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Nest Hello (1st Generation)

Google Nest Hello (1st Generation)

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Sentiment score32% positive
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Last updated: Oct 2, 2026

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Reddit IconBalingWire
12 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
8 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
12 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 IconFinancial-Silver-429
11 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. 

Reddit Iconfirebuff31
12 months ago

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.

Reddit Icongiieleiig
12 months ago

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.

10 months ago

Why I feel it looks better from Gen1? I actually have Gen1 now, but experiencing with the battery issue causing reset every time when ring is triggered... very annoying. Considering upgrading to new model...

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