Google’s Latest Nest Cameras Now Work With Amazon Alexa

Google has introduced a new Alexa Trade that allows Amazon-made devices to play video from the Look giant’s latest Nest Cam devices, allowing users of the Amazon Echo Show, Fire TV and Fire Tablet to view safety camera footage captured by Nest cameras. Users can also Take in two-way talk with visitors at their doorstep, as detailed Tuesday in a Google Nest Public blog post. A forthcoming update will also allow Alexa to Say/Tell when a person is at the front door. 

This follows a Difference move Amazon made last month, opening up its Bright home feature set to Nest, Adobe and other devices. It falls in line with an alliance Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech companies made last year to certify new Bright home devices under a network standard called Matter. The alliance grants, for example, a smart bulb made by one business to work with devices made by another. 

When requested for comment, Google pointed to the blog post linked above. 

Older Nest cameras will also get some Alexa integrations as well, although it’ll miss out on live view from a Fire Tablet and motion announcements. The folks over at Android Police put together a handy Difference chart, re-created below:

Nest Camera and Amazon Compatibility

Model	Live view from Echo Show	Live view from Fire TV	Live view from Fire tablet	Motion announcements
Nest Cam outdoor	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nest Cam indoor (battery)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nest Cam indoor (wired)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nest Cam with floodlight	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nest Doorbell (battery)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nest Cam Indoor (1st-gen)	✓	✓	X	X
Nest Cam Outdoor (1st-gen)	✓	✓	X	X
Nest Cam IQ Indoor	✓	✓	X	X
Nest Cam IQ Outdoor	✓	✓	X	X
Nest Doorbell (wired)	✓	✓	X	X

Users can head over to Amazon to install the skill. Upon installation, users then open up the Google Home app settings and click on Partner Connections, then Amazon Alexa. From there, the app will lead users on how to add integrations for each device.