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Pros & Cons
Pros
Easy install. Ease of setup and robustness. You need to be online to connect it to your apple home network, but once you configure it, it just works.
Homekit now sees my nest thermostat and nest cameras! All my nest cameras and nest protects show up reliably. Can also view all cameras in the homekit app. We mostly got this neat little device to solve one simple we’re a homekit home except for our n... Read More
Device seamlessly integrates with apple’s homekit. Kudos to the developers and company. Product works just as described - the only issue is i couldn't get the device to initially boot.
Starling takes all of the effort out of it - it just works. Using the web interface to setup starling home hub allows you more control of what appears in home. Didn’t want to toss those out so took a chance on the starling home hub.
Functionally it's amazing, even if it is a little tedious to get everything organized and named and moved around in homekit at first. I have a lot of nest devices, so it took a while to get them all organized and to understand how homekit sees differe... Read More
Cons
Device bridges to nest website, and not to the local hardware.
Highlights
Quality
Once that was done the rest was easy and i really like the product
I am very happy with the results so far
Their instructions for installing the chrome plugin are worthless and in frustration i was ready to return the product
I didn’t purchase through amazon but when i saw their product on my amazon home screen i had to write a review
Competitiveness
A must have for nest and apple homekit users
It’s much bettercheaper solution than buying an ecobee if you already have a nest ofc
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- This product had a total of 262 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 31 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For some background information i have tried the raspberry pi with homebridge and some of the other solutions out there and some of them work for a few days and then quit and i have to configure them again which is a big hassle over time
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I never take the time to write reviews on amazon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I never even use the nest app anymore it’s just not necessary
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However if you authenticate with google for your nest products be prepared for a bit of a science project
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What i discovered is that you cannot use the safari browser to connect and configure the product which of course most of the apple world uses
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Their instructions for installing the chrome plugin are worthless and in frustration i was ready to return the product
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Then i decided to give it a day and try googling instructions on chrome plugins
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’ve long been annoyed at my investment in nest hardware given it’s inability to interoperate with
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