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Google Nest Thermostat

Thermostats · Climate

Partly worksVerified plugin

2 reports: 1 says it partly works, 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Nest.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Nest Verified
homebridge-nest
Partly worksLoses sync after days with Google account config; Starling Hub or HA bridge fixed it for some
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hi all, I am running the 'verified' Homebridge Nest plug-in on a Pi. I am using the Google Account configuration. I followed the instructions to get the 'issueToken' and 'Cookies' strings and enter them in to the config. My thermostats then are perfectly synced to the Nest App in terms of temperature & cool / heat settings. However, a few days later, when I look at the thermostats in Homebridge or the HomeKit App, they are completely out of sync again and do not display the temperature accurately. I am not sure if I am doing something wrong here? Is anyone else seeing this problem with their …

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

CloudReddit thread · 2021-05
Nest Verified
homebridge-nest
Not workingThermostats appeared in plugin but nothing worked
Saved copy
I got some response from the Nest plugin. I saw my thermostats on the Device page (along with a bunch of other stuff) but nothing worked. Based on your comment, I may have to upgrade to an Apple thermostat. I'm sure that's affordable, :-|

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

CloudReddit comment · 2025-10

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Identifiers

BrandGoogle Nest
CategoryThermostats

Also reported as

  • Nest thermostats