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Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats (www.techspot.com)
submitted 3 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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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's mostly network segregation and decluttering. Those things shouldn't be on a data network where you then have to filter them all off from the rest. A dedicated network that's designed for this kind of thing makes much more sense. Also Watts add up. One of them maybe just 5 (which seems a bit high), but when you've got sensors, lights, switches, etc., it can end up being significant.

[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you're talking about a commercial building or something, sure. I get the concept I suppose it just seems like it's probably optimizing 2025 hardware against 2005 constraints when we're talking about a single household. I'm unlikely to automate any part of my home in the near future but if I ever did I'd definitely want to look for some data (like, "gaming latency increases 20% with 10 smart devices").

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

If you just have that one gadget, I agree it makes little to no difference.