Review: First Alert Onelink Safe & Sound is a HomeKit-Equipped Smoke Detector and Smart Speaker
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- The Onelink Safe & Sound from First Alert is a smart Carbon Monoxide and smoke detector, with a built-in speaker, nightlight, and Amazon Alexa support. Stream wirelessly from Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio and more or use Bluetooth. Soon, it will add AirPlay 2 for even more functionality.
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Buy on Amazon: amzn.to/2JEntp
Read our full review on AppleInsider:
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Bought it in 2021, still not ready for prime time. Works great when its working but every few weeks (2-4 weeks) Alexa stop responding then needed to remove the Onelink app, reset to factory and reinstall all over.
One of the best automations is when it detects smoke you can set it to turn on all your other homekit lights. So if it goes off at night all your lights turn on, kinda cool so you can see right away
As mentioned by others, review does not discuss the actual smoke and CO detection.
Humorously, reviewed states the test button is the most important feature. Umm, no the smoke and CO detector are actually the most important features.
Thanks for the review. I didn't see any mention of a backup battery (For the smoke/CO portion of course)
Um, so hows the thing work as a smoke or carbon monoxide detector? no mention?
We own one and the 10 year battery went out. It was particularly hard to even get the unit down. The trick is to rotate it as far as you can, then push it down a little still which gets it past the locking device so you can just pull it from the harness. Who designs something for 200 dollars that just goes out after ten years. It is not made to be taken apart if you look at the disassembly instructions online
That is because it has carbon monoxide detector in it and those are chemical base. Once they expire you have to replace the device by design.
if the smoke detector goes off be cause i burned dinner, can it be turned off by voice command???
My only problem is that every 5-10 years you are going to have to replace this $200 unit. I think the warranty is 3 years?
$180 now.. but still.. $180 is a very small amount if you want that kind of functionality in a device for 10 years
Been waiting on this review! Thanks
Yes but can you tell it to "Alexa, Turn off smoke alarm" if it goes off when you are only cooking?
Are the devices linkable?? Can two play music at the same time? Or can this command another music device?
Didn't really cover its safety features and how well it links to others.
Do all those detectors sync together to play music?
we need the ultimite fight of nest protect vs. onelink
Can you play all the speakers on them at once if you have multiple of them?
Hello what about if I have 4 speakers of those in my house. When I’m playing music is it going to be in one speaker or all 4 speakers?
No Spotify Connect yet either, yes? That’s a bummer.
Does it need to be plugged in to link the app
Can you use Apple HomeKit with Siri AND Alexa at the same time once AirPlay 2 support is added? (Mixed Home?) I'm pretty sure I'll pick HomeKit if that's the case but was curious.
Yes
Do you think we'll see AirPlay 2 support before iOS 12 and newer iPhones are released later this year?
I was thinking of get one of those if I got one what app can I use I have a Android phone dose homekit work with android or is it just for apple phones
HomeKit only work with iPhones, but you can have Amazon’s own Alexa home as a substitute.
Download the Onelink app on your Android phone.
ALso I know we are waiting for a firmware update for Airplay 2 but in the article you said if we wanted to use Apple Music, we would have to stream over bluetooth. BUt wont the device have at least airplay 1 function so I can just pick it as a speaker in apple music like I would my Apple TV or Homepod?
How to disable and remove/destroy Amazon Alexa in this device!
Does this work on a battery?
Three things prevent me from buying this:
1) It’s too thick. The more flush it is the less visible it is.
2) It’s square. This means you have to fiddle with it to line it up relative to the room, like straightening a picture on a wall, only with the mounting bracket complicating the effort.
3) The notch for the logo gives it a direction. For consistency’s sake I have to insure all notches are in the same direction.
C’mon OneLink and Nest, make your units circular!
I would like you to specify, I see a red interconnect wire on this kit, does that mean, this device will or can receive a signal from existing wired interconnected non smart fire detectors and alert me?
I don’t care for room specific alerts, I just want this smart alarm to see my other existing non smart alarms and alert me thro my phone.
@@PUBGMobile-ot2sk Alarms need to be on the same 120V circuit.
@@kimchee94112 alrdy bought one, haven’t tested the above asked question myself yet, but another CZcams says it will not alert through the phone
So is one enough for a 3 bedroom house or you have to get a few?
3 Bedrooms needs 3 detectors, plus one for each floor, including the basement or utility room
I cant get alexa to work ??
Wonder if there is a lifespan on these devices?
10 years
10 year only
Is the Airplay 2 update going to be like Ring promising HomeKit?
No, that was actually a planned feature from the start. it would have been in the actual release, but Apple significantly delayed the rolllout, so they launched without it.
AirPlay 2 support was released today.
Charge you more.for this. Most of that goes into that fancy box
I have android can I use this ?
Yes
No AirPlay?
Coming soon. Apple took too long releasing AirPlay 2
AppleInsider nice! Could you upload a few examples of copyright free songs/audio coming out of the speaker? I use an Airport Express with PC speakers to play lullabies in my daughter’s room. I also use an intercom app on the App Store to send messages to different rooms. It’d be neat if you could test that too - the human voice over the speaker.
I dont imagine you can say "Hey Siri" with Onelink?
Do Americans connect their smoke alarms to the house's electricity?
Many are hardwired and can have a battery backup. That way they always have power, but if the power goes out they still function. More reliable, longer lasting than just batteries.
It is code for smoke alarms/co2 be hardwired to the house with a battery backup.
Disappointed...... No actual review of how the smoke and CO detector work or if it's reliable. basically bought a speaker.
Cool but $250 cool? Idk
I think that is pretty cheap honestly... look at any AirPlay speaker. They are usually at least $199. Then look at any “smart” smoke detector. Nest protect is $120, so is the other First Alert model. So you can take that, add CO sensor, homekit support, Alexa assistant, and a Wi-Fi speaker. For a solid speaker alone, $250 isn’t bad. Add everything else and it seems pretty reasonable.
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True enough I suppose, but with the fact that you typically have more than one smoke detector in your house, the cost for these would add up quickly. I like the tech a lot, I have Echo Dots throughout the house and would love these to replace those as well as my smoke detectors. But I have six detectors...$1500.00, so at this point...nope. I do appreciate you making this video however. Thanks.
You should try enunciating your words a little more.
Yet not tested as, I don’t know, A SMOKE DETECTOR. Totally unhelpful
I’ve had this in my home for years now. Still have it. Works great, including at detecting smoke. Had it go off twice during cooking situations. You can’t really “test” smoke because each situation is different but it works
A copy of nest protect
Nest Protect does not have Alexa or a premium audio speaker for streaming music from the internet or Bluetooth.
Correct. It's like comparing a boat and a car. Or a plane and a bike. ::sarcasm::
Amazon Alexa *built-in*? Yeah, nope.
Can be disabled and muted.
I mean, that’s the core purpose of the device. If you just want a smoke alarm, you have a lot of cheaper options.
You could still use it as an AirPlay speaker or Bluetooth speaker, and as a HomeKit smoke/CO detector, and a nightlight without using Alexa.
Not trying to sound too tinfoil hat here, but was this funded by the NSA?
Loos like a Nest knockoff...
Éo ai tin nhà các ông đâu...lôi kéo mọi người vào OC xong rồi bỏ rơi lại họ để ra lập cái Onelink này..và tiếp đó mọi người theo cái onelink này lại bị bỏ rơi cho mà xem...😡
Ahh I have no idea what you’re saying
First!