Google is dropping assist for its oldest Nest Studying Thermostats

Should you’re the proprietor of a Nest Studying Thermostat that’s greater than 10 years outdated, you’d higher begin enthusiastic about an improve. 

Google simply introduced that it’s going to quickly drop assist for the first- and second-generation Nest Studying Thermostats. The units received’t cease working utterly, however distant entry goes away, as are software program updates and compatibility with the Google Dwelling app. 

The older Nest Studying Thermostats which are dropping assist embody the second-generation items for the U.S., launched in 2014, in addition to the European model of the second-gen thermostat, which additionally went on sale in 2014. The unique Nest Studying Thermostat, which was launched solely within the U.S., landed in 2011. 

Google says it’ll drop assist for the thermostats beginning October 25, 2025. In addition to not receiving software program updates, the older Nest Leaning thermostats will lose Nest and Google Dwelling app assist, which means no extra out-of-home management. Google Assistant will even lose entry to the items. 

You will nonetheless be capable to management temperature, mode, schedules, and different settings manually on the thermostat itself, and current schedules will proceed to function, Google added. 

Not less than Google is providing reductions to affected Nest customers for his or her bother. U.S. house owners of the older Nest Studying Thermostats can get $130 off the fourth-gen Nest Studying Thermostat, whereas Nest prospects in Canada can anticipate a $160 low cost for that very same unit. 

In the meantime, European customers with the soon-to-be-unsupported Nest Studying Thermostats will get half-off the Tado Good Thermostat X – Starter Equipment. 

Google mentioned it’ll attain out to affected Nest customers by way of e mail with the low cost affords. 

In addition to chopping assist for the European model of the Nest Studying Thermostat, Google says it’ll exit the thermostat market in Europe altogether, as European heating programs “have quite a lot of {hardware} and software program necessities that make it difficult to construct for the various set of properties.”  

The third-gen Nest Studying Thermostat and the Nest Thermostat E will proceed to be offered in Europe “whereas present provides final,” and each these fashions will proceed to be supported, Google mentioned. 

The information that Google is dropping assist for its oldest Nest thermostats comes barely a month after it discontinued the Nest Defend smoke detector and the Nest X Yale Lock, thus withdrawing as a producer in these key sensible house classes.