Hand holds a phone with the Nest app next to a Nest thermostat on a screen indicating HVAC running time - oasisamuel/Shutterstock For many homeowners, smart thermostats are worth the hype, as they let ...

In early July, when temperatures were rising to the 90s, my smart thermostat, a Nest Gen-4 model, shut down completely in the worst timing possible. None of the quick fixes I had used when testing ...

Instead of first reaching out to support, some problems with today’s smart home devices can be resolved by looking through available documentation. To simplify that journey, Google has released two ...

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・Support for gen 1 and 2 Nest Thermostats ends 25 October ・No more Google Home or Nest app support or software updates ・Will be limited to on-device controls for basic features If you have an ageing ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

The budget-friendly Energy Star-certified Google Nest Thermostat is polished and pretty, but it isn’t a true smart thermostat, at least not like its older sibling, the Google Nest Learning Thermostat, ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The new thermostat's use of the Google Home app is notable.

When it debuted in 2011, the Nest Learning Thermostat wasn’t the first internet-connected thermostat, but it defined the technology for many people: The Nest was the iPhone of thermostats, and in fact ...

If you have an older Google Nest thermostat, it might be losing its smart capabilities later this year. In a post last week on the official support blog, Google announced that it would end support for ...