Article Summary:
Depending on where you purchased it, your Nest Protect will come with one or more languages installed. These are the languages that Nest Protect speaks during setup, Heads-Up alerts, and Emergency Alarms. With Nest Protect software 2.0, you can easily change the language it speaks in the Nest app.

During setup, you need to choose from one of the pre-installed languages. After you've set up Nest Protect, you can switch to any one of the other languages that Nest Protect offers. For example, if you bought your Nest Protect in the US, you can choose English or Spanish during set up. After setup, you can change the language that Nest Protect speaks to French or Dutch.

Here are the languages available on Nest Protect out of the box, depending on the country it was purchased from:

Country

Languages available

United States

English (North America)
Spanish (North America)

Canada

English (North America)
French (Qu&eacuteb&eacutecois)

UK

English (British)

Belgium

French
Dutch

Netherlands

French
Dutch

France

French
Dutch

How to change your Nest Protect's language

5. Select the language you want to hear Nest Protect speak.

Note: Nest Protect will make the change automatically within 24 hours. To make the change immediately, press the Nest button once, and then press and hold it until you hear a chime and Protect says "Checking the network." Your language will be updated within a few minutes.

1. Click or tap the Protect icon.
2. Tap the Settings gear in the upper right corner.
3. Choose the Nest Protect you want to change.

4. Click or tap on Spoken language.

Changing the language will only change the language Nest Protect speaks on the product itself. It won't change the language of the Nest app. To change the Nest app language, simply change the language on your phone.

How to change the language of the Nest app

If you have an iOS phone or tablet:

Go to Settings> General> International> Language. Then select the language that you'd like.

If you have an Android phone running the standard Android OS:

Go to Settings> Language & input> Language. Then select the language you want to use.

Some Android phones run a modified operating system, so the steps for changing languages may be different. Please check your phone's documentation to learn how to do this if the steps above don't work for you.