- Support for older Nest -Termostats ending this year
- You can get a big discount on a new model
- No new Nest thermostats will be sold in Europe
There are a few pieces of Google Nest Thermostat News that will bring you this weekend: Support ends for the older 1st and 2nd gene models, while Google will stop selling the thermostat in the EU completely.
First the end of the support for the 1st-Gen-Reden thermostat (launched in 2011) and 2. Gen-Red-Thermostat (launched in 2012). Google says (via 9to5Google) that there will be no more software updates issued to these devices from Saturday, October 25, 2025.
At that time you will no longer be able to control the thermostats from your phone, and home/away modes will also stop working. However, you will still be able to adjust modes, schedules, temperatures and settings on the actual devices.
To help soften the stroke, Google offers some upgrade discounts on the last 4th gene-red thermostat for those who have older models: If you are in the US, you can get $ 130 discount, which is almost half the price.
No-go in Europe
The second bit of news here is that there will be no more new Nest thermostats sold in Europe in the future. The 3rd Genmodel and Nest Thermostat E, launched in 2015 and 2017 respectively, will be all you can get hold of now.
“Heating systems in Europe are unique and have a number of hardware and software requirements that make it challenging to build the different set of home,” says the statement from Google.
This means that the shiny new model launched last year and described as sporting “A fantastic design added to AI” in our 4th re-driven thermostat review will not be available in Europe.
It’s no surprise that consumers are wary of investing in Smart Home Tech with ceased devices and incompatible standards to deal with – even from the largest companies in the industry. It’s an area where Google and others can do much better.
