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Nest Hello (1st Generation)

Google Nest Hello (1st Generation)

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Sentiment score33% positive
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Last updated: Aug 3, 2026

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Reddit IconBalingWire
10 months ago

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

Reddit IconBeginning-Fox-2936
6 months ago

Just seen this comment. Thanks. I’m in Ireland. My wired gen 1 is on the way out and I want to get a wired gen 3. Will order off US Amazon. Thanks for posting

Reddit IconConstantPop4122
10 months ago

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?

Reddit IconD1RTYB0NG_
11 months ago

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.

Reddit Icondwc3282
11 months ago

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

Reddit IconFinancial-Silver-429
9 months ago

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. 

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