High confidence · Latest 100 of 3M total reviews analyzed

Frustrated

Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate remote accessibility and legacy app preference, but report connectivity & sync issues and unwanted automation overrides.

Rating: 4.6

Reviews: 3M

Confidence: high

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.5/ 5
(3M)
Current version
4.6/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
(2.5M)
Main signal post-update: remote Accessibility.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Remote Accessibility
    • I love that I can turn on the a/c or heat from anywhere in the house as long as I have my phone!
  • Legacy App Preference
    • This app is so much easier to use than Google home
    • The original and best... still prefer this to Google Home, any day.
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Connectivity & Sync Issues
    • Nest thermostat keeps going off line
    • can't view a live camera feed, all I get is a spinning circle of death
  • Unwanted Automation Overrides
    • the nest continually changes my programed temperatures... cooking me at night
    • keep going in ECO mode when I am at home
  • Login & Privacy Friction
    • I have to log in to the app... wait for a code sent to my email... 4-8 times per week

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