Feb 20, 2024 11:26:00

Google's regular plan for surveillance cameras ``Google Nest Aware'' has increased in prices in various countries including Japan, and Google has increased prices in almost all subscription services

Google Nest, Google's smart home brand, sells

surveillance cameras and doorbells with cameras , and offers `` Google Nest Aware '' as a subscription plan to store images taken with these devices for a long period of time. . Google Nest Aware was previously available for 630 yen per month, but the price has been raised to 800 yen per month.

International Nest Aware subscriptions jump in price, as much as 100% | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-is-doubling-the-cost-of-some-nest-aware-subscriptions-internationally/

Google Nest products store all videos in the cloud. Therefore, unless you subscribe to the Google Nest Aware subscription plan, you will not be able to record videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you do not have Google Nest Aware, you can view recordings for up to 3 hours after the video is saved. If you subscribe to Google Nest Aware, the storage period for videos will be extended to 30 days, and you will be able to check the recorded videos later. The price of Google Nest Aware has increased in multiple countries and regions including Japan.

In Japan, Google Nest Aware has been raised from 630 yen per month (6300 yen per year) to 800 yen per month (8000 yen per year). Furthermore, Google Nest Aware Plus, a higher-end plan that allows you to save videos for a longer period of time than Google Nest Aware, has been increased from 1,260 yen per month (12,600 yen per year) to 1,500 yen per month (15,000 yen per year). Ta.

If you join Google Nest Aware, you can find out what videos you can record with Google Nest's surveillance camera by reading the article below.

A review of Google's completely wireless smart camera 'Google Nest Cam', I thoroughly checked the battery life and motion detection accuracy after using it for a week - GIGAZINE

In the United States, Google Nest Aware prices will increase by 25 to 33% in September 2023, one step ahead of other regions. Now, similar price increases have been implemented in multiple countries and regions, including Canada and Japan. According to Ars Technica, Google has not made an announcement regarding the price increase for Google Nest Aware, so there is no complete list of countries in which price increases have been implemented. However, due to this price increase, it seems that Google Nest Aware has been raised to the same level as the plan offered in the United States in most countries and regions.

In addition, Google has already implemented price increases for almost all subscription services after 2023. YouTube Premium , YouTube Music, YouTube TV , Google Workspace , and Google Cloud Storage have increased in price, and only Google One has not increased in price at the time of writing.

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