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Google Home Max will soon lose support for a critical safety feature

Sound detection will be dropped on the Home Max in a few months.

This feature used the Home Max microphone to listen for dangerous sounds, like glass breaking or a smoke alarm ringing, and sent a push notification to the user's smartphone. "Starting May 8, 2025, your Google Home Max will no longer have the sound detection feature as part of your Nest Aware subscription," the email reads. "Sound detection (which alerts you if glass breaking or a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm is heard) will still be supported on your other Google devices with your Nest Aware subscription."

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