I manage a number of homes with Nest devices. Finding out over this past week that the new devices only live in the home app causes some issues for users who aren't nerds (though it annoys me too).
Don't get me wrong, I get wanting to consolidate apps. But do the whole thing first rather than piecemeal.
My in-laws now have two apps to access their nest devices. They have to use Nest for their Doorbell & Previous cameras. The confused look on their face when I had to explain that wasn't that fun. So, bring those old camera's into the Home app if you're going to do this. The full feature set.
Also, make a website to view these camera's. I'm a developer. I know how this works. You already have the backend to support a front end. Just build the front end. You had one for nest. Now, produce one for Home.
Again, I get the drive here. maintaining both apps is costly. But, you can't strip away features or make them harder to use in the process and expect people to make a long term investment into your infrastructure.
I'm now kicking myself for not just going sighthound etc. for my inlaws. But, I now know that I won't be adding any other nest devices to my own personal home. I can't be held hostage by the whims of people who don't understand UX/UI and customer needs.
