It's pretty, it's brilliant, it comes with an external temperature sensor and it costs $280. But is it really worth it?

The original Nest Learning Thermostat set the bar for smart thermostats back in 2012, allowing you to control your home’s heating and cooling system from your phone. Twelve years later, the fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat ($279.

Google is releasing a new update for the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen), which adds a manual brightness control.

However, the question remains: How well does it work, and have Google's recent Home app improvements made it easier to use its latest device? Let's dig into the Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) and see how it compares to the competition.

The Nest Learning Thermostat is always getting better, and with the fourth-generation model, it gets even more impressive.

Accessing the new manual brightness setting is simple. Users can navigate to the thermostat's Settings menu, select Device Settings, and then choose Display Brightness. Here, they can toggle between Auto and Manual mode. In Manual mode, users can adjust the brightness to their desired level.

Let's dig into the Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) and see how it compares to the competition. 8.5 /10 Google's fourth-generation Nest Thermostat offers some pretty hefty hardware improvements.

Google is rolling out a fix for the automatic brightness bug that affected the visibility of the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) screen.

Nest Learning Thermostat users can expect an update 'in the coming weeks' that will improve screen visibility and legibility