In December 2020, Samsung and Google announced that Nest products will get support for Samsung SmartThings, and Samsung smart home products will support Google Assistant. Now, after a brief mention during Samsung Unpacked, the Nest integration is starting to pop up to users.

Left: Nest is a brand available in SmartThings, Right: Compatible device types

If you’re using SmartThings and want to add your Nest device, go to the app and go to the “Add a device” menu. Even though I couldn’t test it myself, you should be able to use the “Find nearby” option to automatically detect your Nest product. Otherwise, you can find Nest in the list of available brands and connect things manually.

It’s good to see Samsung and Google working together on this topic, especially when it improves the user experience. Hopefully, we will see the Google Assistant appear on Samsung smart devices soon.