Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer

September 2, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

The Tado Smart Thermostat X is the second-generation Matter-over-Thread thermostat from the European company. | Image: Tado

When Google ignominiously exited the European thermostat market last year, it pointed its customers to Tado. This week, the German-based smart home company is launching its Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen), and aiming to attract European Nest users who haven't already jumped ship.

Google shutting down the servers for its 1st- and 2nd-gen thermostats drove "significant sales" for Tado, Christian Deilmann, cofounder and managing director of Tado, told The Verge in an interview. The third-generation Nest has at least 10 times the penetration in Europe, he says. And while Google still supports it, Deilmann sees the writing on the wall. "At some poi …

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