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Google Nest Thermostat

Thermostats · Climate

Won’t be supportedVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Nest Accfactory.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Nest Accfactory Verified
homebridge-nest-accfactory
Won’t be supportedOwner will not expose Eco as a HomeKit toggle
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Thanks for raising this. I understand the use case, but I’m not planning to expose Eco mode as a separate HomeKit toggle at this stage. HomeKit’s native Thermostat service does not currently provide an Eco mode characteristic, and I’m trying to avoid adding extra switch-style controls for thermostat features that HomeKit does not natively model. Adding separate toggles tends to make the accessory layout more cluttered and can create confusing behaviour between HomeKit, Nest, and the thermostat schedule. It also introduces additional complexity around behaviour synchronisation. For example, …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

CloudIssue #332 · 2026-05

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Identifiers

BrandGoogle Nest
CategoryThermostats

Also reported as

  • Nest Thermostat Eco mode