Hardware Google Nest Thermostat says goodbye to Europe, older models discontinued

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Google is still busy cleaning up its lineup of Nest-branded smart home devices. In the latest spree, the search giant is pulling the plug on three of the earliest models of the Nest Learning Thermostat released more than a decade ago.

In a new blog post , Google writes that the following Nest Thermostats will go out of support, starting October 25, 2025:

• Nest Learning Thermostat (1st gen, 2011)
• Nest Learning Thermostat (2nd gen, 2012)
• Nest Learning Thermostat (2nd gen, 2014, European version)

These models will be kicked out of the Home and Nest apps later this year, won't get any software updates, and won't support connected features like Home/Away Assist and Google Assistant controls. However, the discontinued thermostats won't become a paperweight as you can still adjust the temperature, mode, schedules, and settings directly on the device.

Google has a bunch of offers for the affected users who wish to upgrade to the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). It's giving $130 off to buyers in the US (MSRP $279.99) and $160 off to buyers in Canada (MSRP $379.99)

The search giant is taking a different route for users in Europe and said that it will "no longer launch new Nest thermostats in Europe" due to difficult hurdles. "Heating systems in Europe are unique and have a variety of hardware and software requirements that make it challenging to build for the diverse set of homes," Google complained.

Google Nest Thermostat says goodbye to Europe, older models discontinued

Google is dropping support for three more Nest smart home devices that were launched more than a decade ago.

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The search giant is taking a different route for users in Europe and said that it will "no longer launch new Nest thermostats in Europe" due to difficult hurdles. "Heating systems in Europe are unique and have a variety of hardware and software requirements that make it challenging to build for the diverse set of homes," Google complained.

It took too much time for Google to realize Europe isn't very big market on "smart home" stuff. We prefer traditional homes without tech in every single aspect of the home. Don't get me wrong—I love tech; everything from small gadgets to smartphones, computers, cameras and whatnot. However, I struggle to see why would anyone need smart devices for their home. It simply doesn't have much sense to me to have all of my devices connected to the internet.

Beside, we live in older buildings and houses, dating back from 19th century and older unlike in the US (Google's own market) where everything is relatively new. Our homes are made of bricks and stones; it's not like you can simply and easily throw all the older infrastructure away and implement new one. Not to mention, that old infrastructure we have is so high quality that it works for decades without an issue; it won't stop working when app is discontinued requiring me to switch to an alternative that will also stop working after some time.

And while I do own some smart devices at home (smart TVs and smart washing machine; I'm not counting smartphones and PCs because they are necessity), I only bought them because there wasn't dumb device in the offering. I never bothered to connect my LG washing machine to the internet because I literally couldn't see a single reason for it.