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Update README.md file for Nest accounts (#256)
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I have found recently that not logging out of the account is the same requirement for either the Google or Nest account approach. Logging out invalidates the Nest account.token.
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DMBlakeley authored Jun 6, 2020
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Expand Up @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To use a Nest Account with homebridge-nest, you will need to obtain an access to
{"2fa_state":"not_enrolled","access_token":"XXX","email":"...","expires_in":"...", ...}
```

Simply set `"access_token"` in your `config.json` file under the `"platform": "Nest"` entry to the value of `access_token` in the above string (the `XXX`), which will be a long string of letters and numbers and punctuation.
Simply set `"access_token"` in your `config.json` file under the `"platform": "Nest"` entry to the value of `access_token` in the above string (the `XXX`), which will be a long string of letters and numbers and punctuation. Do not log out of `home.nest.com`, as this will invalidate your credentials. Just close the browser tab.

# Using a Google Account

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