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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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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 36 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (11 children)

As do smart thermostats that don't rely on the continued goodwill of any corporation to function.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (10 children)
[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Z-wave thermostats don't require Internet connectivity to function or control remotely. They do require something like Home Assistant for that remote control.

[–] nguarracino@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Yup, this is what I just did. Replaced my two first generation Nests with Z-Wave Honeywells.

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