A smoke detector system (400, 600) comprising: - a computer; - a personal mobile computing device (200, 200', 200"), wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured to connect to the computer via a wireless internet connection (414, 414', 414"), wherein the personal mobile computing device comprises a first wireless communication module; and - a group of smoke detectors (402, 402', 402") that each comprise a second wireless communication module, wherein the group of smoke detectors are configured for performing a self-test, wherein the group of smoke detectors are configured for acquiring self-test data (124, 124', 124") measured during the self-test, wherein each of the group of smoke detectors is battery powered, wherein the self-test data comprises battery level data; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for directly forming a wireless communication channel (412, 412', 412") with each of the group of smoke detectors individually; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for requesting the self-test from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for receiving the self-test data from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel in response to requesting the self-test; and wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for sending the self-test data to the computer via the wireless internet connection. - a computer; - a personal mobile computing device (200, 200', 200"), wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured to connect to the computer via a wireless internet connection (414, 414', 414"), wherein the personal mobile computing device comprises a first wireless communication module; and - a group of smoke detectors (402, 402', 402") that each comprise a second wireless communication module, wherein the group of smoke detectors are configured for performing a self-test, wherein the group of smoke detectors are configured for acquiring self-test data (124, 124', 124") measured during the self-test, wherein each of the group of smoke detectors is battery powered, wherein the self-test data comprises battery level data; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for directly forming a wireless communication channel (412, 412', 412") with each of the group of smoke detectors individually; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for requesting the self-test from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for receiving the self-test data from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel in response to requesting the self-test; and wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for sending the self-test data to the computer via the wireless internet connection. wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for directly forming a wireless communication channel (412, 412', 412") with each of the group of smoke detectors individually; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for requesting the self-test from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel; wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for receiving the self-test data from the group of smoke detectors via the wireless communication channel in response to requesting the self-test; and wherein the personal mobile computing device is configured for sending the self-test data to the computer via the wireless internet connection.