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Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats (www.techspot.com)
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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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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm imagining some poor rube who bought fully into the IoT. Like every appliance they own is smart. Then one day they wake up to their entire house no longer functioning because the smart devices can't connect to whatever services they need. Can't even work the smart locks on their doors.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I was never able to really make all that stuff work in the first place so I've got three "smart" bulbs I bought in maybe 2018 that still (mostly) work, and am generally switching my smart plugs to mechanical timers because I only really use them for grow lights.

    I do feel better about being away from home overnight in winter with my weather station (which includes a sensor inside the house) but everything adds nothing to my life at all.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Pretty much happening if support disappears for 2.4GHz wifi. Most of these smart devices require it, and many wifi routers don't even bother transmitting it unless you specifically activate that option.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Calm down, Francis, the thermostat can still be used and programmed manually. The only features lost are remote settings which we never used once.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Not the user you were responding to, and you're correct about these thermostats, but not all devices retain functionality without internet connectivity. For example, these $2000 dollar 'smart' beds.

    Some reported on Reddit that they were woken up by their bed suddenly readjusting their preferred sleeping temperatures -- some soaring as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Others say their bed became stuck at an extreme incline. According to The Washington Post, some beds also blinked flashing lights and sounded wake-up alarms.

    These things became contorted, overheating (or freezing) bricks when AWS went down last week and the owners had no control over them without the app.

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