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Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) Gets Neat New Farsight Faces

Kellen October 13, 2025 1

One of the coolest features of the newest Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) is the introduction of Farsight, which is sort of like the clock faces or lock screen clocks you might find on your phone. But for this thermostat, it adds a touch of personality or...

Google’s New Nest Cams, 2K Doorbell With Gemini Up for Sale

Tim October 1, 2025 5

Google has a lineup of three new wired camera devices for your household available this morning, the Nest Cam Indoor (3rd Gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd Gen), and Nest Doorbell (3rd Gen). Unlike the new Google Home Speaker, all three of these devices are actually...

First Look at Google’s Upcoming Line of Nest Devices

Tim August 25, 2025 32

During the Made by Google event last week, we got our very first look at the upcoming Gemini-powered speaker from Google and Nest. Now, we're seeing the entire Nest lineup for 2025, which should be hitting the market soon. There are four new devices in total,...

Your Nest Aware Prices Are Going Up

Kellen July 16, 2025 4

Google just informed Nest Aware customers that their subscription price is going up. The increases are arriving for both Nest Aware and Nest Aware Plus, with increases starting as early as next month. Nest Aware price increase: In emails sent to Nest Aware...

Google Sets End Date for Nest Thermostat 1st Gen and 2nd Gen

Kellen April 25, 2025 55

The original Nest Learning Thermostat was introduced in 2011, if you can believe that. The 2nd generation version is from 2012. These devices are well over a decade old at this point, and Google has announced that it is ready to stop supporting them. In a blog...

Google Hints at New Home Devices on the Way

Kellen March 31, 2025 6

Google announced at the end of last week that it was stopping production on two of its best home products, the Nest Protect and Nest x Yale Lock. That announcement sure made it sound like they might be trying to distance themselves from being a company who...

Pixel, Android Team Googlers Offered ‘Voluntary Exit Program’

Tim January 30, 2025 25

If you're a US-based Googler working for a team focused on Android, Pixel, Chrome or a number of others, you probably already saw the news hit your work inbox that you're being offered a "voluntary exit program" complete with a severance package. Following...

Google Home Gains Support for Nest Protect Smoke Alarms and You Can Delete Your Nest App Now

Kellen January 16, 2025 20

As a part of the Public Preview program for the Google Home app, Google is introducing support for Nest Protect smoke and CO alarms. These might be the final Nest devices that were stuck in the old Nest app, so this is pretty big news for those of us who...