Google’s ADT partnership finally has a new home security product to show for it
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#6A97Q)
ADT Self Setup is a new DIY smart home system that can integrate with Google Home devices and the Google Home app. | Image: ADT Three years after Google invested $450 million in home security company ADT, the two companies finally have an integrated offering for customers looking for a DIY smart security setup. ADT's Self Setup system, which launched last month, will now integrate with Google Nest devices - including its video doorbell and indoor and outdoor cameras.
While ADT has offered Google's smart home devices as part of its professionally-installed packages since shortly after the investment, this is the first time the two companies have offered a complete software security integration for a DIY product.
Now ADT's sensors and Google's cameras can be controlled directly in the Google Home app or on a Google Nest Hub, as well as through ADT's app. Plus,...