Based on your video I bought the sensor and love it. Great for the bedroom and night when you want the furnace to heat according to demands of bedroom and not main nest thermostat.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the trust in my content. I love my nest sensors.

Supporting Homekit used to be a pain in the ass for developers because it wasn't just a software update but you also needed a special chip within the device. I believe Apple have now done a u-turn regarding this but it wasn't really Nest's fault that 1st gen devices weren't compatible.

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

I agree about the 1st gen. But since Apple opened support without needing hardware implementation it would be nice if nest would just commit and give a definite answer on their HomeKit plans. Just my opinion after spending a ton of money on their products, it would be nice to know their working on it.

@danm4320

6 жыл бұрын

I think Apple just opened support for it. But I don't think it will be top priority. Nest is owned by Google and they're betting a lot on smart home technology so by purposely delaying any Homekit integration, it persuades people to adopt the Google ecosystem.

@BenFletcher7530

6 жыл бұрын

Why give a definite answer when vague ones keep you hanging on? If Nest came out tomorrow and said "F*ck Homekit!", you'd be up in arms, and switch out of spite. They'll just keep you dangling; it's obviously working. :)

@mscartee

5 жыл бұрын

Who wants homekit. LMAO.

@companyoflosers

3 жыл бұрын

i think apple only opened up because its a market they decided they didnt want to lock everyone out of since they had no interest in expanding into it. idk if people notice, but apple likes to make only apple stuff work with apple as a way to force people to buy and lock themselves into the apple product environment. its also why apple is goddamn expensive. they give off this premium feel so you want it, ad once you get it, you just spent so much you are invested and trapped. but again, i think apple realized it isnt interested in that market, so they backed off. theyll always have the option of tightning their grip again in a generation or two when the areas they are interested in have been re-evaluated.

This is not what everyone thinks it is. It only uses the sensor currently selected and change the temperature for the whole house, I repeat the whole houses against the sensor you selected and your desired temperature. So it doesn’t only change the temperature for the room you have selected. I don’t find it efficient at all.

From what I understand, the nest only has two output switch connections (heating and hot water). So this would mean you could only switch on the whole heating system at once and wait until it heats/cools the particular room you are currently in. So let's say you're in the bedroom which takes 30 mins to heat up, and the living room takes 10 mins to heat up. This means that when the bedroom reaches the desired temperature, the living room will be like an oven. This is not an energy efficient way of running your system. From what I understand, the only way to do this is to have completely separate switching systems for each room i.e. separate programmable room thermostats, with individual valves, working independently of each other sending heated water to only the required radiators. I have installed these systems before a few times, so if I have this wrong please tell me. All the best 👍

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the super late reply andy smith. I appreciate that you stopped by the channel and apologize for not responding WAY sooner.

@sdawgfyou

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, came to the comments to see if anyone else was on the same page. I'm curious as well I dont see how this would work efficiently.

@user-bh5xo1lo9s

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought. Like how would this make any sense. U just kept the heater on longer to make the room across the house warmer, meanwhile the other room is much warmer cause it still have the other sections heat. So confused how this makes any sense. Couldn’t u just turn up the heat to 74 Ti make your rooms go up by 2-3 degrees. It’s essentially the same thing

Have used it for several seasons

We had a major problem installing the Nest thermostat. We have a two stage furnace that apparently requires special wiring for the Nest. We did not know we had a two stage furnace until I inadvertently blew a fuse in the furnace panel (in the attic). You may have THREE power supply switches to your furnace. You need to turn them all off before you start. We tried to work with Nest and the technician had us shift wires over and over during a one hour period. It was a nightmare of difficulty in handling tiny wiring. Nothing worked. Even the contractor we hired after this debacle was not able to get the Nest to function properly and stop giving error messages. IF YOU ASSUME THAT YOUR FURNACE IS COMPATIBLE WITH NEST YOU MAY BE WRONG. We returned the Nest and put in an Emerson (easy read) thermostat. It works fine and our single story home is very comfortable. Sometimes modern digital equipment is more trouble than it is worth. If you want to install a smart thermostat yourself, or use a contractor who is not a "Nest specialist" you may regret it. Sometimes "simpler" is really better. sanjosemike

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

I blew a fuse in my air handler once too, no big deal. It was an easy fix

What an amazing improvement by Nest! Wonderful. The only thing Nest needs now is to talk with Carrier, Trane and other companies and get variable speed commands programmed so we can control the highest end variable speed/inverter driven heat pumps offered by these companies. Nest is really an "on off" thermostat now and can't control the variable speed highest end air conditioners that are made today... oh, and homekit support that you brought up is good too!

@bertraminc9412

6 жыл бұрын

That makes sense but I'm not a fan of "jerry rigging" my systems because the manufacturers only consider profit and not function. When Nest realizes that variable speed is the top of the line and the way to go, they will produce the code to set the speeds correctly. I'll wait for it. I already installed my home AC so they have about 20 years to figure it out! :D Thanks anyway.

@Mrdadooo0

5 жыл бұрын

I just replaced my AC with a new system with a variable speed air handler. I had the installer put on a new Nest E. The system seems to be utilizing the variable speed operation of the air handler as expected with slow starts and different speeds. Am I missing something? The installer said it would work and it is doing what I expected.

@pault477

5 жыл бұрын

Mrdadooo0 Nest supports 2 stage furnaces - not sure about more speeds than that.

@kingjams4372

5 жыл бұрын

Your systems variable speed capabilities have nothing to do with your thermostat. They have control boards or modules that will control the speed according to airflow/cooling demand. Inverter units and communicating systems will never be Nest compatible across the board because manufacturers want you to use their $400 communicating thermostats that are preprogrammed to access all the features and diagnostics of the system. That’s the manufacturers fault, not nest. It wouldn’t be feasible for nest to create a thermostat to work with specifically with every communicating system available.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you bertraminc

Can these just be used to monitor refrigerator and freezer temps? It looks like you can just not have the nest thermostats use them but they can still be used to display temps

I like your comments about Home Kit. You are definitely right!

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks !!

i would like to see them release actual vents that work with the sensors and thermostat that dont rely on a server or the cloud to work. imo while the ability to designate which sensor the thermostat sources its temperatures, having multiple sensors imo only really makes sense if you are able to individually control the temps in each room. if its cool in the bedroom but warm in the living room, it would shut the bed room vent and open the living room vent or vice versa depending on what you wanted. i seen vent options out there but they all seem to rely on a cloud server and its own hub to work. i never got why everything needs a hub either. with the right communication language, programming and decent range, we shouldn't ever need a hub to handle all our smart devices. i honestly just think they do it so we have to buy one more thing.

@GearsGadgets

3 жыл бұрын

I know another company did the vent thing but they are WAY cost prohibitive for mainstream. I am guessing that is what keeps nest out of that market. There are so many different sizes in vents as well that makes it an inventory issue.

I loved nest for the 8 hours I had it , BUT nest didn’t have an adjustable temperature band/swing so my air conditioner was consistently cycling on and off . I had the AC set to 77 when the house warmed up to 78 within a few minutes the AC would kick on . AC startups draw a lot of power so I had to return it the next day

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I haven't had that issue (Sorry for the late reply, trying to catch up on old comments I missed)

The thing about the nest temperature sensors is that you can only schedule them in the 4 predefined time frames for morning, day, evening, and night. The hours defining those times are fixed which is really really stupid considering the nest is a smart software-heavy thermostat that costs much more money than a regular one which has better scheduling.

Can you just used these to keep a log of the room temperature through the day? Why not just use radiator valve thermostats to turn off & on.

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t have radiators.

Does it give you temperature trends?

do u need any type of hub for this? i just wanna see the temperature, dont need to control the temperature

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Sensor Push for that.

@YasinHasan

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearsGadgets thank u for the suggestion, didnt know about this

First: love the review, second: live by Nest. Sure it’s not perfect, but it works for me. Regarding this product and the 4 pre set times of day.... what determines those times? Can we categorically know what hours “morning” is? My sleep schedule is absurd and it wouldn’t help me if I couldn’t conclusively determine the hours.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Farhan Parekh ..., I appreciate it!!!

Great dog!

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Yale Brozen

Amazing👌

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rehman Ali, I appreciate it!!!

Nest Temperature Sensors keeps giving me the message "This room has been slow to respond to heating and cooling changes."

Do you still not have high and low temp alerts even with this new sensor?

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Nope

Does Nest thermostat require a monthly fee subcription to use it with the app?

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. Only fees for Nest products are for the security cameras if you want to pay for additional storage space. Thermostats work 100% with the app without any additional fees.

I have a 3 level house and just one thermostat for the whole home, will this senor work by helping me set different temp at different levels?

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. It tells your thermostat what room is most important for comfort level.

Thanks for the vid... I switched to ecobee

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Ecobee is solid.

If you loose power do you have to reboot thermostat? Does it have a battery backup? I am talking about the Nest Thermostat.

@GearsGadgets

3 жыл бұрын

It has battery backup and will keep working through a power outage. No reboots needed.

Agree 100% Nest needs to support HomeKit. Thanks for the review.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you jimmyv24

So if you have a cold room, it could show say 67, and it heats it until is 70 meanwhile now the house is to hot and it begins to cool? I don't understand how this can work unless you have fins in your duct work to control where the air goes, so you only heat the one room that needs it.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

No it will only listen to one sensor at a time. They wont compete with each other. So you will heat that one room to 70 and the other rooms might be 73. The idea is you get to control the temp in the room you are in at that moment. This works better for homes where the thermostat is maybe in the living room, but your bedroom is 5-6 degrees different. It lets you say “I don’t care what the temp is in the living room, I only want you to make my bedroom comfortable for this range of time”

What kind of heating system do you have ?

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

2 Stage forced air AC and heat pump

Good video, but Nest's late sensor arrival made me switch to Ecobee3 with sensors. I haven't regeretted the decision.

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I actually made the switch to Ecobee3 too but I wasn’t a big fan. I didn’t find the sensors to work all that well and I HATED the Ecobee app. But to each their own, I totally understand why you lost your patience to wait on Nest. I am annoyed at how long it’s taking them to implement HomeKit.

@tsnstt

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Baker i switched too and love it

@tsnstt

4 жыл бұрын

Gears & Gadgets thanks for helping me switch thanks

I can't add a temperature sensor. Every time I get the message that the thermostat needs to be updated. The thermostat is already up to date and I cannot continue with the installation. Will you help me with this problem?

@GearsGadgets

9 ай бұрын

You will have to contact Nest. I have no clue.

The government gave us a Nest E as part of the Efficiency Alberta program but would only give each household one such thermostat to replace the old bimetallic coil thermostats and we have two furnaces. To make full use, we would need to purchase another Nest E and I fail to see how they are more efficient than a standard programmable thermostat.

@Feedback4Utoday

5 жыл бұрын

Dude. Gov't is not supposed to provide you heat or efficiency.. Up to u to buy stuff

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

This doesnt explain how do.the sensors work. Am I right it just triggers the boiler to turn to heating on for the whole house? So effectively it defets the object which should be regulating room temperature individually for each room. Is smart thermostatic valve much better then?

@qirimca

5 жыл бұрын

Smart Radiator Valves are more effective if you wish to turn off heating in some rooms. Nest allows just choosing the room where the set temperature will be guaranteed.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

They are just sensors that tell the thermostat what the temps are in each room. Think about it like being able to move your thermostat around the house based on what room you are in.

I have a two zone house and two ecobee thermostats with 3 sensors each. I believe in saving money. Ecobee s was more reasonable and at the time offered a better solution and so does. I believe that some of the smart devices can just be gimmicky. Nest has integrated so many devices you have to wonder how often would you need to use them and is it overworked. I just want a smart thermostat to focus on the temperature nothing else just one job and is an important one. Just like i want the Philips hue smart system to focus on lights. My alarm to focus on alarming. My security cams to focus on security. Not to mention nest devices are costly compared to other devices that do the same or more. Just my preference. Thanks for sharing good video review.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I had ecobee and it wasn't terrible. I only went back to nest because I had a few cameras and I like to streamline tech and not have 10 different apps for 10 different things. But nothing wrong with ecobee. Also I LOVE the hue lights. One of my favorite smart home gadgets

What kind of screw did you use to hang it?

@julioramos-ue1de

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Williams I believe it was the screw provided

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Screw it comes with.

Do you know if these sensors will allow you to ask Alexa what the temperature is in a specific room?

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the super late reply Kimishibai100. I appreciate that you stopped by the channel and apologize for not responding WAY sooner.

Having the sensor sounds good but it's going to waste more energy, the AC is going to work longer to reach the desire temp on that specific spot..I'm I wrong?

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

Depends on if the room you are putting the sensors in is hotter or colder than where your thermostat is located. If the room my thermostat in is 76 degrees but the room I place the sensor in is 74 degrees, there is no reason to have the thermostat kick on the AC to cool the room I am NOT in to 74. Basically it just depends on every situation. For me, the sensors are more of a comfort play vs a money saving play. I can be sure the babies room stays at the perfect temperature all night and if my room or other rooms are not right I can start to adjust vents accordingly to balance it myself. Sorry I know this is a droning on reply but its just a complicated situation depending on your individual housing setup.

@QueenCallisto

6 жыл бұрын

I wish someone would create automatic vents that can open and close remotely according to the temperature sensors.

@justinlandolt8694

6 жыл бұрын

Nicole Spivey keenhome.io/products/smart-vent

@MrSabram07

4 жыл бұрын

@@QueenCallisto they do it called VAV HVAC system

can you see a timeline of temps recording?

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. Oddly enough I was just wishing I had that feature yesterday as I was wondering why it didnt exist.

My Nest E has no C wire for continuous power. The Nest turns the furnace on for a few seconds once in a while to charge its internal battery. Not long enough to actually generate any heat which would be a problem in the summer. With this sensor now needing to communicate with the Nest, how much more of a power requirement will it place on the Nest base unit? I hope it doesn't cause any problems as a result.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Have you had any issues with that?

unless you have a furnace which will blow air directly to the affected area only, you are looking at that room dictating the temperature for the entire house. so while the living room does not need to be any hotter, it will get hotter until the temperature for the baby room is attained. sensors work well in theory but in reality the vast majority of homes do not have smart furnaces to go only where the temp change is needed. You may se your heating.and cooling costs go haywire.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

That is correct. It isn't as much a money saving feature as it is a comfort gaining feature. I would rather spend a few extra bucks to make sure my daughters rooms is warm enough in the cold months here in Arizona.

@wcstroud

5 жыл бұрын

true but you are able to shift which sensor to use at different timea of the day. ie livingroom in daytime and bedroom at night time

@wcstroud

5 жыл бұрын

did you just say cold months and arizona?

@user-bh5xo1lo9s

Жыл бұрын

Why not use a space heater for her room. That will turn off when the temp is reached. if u really want to know the temp in her room just get an atomic clock that has a outdoor weather sensor, put the clock in your room and the sensor in hers and the outdoor temp would a Just be her room.

It’s going to be interesting here this fall with the new smart home partnership between these companies which smart home products become compatible with HomeKit. I hope google nest products!!

Why not use Homebridge and a raspberry pi? I've had Homekit support for my nest products for years now.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Raspberry pi setups are an additional hobby I just don't have time to take up.

I bought the sensor. The schedule set up for it sucks. It only lets you choose 4 preset times for the thermostat to use the sensor rather than allowing you to choose the hours to fit your schedule.

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

Iamme I totally agree with you. That is my only criticism of them is that they don’t give you more freedom of time and scheduling. For example I want to switch to my daughters room at 7 when we put her to bed but the time range is 4-9 which isn’t ideal for me. I hope they address this and I am sure they probably will.

@bkbounce53

6 жыл бұрын

Go to their forum and provide that feedback or like the existing feedback this feature should just be pushed for by users and google will implant it

Do you need the thermostat to use the thermometer sensors?

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they would be pointless without it.

I wonder what percentage of Nest users have Home Kit. Personally I'm all in on Google and Amazon. However, I feel for the reviewer. Amazon won't sell Google Home, Google won't support Home Kit for Nest or KZread on FireTV, Apple won't open up iMessage to Android. We consumers lose the ability to buy best of breed.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

True, only difference is that Apple isn't selling imessage hardware to the masses and limiting its function on competing devices. Nest is a standalone hardware that is limiting its function on competing ecosystems and it seems like a stupid decision to me. IMHO of course.

Boy sure wish our house had temps that equal room by room. Unfortunately a three story home has its own issues when you try to regulate the temps on all three floors. Sure wish there was a simple inexpensive way to do that, but my research hasn't shown any.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Not a cheap way no. Automatic vent shutters cost a TON of money.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

👍

Philips heu sensor does the same And more it’s aMotion sensor A trigger and a temperature detector When I wake up in the morning instead of my lights and my whole house at the same temperature and And lighting anything throughout the day it talks to my HomeKit compatible products to tell them how to react in the night the temperature is low my lights are yellow in the morning it makes sure that I don’t wake up in a to warm house and depending on how bright the sun is it will wake me up with a certain temperature of lights or no lights and let me wake up with the sun (The fun part is it’s all click and play from the box)

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

good for what it is but at $39 I think it's overpriced being that the Nest Thermostat E can be had for $29 each.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Where do you get a Nest Thermostat for $29?

Can you put one in the attic

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Sure, not sure why tho.

@Chasing_The_Dream

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

How many sensors can it have

@bigjimmy428

6 жыл бұрын

Maximum of 6

@markopavkovic5991

6 жыл бұрын

so do all six read the temp and give the thermostat an average temp? how does it work?

@bigjimmy428

6 жыл бұрын

Each reads temperature in its location. You can pick which area you want it to use in the app. So if it’s 75 in the bedroom with the sensor and the thermostat is at 72 on cool and you pick the bedroom as the area to use it will cool until the bedroom hits the temperature picked.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

6

@3:11. I think that's just you: Nothing Homekit ever, ever does will make me switch to it...

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Fair Enough

probably the reason why Nest is slow to support homekit is because Google owns nrst and Google and apple are in competition with each other

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

I agree mikey piontek. Thanks for the comment.

Is this bluetooth or WiFi

@mohammedalqudah8379

5 жыл бұрын

WiFi

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Wifi

What the heck is home kit? How many of these can be used with a single system, and placement in the middle of a wall looks absolutely terrible.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

ios

The only thing this is good for is to stick in my attic to monitor temperature.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Way cheaper options for something like that like SensorPush

The only reason they aren’t supporting HomeKit is because of of Google . If you don’t know nest is owned by Google , you can control nest with google home and google devices . If HomeKit was added you could ask Siri , one of google home main competitors. Basically they want you to buy google products not apple

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

I understand all of that but I think it’s stupid. People who are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem will ultimately buy a product that supports HomeKit over one that doesn’t. That is a market of millions of people. It is not smart business. HomeKit will only grow in the future, Nest needs to get on board. Same reason Apple created a music app for android phones, it’s dumb not to take that revenue from people who choose a competing manufacturer.

I don' expect Apple to support HomeKit for very much longer.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

119Agent you think Apple is going to get rid of HomeKit? I think there is 0% chance of that happening. It’s intertwined into iOS, tvOS, WatchOS, and MacOS. Getting rid of it would make no sense at all.

Wtf is Home kit?

@tylervandoeselaar9494

5 жыл бұрын

Apples failed attempt at the smarthome market no one uses

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

lol PhillyDjHook

HomeKit sucks.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Fair Enough

Really not sure why Google would be all fired up to support Homekit. You can't ever Trust Apple not to cripple anything they make unless you use an iOS/live inside the Apple bubble.

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

The motivation to support HomeKit would be to protect market share. The only reason nest leads the way right now is because there isn’t much competition. The day someone else comes along that has as good of a product line and supports HomeKit is the day nest looses to 223 million customers using iOS. Waiting for that day to come is risky. Also, supporting HomeKit today is a big selling point regardless of competition since again, it represents 223 million customers.

@XanderNovion

6 жыл бұрын

Tech Chex & Vlogs the day Apple releases their own home automation products Apple fans will jump ship from Nest. I don't see much in it for Google.

About time nest your behind a couple years. There no longer the best. I'll stick with ecobee its doing great.

@henriebroz6976

6 жыл бұрын

Juan Rivera I’m lookin into the ecobee 3 how does it work? Do the sensors even help?

@mobius012

6 жыл бұрын

But ecobee is sooooo ugly... I just couldn't mount that hideous thing in my house..... Online it looked ok... In person it looked beyond cheap and ugly.... I just couldn't get passed its looks....

@juanpaulr

5 жыл бұрын

@@mobius012 ecobee is actually slick its sort of square in shape not sure what you may have been looking at.

@juanpaulr

5 жыл бұрын

@@henriebroz6976 i have two ecobees with 3 sensors ea. They do great. The more sensor the better it performs. Less run time on the HVAC system and the rooms are comfortable.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

I had the Ecobee and didnt like it. Returned it and went back to Nest.

I appreciate the review but seriously layoff the homekit nonsense. Apple is way behind the ball in smart homes. Google Home and nest work seamlessly or even Alexa...

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

iOS represents approximately 500 Million phones worldwide. Whether HomeKit is behind the game or not (likely subjective) isn’t the issue, regardless HomeKit is a major player in the game and if anyone wants to sell smart home gadgets worldwide, they probably shouldn’t ignore 500 million buyers simply because they don’t like the remote control they use to operate their smart home gadgets. Again, the Nest product line is only hurting itself by having unabashed OS support.

@tylervandoeselaar9494

5 жыл бұрын

@@GearsGadgets IOS users do not equal homekit users. Apple homekit is only available to IOS users. Amazon Alexa and Google home are open to both IOS and Android. Considering Android covers more than. 1.16 billion users

@BornaPrpic

5 жыл бұрын

​@@GearsGadgets Apple can ALWAYS submit Homekit functionality to be tested and integrated with Google and the users can then use Google Home to control their smart devices.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

Borna Prpic That would make no sense, Google Home already works on Android devices making it redundant to use home kit on an Android device. Why would Apple do this for Google’s products because Google refuses to develop their products to work with competing OS’s with major market share? It’s really simple, Smart Home device manufacturers should make their products work for all major platforms, I promise you it is costing them sales which in turn makes it a stupid decision. The ONLY thing limiting Nest to Google Home is doing is letting Android fanboys puff out their chest in defiance which is one of the dumber trends in tech today. I don’t get why people are so married to OS tech that they will defend their OS’s honor aggressively on social media when it’s ALL really so close in greatness anyway.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Montgomery again, iOS represents 500 million users who don’t want to use HomeKit AND an additional app Google Home to control their house. Asking iOS users to download Google Home to control their smart home is just as stupid as anyone asking Android users to download a HomeKit app to use their smart home devices. There is a reason Apple isn’t developing HomeKit for Android because it would be ridiculous to think Android users would use HomeKit. Again, if you are going to sell smart home devices, you probably shouldn’t make it more difficult for 500 million of your potential customers.

and yet the sensors are not supported by google home ...

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the super late reply Wesam Louis. I appreciate that you stopped by the channel and apologize for not responding WAY sooner.

The Nest does not save you money...they can not be programmed in 30 min intervals thus actually costing you more when you just want to run your unit for 1/2 an hour. They must remain on for a full hour.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Ummm, saves me a TON of money (Sorry for the late reply, trying to catch up on old comments I missed)

How did humanity survive before finding these kinds of complications?

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

1 or 2 degrees colder or warmer than they thought they were in their living room.

Just make the rest of the house colder.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

Sure

If you want Apple compatibility you gotta pay the tax. No thanks.

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Questchaun. Thanks for the comment.

i FOUND IT ODD THAT YOU DID A REVIEW ON THESE SENSORS AND FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THEY ONLY WORK WITH 3RD GEN NEST THERMOSTAT. YOU KINDA IMPLIED THAT THEY WORK WITH ALL THERE THERMOSTATS

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

13 seconds in I say they go with the Nest E and 3rd generation thermostats. Not sure where you feel I implied they work with any other models. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear.

@raaah

6 жыл бұрын

Tech Chex & Motor Vlogs yeah I must have missed that considering there's four different thermostats that Nest makes first gen second gen third gen and the cheaper version you might want to mention it more than once in your video good review though

HomeKit is bullshit. I would rather use the Nest app or dedicated apps for the products. I am an Apple fanboy, don’t get me wrong but HomeKit is clunky and functions poorly. The Google universe is far superior for a connected home

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

The Google Home app is the worst presentation of data from a pure functionality standpoint I couldn’t imagine how anyone could honestly say the google home experience is superior. I’m not saying HomeKit is perfect but the UI is FAR more user friendly. The Nest app is okay but I would prefer one app over the 6-8 “smart” things apps I have to have on my phone.

Rambling... smh

@GearsGadgets

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Appreciate the constructive criticism.

"F" home kit 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

I don't like that you immediately started the video telling us to subscribe and like your video, before we have even seen any of this video or any other. Also..I don't like how you told us to like it...most people say something like "if you liked my videos and want to see more, then please subscribe" or something like that instead of just telling people to.

@GearsGadgets

5 жыл бұрын

I’m working on it. I appreciate the constructive criticism. Please subscribe to watch me get better as I grow. Every day I learn something new.

This is not a review at all. It is a guide to set them up which is so simple. Waste of time

@GearsGadgets

4 жыл бұрын

How much of a "Review" do you need on a sensor that tells your thermostat what temperature it is in different rooms? It is a thermometer.

@rototiller345

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearsGadgets very much considering the locked time slots, no learning, no average temperature. Nice try though