Google will cease supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25

Google introduced this week that starting on October 25, it should not assist or launch software program updates for the primary and second era Nest Studying Thermostats. And it’ll fully cease launching new Nest merchandise in Europe.

Meaning house owners of the Nest thermostats launched in 2011 and 2012 (in addition to the model launched in Europe in 2014) gained’t obtain updates, and their gadgets will not be supported within the Nest and Dwelling apps. They are going to, nonetheless, be capable to modify temperature and schedules instantly on their gadgets.

“To completely spend money on [future] developments and produce you probably the most cutting-edge options on our newest era of Nest thermostats, we will likely be transitioning away from supporting three of our oldest gadgets, every over a decade previous,” Google mentioned.

As for why it should not launch Nest thermostats in Europe, the corporate added, “Heating techniques in Europe are distinctive and have quite a lot of {hardware} and software program necessities that make it difficult to construct for the varied set of houses.” Present Nest gadgets will nonetheless be bought in Europe whereas provides final.