
This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
created: June 27, 2025, 1:49 p.m. | updated: June 27, 2025, 6:44 p.m.
“Our goal is to be the first smart smoke detector on Matter in the U.S.,” he said.
A couple of new smart smoke alarms have launched in the wake of the end of Nest Protect.
The hardwired Kidde Smart Smoke Alarm with Ring ($54.97) and the Kidde Smart Smoke and CO Alarm with Ring ($74.97), which work with the Ring app to send you alerts.
First Alert (now owned by Resideo) partnered with Google on the $129 First Alert Smart Smoke & CO detector.
With a hardwired alarm and battery-powered option, these smart alarms work with Google Home and can integrate with existing Google Nest Protect alarms, interconnecting over Google’s Thread and Weave protocols.
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