A number of Google Nest thermostats just got a lot less "smart" as the giant announced it will no longer provide software updates or support for the models manufactured in 2011 and 2012.
This means that the main appeal of these devices - controlling them remotely to adjust the temperature from anywhere, as well as create schedules - will no longer be available features.
But customers, who would have paid precisely to have those features, will still be able to make manual adjustments on the thermostat itself.
The first and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats are affected by the decision, as is the European Nest Learning Thermostat released in 2014. After October 25, none of these devices will be receiving software updates and users will not be able to control them remotely via their phone.
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