Customer Ratings & Reviews

I regret buying this. I wish I would have just gone with the Blink system we already knew or tried out the Ring doorbell. I got a Google hub for my grandparents and so they got this to replace their Ring doorbell and regretted it too. Issue number one.. only wired-in doorbells can have a separate chime that you can add to the system. If you do not have a Nest hub, Google Home assistant ($100), or other Nest branded speakers (also additional $100 purchase) you will not have a doorbell chime. You will only know someone is at your door if you have your phone on you. Our issue was we had a Hub but it was downstairs. So if someone rang the bell and we were upstairs we never knew. Because we had the battery and not wired doorbell we could not even purchase these additional speakers to go with our system. This seems like it could be as simple as a smart plug with a speaker on it that connects to the same wifi. It should not need the purchase of additional expensive speakers or hubs. Issue two, sound on the video. I can never hear any sound at all on my recorded videos from my doorbell. The video is turned all the way up and nothing. Issue three, how long videos are saved. My Blink devices save videos for me for up to 60 days! Google non-paid subscription I get a measly 3 hours and it is ONLY savable on their cloud. There is no option for an SD or USB storage like there is on the Blink cameras. Overall I don't think I would recommend this doorbell. I wish I had done more research and gone with a Blink or Ring instead as they both also cost much less and could have used an Echo Show as my home screen which also has a lot more options than the Google Hub.

Worth every penny. Connects seamlessly to my Google home, and far better quality than ring.

Great quality. I’ve owned several different brands of outdoor cameras and every single one had extremely loud “white noise” feedback to the point that you couldn’t even understand or hear a conversation. The Google nest has little to no feedback and the camera quality is great.

This is my first video doorbell. I have mixed feelings about this doorbell and will probably return it. After 4 days of usage, here is my honest feedback. Pros: Battery operated Easy to install using the hardware provided. Able to view the clip in the notification pull down on my Samsung phone. Detects people who approach consistently but not the packages that is left on the porch. It integrates well with Google Home. Video can be seen on my older Google hub. I don't know for sure what voice commands there are. Two way communication works great. Able to connect to doorbell camera and view it as long as I have good cellular connection. Cons: Has to be set up using Google Home with your Google account. Nest app or account will not work. Setup was NOT a breeze in Google Home app. On the first try, set up did not finish. On the second try, Google home could not find the device, but on the third try, I asked my Google mini device to sync my accounts and it finally showed up. Camera does a poor job of detecting animals (cats, dogs, raccoons, opossums, and other animals that come up on my front porch). This is still true when I have all motions turn on for notifications and wake-up sensitivity set to high. In order to see live feed for a longer period of time, you must install it using the old doorbell power wires. There is no fast charging. It takes about 1 hour per 10% charge so it takes about 10 hours to charge it from 0% to 100%. Notifications are sometimes late and sometimes several minutes late. Sometimes the doorbell will not send a notification of a person until the person has already walked away. Video quality at 1080p is still below average. When I zoom in during a live viewing, the quality suffers greatly. Night vision...my old Altec Lansing ALT-117 IP camera does a better job. Constantly get the message from Nest "Updating your phone's location for Home/Away Assist". You have to turn it off in Notifications settings on Android. You have a 3 hr window to save any video clip. Any video clips outside the 3 hr will no longer be available to view or save. Look at the circle times and events on both pics to see it. You must subscribe to their storage service in order to have clips outside the 3 hr window. Also, if you have any Nest devices before Google bought Nest, then you are required to move them from Nest app to Google Home. You must use your Google account to add them. I had to delete the devices from my Nest app/account and add them via Google home. I had to set up a new "home" location in the Nest app using my Google account (linking the accounts maybe?). I also had to re-add my Kasa Smart Plug mini and wall switches to the Kasa app and then reconnect the Kasa account to Google Home. I have the Blink Doorbell with sync 2 module and outdoor camera ordered through Target.com b/c I get 5% off via Red Card. I hope it will be better than Google - Nest Doorbell.

Easy to use, compact, and awesome camera resolution! I love the fact that I can pull up my doorbell on my Google TV. Great product Google Nest!

Was on the fence between Google Nest Doorbell (battery) and Ring. Opted to try google due to already having google products (nest mini; hub). Doorbell works great for my condo. I read reviews regarding poor battery in cold temperatures. With this winter (Northern California), lows are approx 32 degrees over night. I’ve had the battery out for about 3 weeks now, and still have 92% battery left (3 months). Solid doorbell, great quality. Google home app easy to navigate. Doorbell rings come through on mobile devices and hub

Works great with Google smart home system, clear picture even at night, battery does need to be recharged every so often, but if you can also just record events that'll save battery life

The doorbell is good compared to others. I had the doorbell from Vivint and I like this doorbell more because of the extra features. Compared to Ring doorbell I’d say they are about even. That’s my opinion… the battery life lasts about 2 weeks sometimes a few extra days past the 2 week mark, but ours gets plenty of use. BIGGEST ISSUE!! there is a black button on the back of the doorbell that locks the doorbell into place, well it gets stuck and you have try and clean it or wiggle it out…. If you don’t it won’t click to lock into place correctly. I had this issue on the first Google doorbell after about 9 months. Family friend went to ring the doorbell and it fell off the mount and broke when it hit the floor. I turned it over and the darn button was stuck inside. Wasn’t able to warranty it because now it was broken… there are two screws on the back that I use as a safety now just incase that happens again it won’t fall on the floor and I can warranty it out.

So far so good. It can be a little tricky to install but there are helpful videos all over the internet. The image is clear, audio is good and this is a simple but effective upgrade over a standard doorbell.

Google’s doorbells are excellent. From the quality of the product to the ease of installation nothing comes close. Combined with the Google Floodlight Camera and Google Outdoor Cameras we have 100 % piece of mind. With Familiar Face Detection we know exactly who is walking up to our property before they can reach the door.

The video quality is good, a bit grainy for far away content but not too bad for up close, it connects with my Google mini speaker to announce when someone rings the doorbell, easy set up/connect to WiFi. The problem is that I'm having to unmount and charge it every 2 days when it says it should last at least a month. I bought a solar panel to be plugged into the doorbell but it doesn't help charge it or keep it charged. I think my doorbell might be defective but it's past its return date so now I'm stuck with it.

This works fine and the video quality is great. The only issue is I get notifications late most of the time but that may be caused by my wifi so I don't know for sure. it works well with my Alexa devices and I love it. I was good that I ordered from Best Buy as I have total tech and they installed it for free. win win

This is an upgrade from a 3 year old Nest doorbell that was getting damage from direct sun most of the day and didn't always ring. This one has more options for ring sounds and it has a larger footprint on the wall than the original nest doorbell. The app interface is different also as it is no longer a "device" in a room but appears at the top of the Home app as a camera. The image is very clear and I am happy with it overall.

Good buy, easy installation and setup. Would have been nice to have the ability to cast stream to Android tv (Google tv with Chromecast), not sure why Google withdrew this support. Overall a good buy.

I’ve had this camera for almost 9 months. I did tons of research and decided on the Google Nest Doorbell camera. To say I’m satisfied is a understatement. Compared to other cameras I’ve had, the battery life and camera quality is magnificent for my needs. The app is also easy to navigate and the alerts are nifty. Nothing is ever perfect, but this is darn near. I plan on purchasing another one soon. (If you are debating on this purchase I highly recommend going with Nest.)

Solid doorbell camera, easy to setup too if you need one that you can bring in and charge. My biggest gripe is that, for how great the camera is, it has issues notifying me when a package/delivery has arrived in the zone I created. Like you need to have the app opened to get a notification. Idk if there's not enough contrast or lighting on my doorstep, so take this with a grain of salt. Overall solid camera, similar to the other Google Nests, easy to setup & charge. Only wish I had more

Great doorbell had ours for one year it's really good we've been using it battery life is iffy on it we wish the ratio was a little bit bigger but other than that it's a good doorbell

I purchased Nest battery operated Doorbell. First issue: battery life is very short. Device has to be taken down at least once a week to be charged. This leads to second issue. Mounting is not very secure and doobell pops up easily. This brings up the main issue: doorbell fell because of proxemity to the door and lens cracked. It is not repearable and Google would not replace the device. Online search shows that this is a very common issue and Google needs to rethink their battery life and mounting device.

Great doorbell with easy to install kit all in the box. Will need google home app to connect the device and I recommend getting some google nest hubs to act as speakers for when someone rings the door bell.

great camera quality, sound, and battery life love that it comes with an angled mount option. at first i thought i didn't need it but as we were setting up the test-view i thought wow so glad it came with it bc it was needed. wish the memory life was a little longer. you get a free trial for a month or so and after that trial ends you're at the free subscription and you can only go back 3H