A new Nest Learning Thermostat might be on the way

A new Nest Learning Thermostat might be on the way

A new Nest Learning Thermostat appears to be imminent. | Image: MysteryLupin via X

Leaked images posted on X by @MysteryLupin show a fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat and new temperature sensors, as well as several other thermostats: Nest E, Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd Gen). Missing from the pictures is the Nest Thermostat (2020), presumably because it’s not compatible with Nest’s room sensors.

The new addition looks similar to the third-generation model but appears to have a more curved display while retaining the physical dial, as pointed out by 9to5Google. The display is likely a touchscreen, as with the third-generation model, and the image shows a new icon with three wavy lines.

This indicates that the new thermostat is also an indoor air quality monitor, which would be a new feature for Nest thermostats. A leaked screenshot of the Google Home app with a new Climate screen backs up this theory by showing an air quality index score.

Image: MysteryLupin via X

The first new Nest Learning Thermostat from Google since 2015 could be on its way.

Since the Nest E, which has been discontinued in the US, is pictured, this could indicate that, unlike the Nest Thermostat (2020), the new model will also launch in Europe.

The thermostat appears to work with a redesigned Nest Temperature Sensor (second-gen), which, like the current models, is wall-mountable or can be placed on a table. However, it doesn’t have the Nest branding at this time and is rounder and squishier-looking. The posts indicate that these will cost $39 each, or three for $99, and have a three-year battery life.

That’s the same price as the current sensors, which feed the temperature from other rooms of your house to the thermostat to help balance heating and cooling. But as we said in our review, they are limited compared to those from competitors like Ecobee, as they don’t detect presence. Hopefully these new versions will bring more function.

Image: MysteryLupin via X

The new temperature sensors appear to be more rounded, almost marshmallow-like. A new Climate screen in the Google Home app now shows air quality — according to the leaked images.

9to5Google has dug up FCC filings showing the new thermostat may sport Google’s Soli radar, used to light up the thermostat’s display when you approach it, and detect presence to feed into Google’s Home & Away Routines. Soli is in the Nest Thermostat (2020) but not in the third-gen Nest Learning Thermostat from 2015, which uses motion sensors.

The FCC filings didn’t indicate a Thread radio in the thermostat, which would be surprising considering Thread was developed for the original Nest thermostat, although the 2020 model doesn’t have it, either.

Image: MysteryLupin via X

This image shows the temp sensor mounted on a wall.

It's been a long time since Google launched a new Learning Thermostat, which can adapt to your heating and cooling patterns instead of mainly sticking to a schedule, as the newer, cheaper Nest Thermostat does.

The current Nest Learning Thermostat has been on sale for $169 (down from $249) for a while now. It also doesn’t support Matter, the smart home standard Google is a big part of, while the cheaper Nest Thermostat does. With a big Google hardware event scheduled for August 13th, we will find out soon enough if these leaks are genuine.

Image: MysteryLupin via X

The new Nest Temperature Sensors appear to have similar features to the current versions.