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Research profile · last verified 2026-08-13

Google Nest Cam (Outdoor, wired, 2nd gen)

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Google Nest · Cameras & Doorbells · ~$149.99 (Google Store US price for the single camera, checked 2026-08-13 on Google's own store, never treated as a live price. Both colours were $149.99 and listed in stock; a two-pack was $249.99. This field was blank until then because an earlier pass wrongly recorded that the store page could not be read.)

Exactly which product this is[8][13]

Model number
G7LYP / GPJ15
Generation
2nd gen
Region this page covers
US
Also sold or listed as
Nest Cam Outdoor 2K

“Not established” means we have not sourced that detail yet — not that the product has no model number, generation or regional variant. We publish the gap rather than filling it.

Compatibility

EcosystemSupportThe catch
Google HomeWorksWorks with this ecosystem[27][28]Native across the Google Home app, Nest displays and Chromecast/Google TV. The only first-class path.
Amazon AlexaInconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[13]Google's Nest-skill compatibility list documents Alexa live view for the 2021 camera generation and does not name this 2025 model. That is silence rather than a stated exclusion, so the level is recorded as unknown rather than assumed either way. If it works, the skill gives live view on display-equipped Echo devices only, with no event history.
Apple HomeDoesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[14]Google documents no Apple Home or HomeKit support for any Nest camera, and no Nest camera appears in Google's Matter device list — the only route Apple Home could arrive by. Verified 2026-07-19 against support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458. This establishes that Google documents no support, not that no community workaround exists.
SmartThingsDoesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[15]No SmartThings connection is documented. The old route ended when Google shut down the Works with Nest programme on 29 September 2023 and did not replace it with anything third-party hubs could use. Checked 2026-07-19 against Google's own support page.
Home AssistantInconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[16][29][30]Inconclusive, because Google's own pages disagree. Home Assistant's official Nest integration works through Google's developer programme for Nest devices, and Google's list of devices that programme supports (last updated 2026-06-29) does not name this 2025 camera; its catch-all covers 'older, unlisted camera models', which this is not, and its 'Nest Cam Outdoor' row is the discontinued 2015 camera. But Google's getting-started page for the same programme says it supports 'All Google Nest Cameras'. Neither page is scoped to this generation, so the cell is left open rather than published as a no (which this record did from 30 July to 22 August 2026) or a yes. If the route does work it is the same one older Nest cameras use: a developer project with Google, a one-time $5 fee, live view and events in Home Assistant, and nothing local.

? Inconclusive means we researched that ecosystem and the evidence doesn’t settle it — the catch says why, and the sources are listed below. It is a statement about the available evidence, never a verdict on the product. A Setup Check researches your exact setup where the official sources don’t answer.

Protocols: WIFI · BLUETOOTH[6][7][10]

What it can do[23]

You can tell it to

  • Camera stream
  • Two-way audio

It reports

  • Motion detected
  • Contact state
  • Person detected
  • Pet detected
  • Face recognised
  • Vehicle detected
  • Sound recognised

Some of these may need a paid plan — see Subscription reality below.

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality[4][5][11]

◐ Works without a subscription: Yes, but material features need a plan.

Vendor account required: Yes — you must create a vendor account to use it.[25][26]

Plan prices were verified 2026-08-13 on Google's own page: Google Home Premium Standard is $10 a month or $100 a year, Advanced is $20 a month or $200 a year, confirmed by the comparison table and the trial's renewal terms on the same page. The five-year cost estimate shows a range because this camera's paid features span both tiers (round-the-clock history needs Advanced). One correction worth knowing: this record used to list person, animal, vehicle and motion alerts as paid. Google's own comparison table ticks all four under 'No subscription' for exactly this camera, so the free tier is thin but not empty.

Maintenance reality[8][12]

Security updates[22]

Google Nest declares security updates for this model until October 1, 2030 (US-declared — the maker states this commitment for its US market). After that date the product keeps working; the manufacturer simply has no stated obligation to keep issuing security fixes.

Google's security-updates page lists this camera with a release date of 1 October 2025 and a five-year minimum to 1 October 2030, and marks it as currently receiving critical security updates. Google states the figure as a floor rather than an expiry: the table simply adds five years to the release date, under a commitment that Nest devices get automatic security updates for at least five years from the day Google starts selling them on the US Google Store. Google's UK regulatory statement, signed April 2024, promises the same period in different words, so the two documents agree rather than compete. The promise is anchored to the US store in Google's own sentence, which is why the region is recorded as US.

The catch

The outdoor lineup is not one family at one generation. This wired model is the current 2K/IP65 device; the battery and floodlight Nest cameras are the older 1080p/IP54 generation and were not refreshed alongside it. Choosing wired is also what buys 24/7 continuous history — Google states battery cameras are excluded from it even on the top-tier plan.

Who it's for

Google-ecosystem households wanting 2K outdoor coverage with 24/7 continuous history available, who can run a wired 12V drop and accept a cloud-dependent camera with no user-accessible local storage.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

  1. [1] https://store.google.com/us/config/nest_cam_outdoor_wired_2nd_gen — read 2026-08-13 from server-rendered markup: <meta itemprop="lowPrice" content="149.99"> beside <link itemprop="availability" href="https://schema.org/InStock"> on each variant; no 'Out of stock' label text anywhere on the page. — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-13
    Backs: Price, Market availability
  2. [2] support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9233159 (read 2026-08-13): the Google Home Premium comparison table headed 'Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) and Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen)' is live and current, with a populated 'No subscription' column — so the unpaid service tier still exists rather than having been withdrawn. The page states 'Nest Aware is now Google Home Premium', confirming the 2025-10-01 rename this axis already records is a rename and not a service reduction. — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-13
    Backs: Service status
  3. [3] Full bar-#10 re-verification performed 2026-08-13 across every claim axis, each against a first-party source read the same day: device specifications (support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9259110) · subscription free/paid split (support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9233159) · tier prices (store.google.com/us/product/google_home_premium) · price and stock (the Google Store configure page) · Alexa skill model list (support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9325080) · Matter device list (support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458) · Device Access supported-devices list (developers.google.com/nest/device-access/supported-devices). No integration level changed; one subscription error was found and corrected. — record re-verification (BQ-107 batch 31), verified 2026-08-13
    Backs: Research status
  4. [4] support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9233159, table headed 'Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) and Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen)' (read 2026-08-13). Columns: 'No subscription | Standard plan | Advanced plan'. Footnotes: '1 Garage door detection is only available in the US. 2 Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois. 3 Smoke & Co alerts are only available in the US. 4 Emergency calling is only available in the US.' — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-13
    Backs: Subscription
  5. [5] store.google.com/us/product/google_home_premium (read 2026-08-13; store.google.com/us/product/nest_aware redirects here): 'Standard $10/month or $100/year — Save $20 with an annual subscription' · 'Advanced $20/month or $200/year — Save $40 with an annual subscription' · Advanced described as 'Everything in Standard, plus:'. Corroborated by the trial footnote: 'auto-renews ... at $10/month or $100/year for Standard plan or $20/month or $200/year for Advanced plan.' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-13
    Backs: Subscription
  6. [6] support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7381505 'Play media on Google smart speaker or display using Bluetooth' (read 2026-08-09, full article text retrieved by direct article ID): scope is 'your Google smart speaker or display'; no camera is named or covered. support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7072284 'Google Nest and Home device specifications' (read 2026-08-09): lists Bluetooth versions and, on older blocks, supported Bluetooth profiles for speakers and displays; states nothing about the role of Bluetooth on Nest cameras. — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-09
    Backs: Protocols
  7. [7] support.google.com technical specs for Google Nest cameras and doorbells (read 2026-08-09), Nest Cam (outdoor/battery, wired, 2nd gen) block: 'Wireless — 802.11 Wi-Fi, WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA3 encryption supported, Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE)' · 'Connectivity requirements — Wi-Fi internet connection · Google Home app · Google Account · Android device or an iPhone or iPad with Bluetooth'. ⚠ This is a MULTI-PRODUCT page covering Google's whole camera and doorbell line, so the block for this specific model was read rather than the page as a whole. — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-09
    Backs: Protocols
  8. [8] https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9259110 — 2K/30fps HDR, 152 degree diagonal FOV, IP65, -4F to 104F, 12V 0.75A via 18ft outdoor cable, '802.11a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz)' plus Bluetooth LE — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Product identity, Maintenance
  9. [9] https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9259110 — indoor is 'indoor use only', 32F to 104F, 7.5W USB-C, 10ft cable, '802.11ac-ready'; outdoor differs on enclosure, IP rating, temperature range, power system and WiFi radio string — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
  10. [10] https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/16374052 (regulatory doc lists only 2400-2483.5 MHz WLAN and BLE radios) + https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458 (Matter device list names Thread border routers only; no Nest camera appears) — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Protocols
  11. [11] https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9681538 — 'If your camera is battery-powered, it'll only have event video history, even if you have the Advanced plan of Google Home Premium'. Re-verified 2026-07-30: the sentence is present verbatim, and the plan table still shows this wired model qualifying for 'Up to 10 days of 24/7 video history (wired installation only)' on the Advanced plan — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-30
    Backs: Subscription
  12. [12] https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9242083 — up to one hour of events held on-device and uploaded on reconnect; 'During a power outage, the Nest Cam (wired) won't be able to record videos since it doesn't have a backup battery' — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Maintenance
  13. [13] https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9325080 — the Nest-skill compatibility list covers the 2021 generation and does not name this 2025 model, which is why alexa is recorded as unknown rather than either level — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility, Product identity
  14. [14] https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458 — no Nest camera appears in Google's Matter device list, which is the only route Apple Home could arrive by — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Apple Home compatibility
  15. [15] https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9293712 — Works with Nest ended 2023-09-29 and Google did not replace it with a third-party hub API, so no consumer SmartThings route remains — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-17
    Backs: SmartThings compatibility
  16. [16] https://developers.google.com/nest/device-access/supported-devices (page states 'Last updated 2026-06-29 UTC') — the camera list covers 'Nest Cam (Indoor)', 'Nest Cam (indoor, wired)', 'Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery)', 'Nest Cam IQ Indoor', 'Nest Cam IQ Outdoor', 'Nest Cam Outdoor', 'Nest Cam with floodlight' and 'Nest Hub Max'. The 'Nest Cam Outdoor' row carries no Google Store link and is the discontinued 2015 model; the wired 2nd-gen (2025) outdoor camera is absent, and the catch-all reads 'Older camera models not explicitly listed are also supported'. Corroborated by https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nest/ — 'See Supported Devices for all devices supported by the SDM API' and 'Before buying, make sure your device is supported' — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-30
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  17. [17] support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9259110 (current-generation outdoor model) + support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/16374052 (recent safety/regulatory doc, models G7LYP / GPJ15) — migrated hand stamp, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Market availability
  18. [18] support.google.com/googlehome/answer/9233159 — migrated hand stamp, verified 2026-07-19
    Backs: Service status
  19. [19] Internal schema migration of values already sourced on this record. No page was read for this entry; the evidence is the existing 2026-08-13 Google Home Premium entry above. — schema migration, verified 2026-08-13
  20. [20] Google Home Help, "Control Google Nest products with Amazon Alexa" — fetched and read against the claim it is cited for — citation-scope review, verified 2026-08-15
  21. [21] support.google.com, how local video storage works when the camera is offline — vendor-documentation research (BQ-181 evidence read of an already-cited source), verified 2026-08-18
    Backs: Works without the internet
  22. [22] Google, “Security updates & security validation results for Google's connected home devices” (support.google.com product-documentation answer 10231940), read 2026-08-19. Table row, verbatim across its four columns (Device | Release date | Release date + 5 year minimum | Currently receiving critical security updates): “Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen) | 10/1/2025 | 10/1/2030 | Yes”. Page-level commitment: “Google Nest connected home devices will receive automatic security updates for at least 5 years from the date we start selling them on the US Google Store.” Cross-read against Google's UK PSTI Statement of Compliance at https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/14869041 (signed Louise Bohmann, April 8, 2024), whose Group 2 UK Defined Support Period is “At least five years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US” — the same rule the table applies. — first-party read (BQ-192 security-support sweep, method note 69 source precedence), verified 2026-08-19
    Backs: Security-update support period
  23. [23] Google, "Camera and doorbell features by subscription" (support.google.com/googlehome answer 9233159), read 2026-08-19. The article carries one matrix per device group; the table headed "Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) and Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen)" — which covers this model — gives, across its No subscription / Standard plan / Advanced plan columns: Person alerts YES/YES/YES · Animal alerts YES/YES/YES · Vehicle alerts YES/YES/YES · Motion alerts YES/YES/YES · Garage door detection NO/YES/YES · Familiar face detection NO/YES/YES · Sound detection (smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm) NO/YES/YES · Alerts with zoomed-in previews NO/YES/YES. Under "Foundational features": Live view, Two-way Talk and Listen, Activity Zones, Zoom and Crop, Filters for event history, Works with Google Assistant and Camera automation, all YES at every tier; Emergency calling NO/YES/YES. Footnotes on the same table: "Garage door detection is only available in the US." and "Familiar face detection is not available for cameras and doorbells in the U.S. state of Illinois." — vendor-page research (BQ-198 camera-shelf resumption; BQ-187 standing rules), verified 2026-08-19
    Backs: Capabilities
  24. [24] Google's own Nest Cam specifications/requirements page, read 2026-08-20. The requirements it names are the "Google Home app", a "Google Account" and a "Wi-Fi internet connection", with "Recommended: Android device or an iPhone or iPad with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)"; wired models are powered by their supplied adapters. No Google Nest Hub, smart display or base station appears anywhere in the requirements. — vendor-page research (BQ-191 provider backfill, population (b): the `hubs` axis), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Required hub or bridge
  25. [25] support.google.com, 'Set up your Nest camera in the Google Home or Nest app' (read 2026-08-21). THE MODEL IS ENUMERATED OUTRIGHT, verbatim: 'Use the Google Home app to set up the following Nest cameras: Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) / Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen) / Nest Cam (wired) / Nest Cam with Floodlight / Nest Cam (battery)'. The app requirement is declarative: 'If you have a new Google Nest camera or you need to re-add your camera, download the Google Home or Nest app. You need the app to connect your camera to Wi-Fi and get recorded video.' Cross-read on the same day, Google's own 'Requirements for Google Nest and Chromecast devices' (https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7035987), which states under 'Google Home app requirements': 'A Google Account' — and adds 'Note: You can't set up devices or use the Google Home app on a computer.' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-21
    Backs: Vendor account required
  26. [26] support.google.com, 'Requirements for Google Nest and Chromecast devices' (read 2026-08-21). Verbatim, under the heading 'Google Home app requirements': 'A Google Account / A home Wi-Fi network / One of the following mobile devices: Android phone or tablet with Android 9.0 or later / iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.0 or later'. The same section adds: 'Note: You can't set up devices or use the Google Home app on a computer.' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-21
    Backs: Vendor account required
  27. [27] Google Home Help, "Learn what you get with a Google Home Premium subscription" — the per-model camera feature comparison — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Google Home compatibility
  28. [28] Google Home Help, "Technical specs for Google Nest cameras and doorbells" — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Google Home compatibility
  29. [29] developers.google.com, Device Access 'Supported Devices' (re-read 2026-08-22; page states 'Last updated 2026-06-29 UTC'). Camera and doorbell rows, verbatim: 'Nest Cam (Indoor)', 'Nest Cam (indoor, wired)', 'Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery)', 'Nest Cam IQ Indoor', 'Nest Cam IQ Outdoor', 'Nest Cam Outdoor', 'Nest Cam with floodlight', 'Nest Doorbell (battery)', 'Nest Doorbell (legacy)', 'Nest Doorbell (wired)', 'Nest Hub Max'. Catch-all, verbatim: 'Any older, unlisted camera models are also supported in the Device Access program, and have API functionality equivalent to the Nest Cam (Indoor).' The strings 'Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen)', '3rd gen' and '2025' do not appear on the page. — vendor-developer-doc research, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  30. [30] developers.google.com, Device Access 'Get Started' (read 2026-08-22). Supported devices, verbatim: 'All Google Nest Thermostats', 'All Google Nest Cameras', 'All Google Nest Doorbells', 'Google Nest Hub Max'. Also: 'A supported device must be activated with a Google account. Legacy Nest accounts are not supported for Device Access.' — vendor-developer-doc research, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  31. [31] the sources already cited on this record: support.google.com's Works-with-Nest retirement article. Nothing was re-fetched. — classification pass over existing provenance (16 #453 — negative-claim conditions), verified 2026-08-22
  32. [32] SmartHomeWorkflow record maintenance (BQ-250 securitySupport.region backfill) — internal-review of the document this record already cites, verified 2026-08-27
  33. [33] Record-keeping entry: the migrated research stamp was retired from this record on 2026-08-30 — internal, verified 2026-08-30
  34. [34] Record-keeping entry: this record's `none` cells were classified under the five-way absence sort, 2026-08-30 — internal, verified 2026-08-30
  35. [35] the record's own customer-facing prose fields as they stood before 2026-09-05 (no new external read) — consumer-translation pass (07 §2A.12) — customer-facing prose rewritten to the three-layer rule; NO FIELD VALUE, LEVEL, PATH OR TRANSPORT CHANGED. The research trail that used to sit inside those fields is preserved here verbatim., verified 2026-09-05

Where sources disagree

Where two sources we consider reliable say different things, we publish both positions and what we recorded, rather than quietly picking one.

Home Assistant compatibility

  • developers.google.com/nest/device-access/supported-devices (Last updated 2026-06-29) (as of 2026-08-22): Enumerates supported cameras by name; this model is absent; the catch-all extends support only to 'older, unlisted camera models'
  • developers.google.com/nest/device-access/get-started (as of 2026-08-22): 'All Google Nest Cameras' are listed as supported devices for Device Access

We publish: unknown

Both pages are Google's own and neither is scoped to this generation: the enumeration is the more specific surface but is eight months newer than the camera and may simply not have been updated, while 'all cameras' on a get-started page is a generic sentence, not model-scoped evidence (the 16 #373 bar). The house hierarchy cannot rank a stale-looking enumeration against a generic affirmation, so the cell is an explained unknown. What settles it: this model appearing on the supported-devices list, or a Google statement scoped to the 3rd-gen/2nd-gen wired cameras.

Compatibility and lifecycle information reflects the last-verified date above and can change without notice (firmware updates, cloud-service changes, discontinuations). It is provided as-is, for information — verify with the manufacturer before purchasing. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it. Full terms: Terms of Service.

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