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iFixit May 10, 2025

Google is ending support for 1st and 2nd gen Nest thermostats this October. They’ll still function—but without updates or cloud features, they could become security risks. Software shouldn’t decide when your hardware dies.
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#iFixit #NestShutdown #RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence

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Phil Thane ✅May 10, 2025

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Campaign idea. All software/ firmware abandoned, unsupported by the company that produced it should be open-sourced. If the company goes bust the receiver should handle it. If there's enough interest someone will use it, fork it, offer support packages and bug fixes. Or develop an alternative.

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Gabriel N May 12, 2025

@pthane @iFixit the endgame of IoT is to keep you chained to a service or brand.

The problem is not the hardware, but the fact that it needs to use a server that is not yours. It may be possible to hack the firmware and built the server, but I understand that it is currently illegal. Nice project, though.

Google hardware? I would never buy anything from them. It is a shame that Nest and their clients were bought by Google

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Phil Thane ✅

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It's only illegal because governments have chosen to abase themselves before the Tech Gods and make it so. And the server aspect could probably be a module for Nextcloud.
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