Google Nest Doorbell Cam (2025) Review: I'm So Tired of Subscriptions

Google Nest Doorbell Cam (2025) Review: I'm So Tired of Subscriptions

The latest Nest Doorbell is great hardware plagued by a bad subscription approach.

Google Nest Doorbell Cam (2025) Review: I’m So Tired of Subscriptions

Google is betting that AI can justify the high price of its smart home security camera subscriptions. The idea is that with AI, your notifications would read more like a human looked outside and told you what they saw. And instead of you scrolling through endless video footage to see what happened, AI can summarize the day for you. Sounds good, right? Sounds great to me. If you already read my Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen) review, you’ll kno…