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Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats (www.techspot.com)
submitted 4 days ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Google announced the end of support for early Nest Thermostats in a support document earlier this year that largely flew under the radar. As of October 25, first and second generation units released in 2011 and 2012, respectively, will be unpaired and removed from the Google Nest or Google Home app.

Users will no longer be able to control their thermostats remotely via their smartphone, receive notifications, or change settings from a mobile device. End-of-support also disables third-party assistants and other cloud-based features including multi-device Eco mode and Nest Protect connectivity.

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[โ€“] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fair enough, just seems like sticking with the more standard tech has its own advantages but if you've got a lot of devices in the net I could see the value

[โ€“] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

Oh it's definitely easier if it's on Wi-Fi. I mean, ask 20 people on the street if they even know what zigby is and you're gonna get 20 blank stares.

But for people who are into this type of thing either to regain control of their networks, to optimize their networks, or both - it's objectively the better choice in most ways other than easy mode adoption.

Personally I have a TON of small Wi-Fi devices that are constantly transmitting (cheap interior cameras for keeping an eye on pets all over the house - all my security cameras are hard wired) so I try to limit new Wi-Fi traffic onto the net if I can help it.