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 ...

Hand holding a phone with the Nest app next to a Nest thermostat - oasisamuel/Shutterstock One of the downsides of the constantly evolving tech landscape is that your devices are bound to become ...

In this new Google Home app upgrade, older Nest Thermostat owners in the UK and EU can now use hot water boost and hot water scheduling. The former has been added into thermostat ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Our homes are supposed to be a place of safety and comfort, where we can relax, be at peace, and explore our lives. But those things can be difficult to experience if the environment inside is too hot ...

Google is supercharging the Home app with hot water controls for its European users as well as other climate controls for all ...

An evaluation based on the smart features and functions associated with thermostats. Considers things like messaging, reporting, features controlled remotely via a mobile device, occupancy sensing and ...

Nothing makes me feel more like the homeowner I’m not than checking my thermostat. It’s the original control center of the ...