Google Home may have heard more than just trigger words like "Ok Google," after a recent software update was released sooner than expected. Reddit user Brazedowl was frying hot dogs when his smoke detector went off. Soon after, Google sent a notification to his phone showing that the smart device had picked up the audio signal of a smoke detector beep. "Google just made my stupid smoke detectors smart," he wrote on Reddit. "Pretty rad." Other Reddit users have also received alerts after breaking glassware, as well as receiving a false warning after triggering alarms with bubble sounds or speakers incorrectly identifying the noises. High frequency as smoke alarm. How is this possible? Well, the new feature points to part of a larger update coinciding with Google's purchase of home security provider ADT. ADT will integrate Google's technology into its own home security offerings in the future, and Google Nest Vice President and General Manager and GM Rishi Chandra said: "The goal is to give customers fewer false alarms, more ways to receive events. alarm and better detection of potential incidents indoors and at home," in a blog post.