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, ...

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 ...

Nest's two smart thermostats look similar, but they're very different under the hood—and only one of them is a "learning" thermostat. Read CR's expert review for the real-world differences. The Google ...

A refurbished third-generation Nest Learning Thermostat was one of the first things I picked up upon moving into my first house last month. As a longtime New York City apartment dweller, I’d largely ...

Unlike previous generations, the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) that launched last month debuted without any manual control for display brightness. As such, the default dim settings of the display ...

Google has begun rolling out a new update for the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). The update addresses the dimness problem by optimizing how the device automatically adjusts screen brightness. The ...

Andrew is an independent writer with a deep interest in tech. He has been writing in one form or another since his Crayon days and putting various kinds of tech through its paces since his Discman ...

A smart thermostat can help with a number of household issues, from reducing your power bill to making sure you come back to a toasty home or apartment in the winter without needing to have the heat ...