cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/48943580
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.
Repeat after me. Never. Buy. Google. Hardware.
I didn’t. I bought Nest hardware that had an API that worked with my home automation. Then Google bought Nest and enshittified it so all interaction with it had to go through Google, externally.
Never buy hardware that needs the cloud to operate.
The one exception being a used pixel phone if you’re looking to use grapheneos, at least until they allow a non-pixel to be used with gos
I made that mistake twice and it cost me hundreds of $$