Google Password Change - Can’t access my Google Home Account

[Chezzer]

I recently changed my google password as it had been several years.  When I did, I tried to access my google home app and found that it had no record of my Google WIFI or my Nest Learning Thermostats that I had setup.  Can I find a way to recall these or do I need to set them up anew.

[MplsCustomer]

@Chezzer 

What you're describing should only happen if you inadvertently logged into the Google Home app with a DIFFERENT Google Account. Just changing your Google Account password should have no effect on the devices installed in the Google Home app.

[Chezzer]

Interesting and that is what I thought.  But when I accessed my Google Home app it acted as if I hadn't already logged in and setup my Home.  So perhaps I should delete the app and download it and perhaps will give me the login screen again and once logged in restore the previous settings?  

[MplsCustomer]

@Chezzer 

Well, deleting and redownloading either the Google Nest app or the Google Home app does not change any of your Google Nest settings. We've done it a few times; you just have to log back in after reinstalling the app. And be certain you're using the same Google username you used previously with the Google Home app.

You didn't change your Wi-Fi password, did you?  If you did, then you have to do a factory reset on your Google Nest devices and reinstall them.

[Chezzer]

No wifi password change.  Will try to see if that does the trick.

[Chezzer]

Well it worked.  Think I had affiliated another email address with my Google account and that it somehow had defaulted to that when I opened the app up.  Thanks for the help.

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