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Re:Google says Nest’s built-in mic not listed in specs was n... by michaelt on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @06:54AM (#19207195)
In this instance, the microphone was discovered when Google added built-in 'Google Assistant' support to the 'Nest Guard'.

So yes they planned to use the microphone in the future, to do precisely what they have done here.

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