I had 4 Nest thermostats in my home before Google acquired Nest. I just received a fifth thermostat (which is a Google product and looks different) and have had difficulty adding it to my home location using my G-Suite email address. All other devices in my home (dozens of them) are part of (or linked to) the Google Home address with my G-Suite email address. I gave up trying, and added the new thermostat using a very little used gmail address. Of course, Google Home thinks this device is in a different home than the other devices. How can I get this new thermostat into my Google Home account with my G-Suite address?
I understand that G-Suite is used by businesses. I was in business. I am now retired and I like my email address - it uses my last name as it's domain, and I've had the address for 20 years. Why must I be an "active business" when, just like active businesses, I willingly pay for G-Suite, which has many other features that I like? When the business was active, I was the only one in control of it - it was a solo practice. Am I being forced to un-link all of my devices (as I said, there are dozens of them) and re-link them to the unused gmail address? Why? Isn't there some way around this? Can I administratively (with my G-Suite account) give permissions for whatever is needed?
