Google has announced that software support for first and second-generation nest study thermostats will be stopped next year, which has marked a major shift in the approach to smart devices at home.
Effective October 25, 2025, the first nest thermostats will lose access to app controls, voice aid features, and all services connected to the cloud. The devices, first launched in 2011 and 2012, will return to the functioning as the main thermostat.
“To fully invest [future] Advancing and bringing you the most cut-edge features of our latest generation of nest thermostats, we will move away from supporting three of our oldest devices, each in a decade, “Google said.
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After the Cutoff date, the owners will no longer control their thermostats remotely through the Google Nest or Google Home Apps. Voice commands through Google Assistant and integration with third-party smart home systems are also not enabled. Popular features such as Home/Away Assist, which automatically adjust temperature settings when users leave home, will stop working. Any existing integration with devices such as the nest that protects the smoke alarm, which can trigger emergency shutoff, will also be tired.
Despite removing smart features, thermostats will not be completely inappropriate. Users can still manually adjust temperatures, heating and cooling modes, and rely on any pre-program schedules stored locally on the device. However, Google has warned that without continuing to update software and security, the hardware may suffer an unpredictable decline in performance over time.
Moving Google affects three specific models: the first-generation thermostat study nest released in 2011, the second-generation version of the US from 2012, and the second-generation European Model introduced in 2014. To ease the move, Google plans to offer discount codes to affected customers, encouraging them to upgrade new models.
In the United States, eligible users will receive a $ 130 discount towards the purchase of the fourth-generation thermostat study, lowering the price to approximately $ 150. Canadian customers will receive a similar discount, while European customers-where Google has decided to recover the sale of new thermostat of the nest-offered 50% discounted to a leisure therdostat. Smart Thermostat X Starter Kit, an alternative compatible with the Google Home Ecosystem.
The Nest Learning Thermostat is a revolutionary product when it is dedicated, which promotes the concept of smart climate control in homes. Designed by former Apple engineers Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, Nest established in 2010 and quickly created a name for herself with a soft, easy-to-use design that could know the behavior of the occupiers and optimize heating and cooling settings accordingly. Google got the Nest Labs in 2014 for $ 3.2 billion, eventually folding the brand in its hardware division in 2018 under the “Google Nest” umbrella.
During its heyday, the nest sells millions of devices, with thermostats leading the charge. By 2018, more than 11 million nest products have been sold worldwide. Early nest thermostats have set a new standard for smart home devices, helping to spark a trend throughout the industry to more connected living spaces.
However, the approach to Google's wise home has evolved in recent years, with the company postponed some nest products, including the secure alarming system of the nest and Nest X Yale Smart Lock. The decision to finish support for the first thermostats of the nest fits the broader pattern of phasing out of aging hardware in favor of newer offerings deeper integrated with the emerging Google software platforms.
The looming shutdown will affect a significant number of users who have relied on their nest thermostats for more than a decade. While Google's original promise has been promised at least five years of support, the thermostats are very far from that promise. Some customers, however, are likely to fail with the sudden loss of remote access and smart features, especially given that the devices continue to operate reliable for basic needs.
If there are no app or voice controls, users need to adjust the settings in the thermostat itself. Smart features such as automatic energy saving adjustment, remote temperature alerts, and voice-given changes through Google Assistant will disappear. While the basic schedules of heat and cooling that are programmed on thermostats will continue, any adjustments to the schedules should be made.
Google emphasized that while the devices no longer connect to its apps or servers, they will still perform important tasks in the temperature regulation inside the home. But without continuing to update security, the questions remain about the long-term likelihood of maintaining service on devices.
This announcement also emphasizes Google's broader backline from some international markets. By choosing not to continue the sale of nest thermostats in Europe, Google has signed a focus move, perhaps in markets where it sees stronger growth opportunities or devices closer to its smart home approach under the Google Home brand.
Today, customers have advised nesting devices to evaluate their eligibility for upgrading offers. Google has promised to send direct emails to those affected, providing instructions and discount codes.
Meanwhile, the company's decision features the increasingly ephemeral nature of smart home technology, which even a one -time groundbreaking device eventually depends on companies that control their digital lives.
