In 2019, I thought I had my ideal smart home and it all relied on Google Home. Then it all started failing piece by piece.

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You can manually set the temperature, but first- and second-gen Nest Learning Thermostats no longer connect to the Google ...

Your smart thermostat just got a lot dumber. On October 25, 2025, Google will end support for first and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats, stripping away the internet-connected features that ...

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