Google Nest
Nest Secure: service shutdown, what to do now
Nest Secure shows the major risk of cloud-dependent devices: the hardware stays in your home but the central service is no longer usable.
- Risk level
- Critical risk
- Category
- Cameras and security
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
- Confidence
- high
Support status
Cloud service shut down by Google. Nest Guard and Nest Detect no longer work as a managed alarm system.
Typical symptoms
- App no longer recognises the hub
- Alarm inoperable since service shutdown
- Push notifications removed
Fixes to try
- Disable and remove the system to avoid false alerts
- Export any available history
- Plan replacement with a locally managed or maintained system