sensor. 4: Colors seam washed out. My Nest Hello was mounted using the wedge. I opted not to use it on the 3rd generation. The image above is an overlay of the images from each doorbell.

Not to mention the notifications are lightning quick now! I went from an early Nest hello to this new 3rd gen 2k and it’s amazing.

For sure. But then I have no night vision at all. I came from the nest hello which had excellent IR and didn’t have the lights. I just prefer the standard IR is all.

Night vision on the 2k is absolutely horrible compared to the Nest Hello

The battery one can be wired, but it's so ugly. My Nest Hello wired died, Google RMAed it, but the RMA device won't pair, I'm currently stuck in limbo with Google support trying to get it resolved and now they've discontinued them! Should be interesting...

depends where you live. Original Nest doorbell is 24/7 recording (if you pay for nest aware plus) Or the wired 2nd gen which for some reason hasn't released in alot of country's including the UK. They have changed the app now so you don't hear a ding dong from your phone anymore which means you miss most of the doorbell rings as it's just a notification like any other app. Ruined the functionality for me as for the wiring. Dead easy if you are relatively near to a socket. Just buy a Nest doorbell adapter from amazon, feed the wires from the plug to the doorbell and plug her in. Obviously you'll need to drill into the door or frame and poke the wires through. I think 10ft will be ok, even easier if you can hide it under carpet

The alternative is getting the nest hello (the original doorbell) and setting it up on the nest app and never converting your nest account to a Google one. That would keep the ding songs as it were 😂

new camera will have (compared to 1st gen hello) * wider fov (166 vs 160) * higher resolution (2048x2048 vs 1600x1200) * and wider wedge in the box. * A ton of info/specs not known yet

Im still on a nest hello..doesnt seem like much of an upgrade.

I have a Nest Hello currently, never had an issue with southern sun.

I have a nest cam indoor IQ as well and it does not do zoomed in previews like the new nest doorbell 2k does (which I also have installed). I also had the prior nest doorbell which is what this new 2k version replaced. It also did not do zoomed in previews of the event.

Does this one offer the ability to zoom in and lock in recordings at that zoom level? The Nest Hello allows this.

Thanks. I sill have the nest Hello….and actually a backup hello still in the box, lol. My concern is for us the doorbell is on the right side wall of the house, at a 90 degree angle from the door. With the view being even wider on the 2K doorbell, I am concerned that my actual door would take up 30% or more of the frame.

I don't think the UK got the previous wired doorbell either. I replaced my old faulty Nest Hello with another Hello because I didn't want a battery one that I needed to recharge every week in winter

I have no idea why the new doorbell is only for Canada and the US. I already had to import the first nest doorbell from the US to Australia. Voltage issues shouldn't be an issue as the power brick just converts to 15-20v for the nest cam, works no different to a phone charger lol.

I use nest gen 1 doorbell and use the starling hub to bring it into HK - no issues.

Big thanks! I was able to get it installed today. A bit more trouble than my (now dead) gen 1 was, but I got it. Thanks!

I replace a gen 1 for a gen 3 since the camera was peeling, I like the 2k though, I also noticed it catching more events and describe them accurately. We have to see how will be with Gemini

I have a few Wyze cams (NOT a doorbell), and can confirm that although they will display on Google/Nest hubs when commanded to, they take ages to hook up. I also have a 2nd Gen Wired Nest Doorbell. It's great, and displays in portrait mode, unlike the 1st Gen that's landscape from memory. There's still a few seconds latency with it but it's usable. The 2nd Gen is good at face recognition and is pretty much an all round good device, except for the wifi hookup which is poor. I have mine displayed permanently on a tablet on my desk, and it drops out and can't load the feed several times a day. I should also point out that I replaced the 1st Gen because that was also patchy on the wifi. I'd be happy to change it for something more reliable but I don't know of anything else that works with the Google/Nest hubs

I had the Gen 1 wired doorbell and now I just purchased the 3rd gen wired doorbell and overall I do appreciate the 3rd gen better because it gives me a wider field of view. I like quality better and obviously that it works with Gemini. I feel like my notifications are much better and more detailed

Most of the other offerings are not going to work as seamless as Google's devices for obvious reasons. I went from a 1st gen Nest doorbell to a Eufy E340. I can pull up the live stream on my Nest Hubs and Google Home app but I've lost the ability for button ring announcements. But the trade off is that storage is local.

I had the wired doorbell that was out last year. I bought the new one as soon as it was announced, swapped it right on in 3 minutes when it came.

I've just found this post as I think my gen 1 has finally died (can't get it back on the wifi) so thank you for sharing this. When I add it to my basket in Amazon I get * [Estimated VAT:](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TgfSC5JDtZP0P3cmqU) USD 37.50 Did you get that too and were there any other import charges? How long did it take to arrive?

I went from an older nest doorbell to G410. Like you, my experiences have been positive as well. I escaped nest right before they bumped up their prices so I am glad I am not paying $10 a month for always on recording. The chime works well for me. But I agree with you on the size. It’s much bigger than the older previous gen nest doorbell.

It depends on what you're looking for. I can't speak to BIFL, but I've had a Google Nest wired doorbell camera for a few years now. No subscription needed, and it saves events for a few hours. You can also adjust the "zone" in which it detects events, which I found helpful so I don't get alerts for when my neighbor across the way comes and goes.

Be wary. Many doorbells have monthly charges for video storage. I've setup a Google one in the fall (hardwired) works great. Though in cold cold winter days, the doorbell doesn't ring our physical house chime. But it still works nonetheless!

For the love of all things sane - keep your nest and get a starling hub which is plug and play into HomeKit. It just works and Nest still has the best quality and most reliable doorbell - the native HomeKit ones suck

I dislike how unclear this is. I have a Google Nest wired doorbell that is set up with the adapter on my analog chime so it rings it without a problem. I'm trying to get away from paying for a nest subscription, though - would the Reolibk wired doorbell play nice with the chime adapter that I have in place and ring my analog chime? Thanks!

My *wired* Google nest doorbell works fine in Canada regularly in the -30's C. They come in a wired and wireless (li-ion) version..

I have had a Nest, now google hardwired doorbell camera for 8 years. It stopped working when we had a power failure for 5 hours when it was -30. It started working again when it warmed up in the Spring. I had tried a reset earlier but hadn't gotten around to buying a new one. This was at least 4 years ago. I do pay for monitoring. I have another camera in my garage and one in the house. It's handy when we are away.

My Nest doorbell cam (wired) has never failed to identify a package.

Were you able to integrate this into google home system to use their speakers as a chime ? I've been back and forward with Reolink support currently with this wifi battery doorbell as there doesn't seem to be any way to turn off sound notifications being sent through to the nest speakers within the house  for motion/people/packages etc unless you disable all push notifications for those items full stop which defeats the purpose of a doorbell giving you notifications when someone approaches.  The google doorbell works well by ringing when pressed and simply sending silent notifications to my phone if the postman walks to the front and just drops off a package without ringing the doorbell. This reolink doorbell however is currently just sending constant sound notifications for every motion.  I've even tried making all notifications " silent " which still doesn't help the situation. 

If I uncheck everything except visitor then when someone approaches the doorbell but doesn't press the button, the camera won't send me a push alert. Google does it well where it sends me the notification, but doesn't play a chime in the house. The only time it plays a chime is when someone actually pushed the doorbell. Reolink however is chiming on all alerts through the google hub. The only way as you mentioned is to turn off everything bar visitor in push schedule, but I want to get alerts when someone comes to the front door but doesn't press the doorbell.

Google would be a better choice IMO, I just sold my Google doorbell for the newest Eufy model and I semi regret it. Google you just place outside and the thing is amazing, the AI is great and I've never had any issues. The eufy... Omg the lighting has to be right or the sensitivity has to be right otherwise it'll miss picking people up and it takes a damn near 2 minutes before it realizes there is a package and then another 2 minutes to tell you it's gone. Although on the contrary when it does work good it works good but there is just to many variables you gotta play around with when Google you just set it and forget it. Just my 2 cents

Yeah I guess every company has their issues. I think the Google doorbell spoiled me because I never had to mess with it once I put it out, I've been messing with the eufy since I bought it. But you're right, I have other issues with my other Google cameras not working sometimes it kinda sucks nothing can just work flawlessly

I can tell you from experience that a bright white google doorbell on C against a brick background, despite how visible and contrasting it is, still results in everyone knocking. I would go A and get a wide angle one

Google doorbell has a subscription as well. Didnt bother with it. So if you steal my stuff 3 hours before i wake up, the video is no longer available unless i choose to pay the sub. lol

Often people complain due to not knowing how to set it up properly. Detections along with recognition (for those using ai) are all great and acceptable. Definitely more than $300 when taking into consideration the ethernet drop, the ai port and more but I've owned 3 other doorbells (Anker, google and ring) and the UI variant although is more expensive, it does work better than any of those 3.

I have a Nest video doorbell. It does what you want, no subscription needed. The only thing is the history only goes back about 12 hours. Blink is another option. With it I think you have the option of either cloud storage (for a small monthly fee) or local storage (extra equipment required). But just out of the box, it does what you're wanting.

I have a nest video doorbell camera and mine is now 10s, probably Google being Salty I cancelled their subscription to cloud that increased! I’m ordering a Unify as soon as it’s back in stock. Message received Google 🖕

We wanted to do the exact same thing when we bought our house, wired in a nest doorbell cam and 2 floodlight cameras front and back. They are absolute garbage. I don't pay for the subscription. Notifications, if they come, are usually slow. If they are actually on time, important for a doorbell, when you try and open the camera app to see who is there it gets stuck for 15 seconds to 1 minute, making it absolutely worthless if there is someone waiting at your door. Recordings are garbage quality, usually start half way between when you would want to see an event and only stay available for ~4 hours. There is no good way to download the clips to your phone, I took a screen recording last time I needed to save one. Cameras constantly flicker and disconnect if you're live viewing them. Usually takes several tries to open the home app and refresh it to even get them going in the first place. 2 of them have completely broken to the point I had to dismount them and hard reset in the 3 years we've had them. Just do yourself a favor and stay away, I am going to switch all of mine to probably eufy or reolink once I set up my NAS.

Now adays there's a lot of better options, you'll get the ability to view them live, but motion recording comes at the price of a monthly subscription from some models. (I know some have limited built in recording), and you get notifications about everything you'd expect but it's expensive for no reason considering there's options that are cheaper with no monthly subscription like Reolink. You'll also get the same abilities like viewing them live from your google devices with a 3rd party camera as well, it isn't specific to google doorbells. I've had Google and Nest brand doorbells for years and have had nothing but problems from price increases, incorrect notifications, to my last straw going offline at random times without sending me a notification about it. This is unacceptable for a semi-security device.

i will 2nd the nest it sends an alert when someone is there. and i can watch live when i need it.

Nest + Starling = rock solid

Just don’t! I have a ton of respect for many Aqara products, I have two homes equipped with about 100 various Aqara devices, I tried the doorbell too but I was very disappointed. If you want a doorbell, go to Ring. They are the best. Second I’d say The Google one, it was not too bad but it’s huge.

The Google / Nest Doorbell / Camera works very well; I've had one for years. With regard to that device, Google / Nest cameras and your hub(s), make sure that you have good WiFi throughout the home. Many issues with Google Home devices are related to spotty WiFi. I use a Google router/Mesh System; it works very well. I understand from friends that the eero router/Mesh also works well. I have smart switches, dimmers, and window shades too, all is well. Make sure to buy the latest device versions, and don't use battery-operated ones if you can avoid it. Have fun and good luck!