[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk Digest, Vol 231, Issue 5

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

Thanks, I bought fourth generation.

Dave



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Google is ending support for first, second, and third generation nest thermostats. These were released between 2010 and 2014. Current models are not impacted.

A bit of googling will tell you more.

Jim

> On Oct 16, 2025, at 7:08 AM, David Waybright via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Sadly yo made a tragic mistake. You will want to return the nest ASAP. Google is shutting down all nest thermostats at the end of October. This means all smart features will stop working and it'll become a dump stat. The app will not support them anymore.
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> I suggest you return it ASAP and get a ecobee.
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> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:12:39 -0500
> From: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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> Thanks, I bought the Nest, it arrives tomorrow.
>
> Dave
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> At 06:19 PM 10/14/2025, you wrote:
>> Hi Dave, I like the Ecobee smart thermostat. It works well with Alexa
>> and an app on the iPhone. Elizabeth Campbell Secretary, National
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>> <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of David Andrews via
>> Electronics-Talk Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2025 1:58 PM To:
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org Cc: David Andrews
>> <dandrews920 at comcast.net> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Thermostat I am
>> in need of a new, hopefully accessible, thermostat. Mine is flaky. I
>> don't need anything super fancy, I have no heat pump, or central air,
>> just radiators.  I of course would like it to be as accessible as
>> possible, hopefully interfacing with Amazon Alexa, and an accessible
>> app. Any recommendations, experiences, etc., would be appreciated.
>> Dave
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