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Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer supported from Oct 25

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280 points RyanShook | 2 comments | 05 Sep 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xp84 ◴[05 Sep 25 22:56 UTC] No.45144667[source]▶
The shameful part is that the only thing that even remotely (no pun intended) needs a server to even be online, is the out-of-home control, just for NAT traversal. It should be free to Google for these to have at least in-home smart functionality forever.

Well, that, and the moving target of updating an "app" every year for all the breaking changes Google and (especially) Apple do to the mobile OS. Although honestly I'd rather have a QR code that links you to a PWA hosted on the thermostat itself.

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1. nonfamous ◴[05 Sep 25 23:26 UTC] No.45144914[source]▶
I’m affected by this, and as pissed at Google about it as anyone, but the headline is overblown. The old Nest devices continue to function as thermostats, and the on-device features like scheduling still work. But I need the cloud-based features (particularly remote control via the app), so I went ahead and paid the upgrade tax.
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2. selkin ◴[05 Sep 25 23:35 UTC] No.45144977[source]▶
Setting schedules on the devices ain't bad as on some "dumb" thermostats, but it's a real pain in the ass.