Google officially turns Nest thermostats back into dumb thermostats by dropping support
gnabgib · hn · 2026-10-25
Google has officially ended software support for several Nest thermostat models, disabling their cloud-connected smart features and effectively reverting them to manual dumb thermostats. MakeUseOf details the affected models and options, and the HN discussion debates vendor kill-switches and device longevity.
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