First Alert Onelink Smart Smoke and CO Detector | DOES IT WORK?
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This is an honest review of the 2nd generation First Alert Onelink Smart Smoke and CO Detector. It is a smart smoke and CO detector that works with Apple's HomeKit and Alexa.
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What a truly helpful review. I was just thinking to myself that it’s rare to see a review of just one HK product that ends up not recommending it. Your review methodology was critical as well. Pushing your situation to a near real scenario show a critical flaw. Thanks, Shane.
Wow, I can almost get the interlinking issues with older devices, but to fail to push a notification is a major defect, and main reason why any of us would spend the extra money to purchase one of these. Thanks for the extra smoke testing. I'll hold off until they have time to resolve this bug.
Gerry Yates exactly. I was a little disappointed that they didn’t have much else to say about the push notifications not working. Hopefully they’ll get that fixed.
Did they ever get the issue fixed?
@@ShaneCreates did you ever get this fixed with version 3 as another poster mentioned? What are you using now?
@@dougwest7839 No, I returned the device. I'm currently not using any smart smoke detectors as there aren't any other HomeKit options in the US.
@@ShaneCreates thanks for the reply. I am completely HomeKit but I bought a Nest Protect a couple years ago because I wanted something smart for smoke detection. Yesterday I set up Homebridge on my MacBook just to get the Nest in the home app and create automations. I might have to make some smoke and test it like you did.
Good to know as I was considering purchasing this product. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Shane for sharing this.
Any updates on the push notification issue?
For others who are looking for a Smart Smoke detector that works for HomeKit
I have tried two of them and with a couple of tests, they work well for me.
1- The first one is the Mijia Honeywell Smoke Detector which works with the Aqara hub.
2- The second one is the google nest protect (with homebridge).
No updates, but I haven't tried it in over a year. Thanks for sharing! Unfortunately, the Mijia smoke detector probably doesn't pass code here in the US since there is no wired option and the google nest obviously isn't native to homekit. I sure hope we see some more options in the near future for more smoke detectors with homekit support.
@@ShaneCreates Yeah I was looking for an update as well
I’ve had this for a few years and had a second false alarm. I have no idea what triggered it. The first false alarm was in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping. The one from today was during the day, my wife was home and I didn’t get a push notification either time. My wife called me and put the phone down while trying to get the dogs out of the house and I made an illegal U-turn to get back home … all for nothing. I’m glad I didn’t call 911 (but in retrospect, I should have. I’ll look into ways of having Alexa alert me if she hears the alarms and replace this piece of crap.
We just had a false alarm in the middle of the night 2 weeks ago. We have no idea why it went off. 2nd time in the few years we've had these installed.
Great video! Honest review and helpful.
Great video, but it's a bit outdated. Perhaps you can make a video on latest 3in1 Onelink Safe & Sound by First Alert. It has some pretty nice features with compatibility of HomeKit, but a detailed review from to see if it's worth it would be highly appreciated. Thanks and keep up the amazing videos!
Thanks for watching! Yea this is an old one. Unfortunately there still aren't many options for homekit smoke detectors. Still first alert is really the only option (in the US anyways). Maybe it's time to give them another shot. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@ShaneCreates Yeah, I was considering the Google Nest Protect Smoke detector, but after watching your videos, I am convinced to go with a HomeKit ecosystem for my new home since Google isn't the most reliable with their products. Looking forward to the updated video. Thanks!
darn it I was looking to move away from the nest protect because they keep failing. I have a gen2 and it sends false alarms from steam all the time and yes I have the steam box checked. These are $28 at Lowes right now.
4/29/23 Most important and helpful information was at the end of the video. I can confirm the push notifications do not work for the OneLink app. Additionaly, it seems you need a Homelink hub, family sharing turned on for IOS devices, etc. to add a family memeber so they will also receive notificaitons. This is a moot point since the push notifications with the OneLink app do not work. Emails to Onelink support are assigned a caase number, then you will receive an email about a week later instructing yo uto go to their on-line help page. Many others have reported the same. Don't waste your money and time on theis product
Got one of these 3 months ago and I can confirm that nothing has changed with the push notification issue. I’ve had push notifications arrive 9 hours late. Their documentation was recently updated to say push notifications won’t go out unless the alarm is triggered for more than 2 minutes. However, that doesn’t help at all
Wow, not good. I had hoped they fixed these issues by now. Thank you for sharing.
Great review. Thanks for extra effort with the canned smoke.
The one with Alexa interconnects great. The old detectors trigger the smart detector and vice versa.
Baba Booey that’s good to know. That’s what I was hoping for. Worse than that though for me was the failure to receive push notifications during real world tests. I couldn’t get past that.
i thought the one that he used in the video did not get triggered by the old detectors? it works with Alexa. Which model did you use that works with older detectors?
Same experience with nest on push notifications not working
Hi there, has the push notifications been fixed since your review?? Can you keep us updated when this problem is fixed. Thanks!
Sisko125 I’m not sure if they still have the issues or not. I sent mine back shortly after this review for a refund. I have not used them since.
Shane Whatley Have you bought another wifi smoke alarm lately that will do push notifications?? I have tried Nest but won’t connect to my wifi modem. Thanks!!
Sisko125 no, sorry I have not. I sort of gave up on that since there are no other ones available in the US that support HomeKit. You might could try the OneLink, just be sure to do a real test like I did with canned smoke or something similar. Maybe they have fixed the issues since then. If it doesn’t work like you expect, send it back for a refund. Also, others are available, such as Netatmo and Xiaomi depending on location and features you want.
What are your thoughts on carbon monoxide sensors as of today. I am looking for battery operated out of the box unit that does not connect or rely on hardwired alarm equipment.
i had the same issues that you did withe the interconnected alarms and notifications
Recently? I haven't tried this out in a while. Was curious if they got any better.
Great video. Did you find another one now that works with HomeKit?
Thanks for watching. No, I haven’t since found one that works with HomeKit in my region. I think Europe has a few other options available but nothing else in the US that I know of.
Wow! So sorry for your trouble. But boy am I so glad that I watched this video before buying.
Glad it was helpful!
I need a HomeKit carbon monoxide sensor/detector for under $50 & I found the onelink environment monitor. It seams to be very similar to the one link first alert detector you reviewed without the smoke detection or voice prompts and I’m OK with that.
I also found the xiaomi gas (not smoke).
Which would you prefer?
Not sure honestly. Not too many options for that. I'm not sure if the Xiaomi sensor would work in the US. And I really don't know much about the onelink environment monitor. I haven't used any smart devices by first alert since I tried this smoke detector.
Hey! Did the company solve the push notification after 1 year?
Thank you
Not sure. I sent mine back and haven't tried again since.
I am with you on the push notification issue but it is unfair to fault the Onelink device when it comes to communicating to an older used unit from a different manufacturer that might have issues on its own.
Maybe, but they shouldn’t advertise that it’s interconnected and would work with older, traditional smoke alarms. My older alarms were also interconnected and also made by First Alert, so they should have worked, based on the product’s descriptions.
@@ShaneCreates Man, you are good with your channel. Thanks for the quick response.
@@webcrawler5548 Thanks!
Have you looked into (or do you have any experience with) the Mijia Honeywell Smoke Detector that works with the Aqara hub? There is even a bundle on Amazon for the kitchen that includes the smoke detector, a gas detector, and a water leak sensor with the Aqara hub. Mostly asking because I know you seem to be pretty happy with your other Aqara stuff so far.
Khad Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve looked at them a little bit, but I think they are all battery operated. I wanted hard wired detectors to replace all of the existing ones that needed to be replaced in my house. Wish there more more options for smoke/co detectors in the US...
Damn. I guess I gotta buy one myself then. I was hoping to get your review before I did. Haha!
Khad Young 😂 sorry, haven’t tried it so far. Maybe one day I’ll get my hands on one to try.
I have 2 of these, 3 more to install but the 2 I already installed won’t stay connected to HomeKit :/
The safe and sound version is so much more expensive!
And I’m trying to avoid bringing Alexa into my home whatsoever
Yea, unfortunately there still aren't any other good options for a native homekit smoke detector in the US. Hopefully that'll change soon.
Hey Shane. What did you replace this onelink with? I need to buy 6 for my new house. No way I’m spending $700 on 6 just to have them interconnect. Also. This wired version is not on their site. When you click more info. It goes to Battery powered one. I wish they would release a version 3 which works like it should. The Nest also stinks as it’s not HomeKit. And doesn’t interconnect. With other non smart.
Hey Lee. I ended up returning mine and still haven't gotten a "smart" replacement that works with homekit. Unfortunately, there just aren't many options that support homeKit in the US.
I never would have thought to test with canned smoke. It was a great idea. Thanks to your video, I won’t be considering one of these. The failure to push a notification makes it no better than my current smoke detectors, so why spend the money. Thanks for an informative review.
Paul Firnett I agree. I was pretty disappointed as I really wanted this these to work. Thanks for watching.
I recently bought a house that came with a bunch of HK smart tech including these smoke detectors. Setup was quick and easy. I thought everything was fine. But today, I got my first false alarm (not to mention a super late push/homekit notification). No smoke, no one cooking, just seemingly random. I was able to silence it after a few tries in the app while running around the house to confirm there was no fire. It went off again a few hours later but this time the app didn't even record the alarm. I believe I saw on some forum that the sensor may collect dust and, depending on humidity, could trigger a false fire alarm. So i guess i'll be getting some compressed air to try and clean things off...
Has anyone else had this experience?
So are there any good HomeKit battery smoke detectors now?
What about Eve?
Hey since you posted were those issues rectified?
Honestly I'm not sure. I returned mine and haven't tried again since. I haven't heard great reviews since, but can't say from experience since I returned mine.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks
Enough updates and product availability for an new video?
I'm not sure if anything has changed. Another brand is supposed to be releasing a HK smoke detector for the US later this year. I'll definitely be trying that one out.
@@ShaneCreates noice! #icantstopsayingnoice
I have these and I can confirm that I don’t get notifications on the app or in HomeKit. I switched out every detector in my house and they aren’t even smart. Wasted $1k
Hi Shane, someone pointed out your videos to me. I do a Wordpress blog that's all about HomeKit, and as well as news, product reviews & listings, as well as 'How to' articles, I also feature my own and 3rd party videos from CZcams - with the creators' permission of course. I wanted to ask if you were ok with me posting your HomeKit videos? Basically, I just embed them in an article, so any views the videos get, go straight to your numbers. I also make sure that your name or channel name is credited in the article, so they know who produced it. Viewers can also simply click on the CZcams logo as well if they want to view it directly in CZcams. If you have any affiliate links for the products you review, then I'll happily include those in the post too, so you get direct benefits. Let me know if you'd like to go for it, but if you're not keen, then that's fine - I always prefer to ask, currently there are around 10 different 'CZcamsrs' who allow me to share their videos and it's helped with views and subscribers a lot. I Look forward to a reply!
Sure! Thanks for asking. Can you share your blog so I can check it out?
Shane Whatley sorry, totally forgot to include the site - it’s homekitnews.com. I’ll wait for your reply in case you see the site and change your mind!
@@84mrgone Nice site with lots of content. I'm bookmarking it now and look forward to looking through all the content. Will you notify me if and when you use any of my videos so I can share as well? Thanks!
Shane Whatley glad you like it. I think it’ll definitely help with your viewing numbers. I’ll be posting the Vocolinc tutorial you did first, but let me know how best to notify you anyway.
Shane Whatley incidentally, it was Vocolinc who told me about your video!
I have 2 of their units and have been using for 3 years. They have never worked properly, this includes notifications along with HomeKit interconnectivity. The only way to get this working it would seem would be to double the price you spend on the unit and get their new ones. Not worth it. Stay away.
You know, we smoke alarm enthusiasts like to see a test.
Indeed! 😃
@@ShaneCreates Are you able to make that possible for us?
Temple 92 I tested it numerous times with canned smoke. It did not work as advertised.
@@ShaneCreates No I mean video testing with the button.
Product is hard to connect. Waste of time.
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