Growing Number of Users Report Crashing Issue with Latest Nest for iOS Update [Updated]

A growing number of Nest owners are reporting issues with the latest version the Nest Mobile app [Direct Link] that was released on Friday. According to posts on Nest forums, the 4.4.0 version of the app crashes immediately on launch for many users who are running iOS 8.x. This glitch reportedly is affecting recent iPhone models including the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5.

I just downloaded the update to the Nest Mobile App for iOS (version 4.4.0) and the App Crashes immediately upon launch. I am running the latest version of iOS (8.1) on my iPhone 5s. I had no issues with the previous version of the Nest app. I tried to delete the app and reinstall it but it still crashes when launched.

Fortunately, I still had the previous version of Nest Mobile in iTunes on my PC and was able to copy it over to my iPhone. -Nest forum member Columbus_George.

The Nest 4.4.0 update included a handful of small improvements, such as expanded weather and time zone support and improved thermometer history. Users who are experiencing the crashing glitch can restore the previous 4.3.1 version of the app from their iTunes app library.

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Founded by former Apple engineers Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, Nest Labs was acquired by Google in a $3.2 billion deal that closed earlier this year. Under Google's guidance, Nest acquired video-monitoring and security startup Dropcam and opened its API to third-party products and services.

Update: Nest's Tony Fadell confirmed via Twitter that the company is aware of the issue and working on a fix. The Nest Mobile app also has been removed temporarily from the iOS App Store.

Update 2 5:00 PM PT: The Nest Mobile app has been updated to version 4.4.1 and returned to the App Store.

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Top Rated Comments

mainstreetmark Avatar
134 months ago
So glad I didn't fall for these kinds of products.

Your loss - I think the Nest is excellent, and proudly recommend it.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
proline Avatar
134 months ago
This is expected. You don't sell out to Google because you care about the quality of your product.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
H2SO4 Avatar
134 months ago
This is expected. You don't sell out to Google because you care about the quality of your product.

WTF is that supposed to mean?
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FlyersPh9 Avatar
134 months ago
It's a good thing people don't use thist Nest thing for any thing really important. :p

Just because the Nest App is crashing doesn't mean that the actual Nest is no longer functioning. It merely means you can't connect to the thermostat remotely. If you NEED to connect remotely immediately, roll back to the last version. Otherwise, just wait a couple of days and I'm sure they'll roll out a fix.

I feel it's important to say that I am a Nest owner and that I'm not upset. It'll be fixed soon enough.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
stewy Avatar
134 months ago
Huh. My old-school manual thermostat has never crashed. I guess I'm just lucky.

Your flip phone probably never crashed either.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2crazy Avatar
134 months ago
So glad I didn't fall for these kinds of products.

Are you saying this because of a bug in one of their software updates? Luckily that never happened to Apple :rolleyes:
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)