PSA: Google Ending Support for Early Gen Nest Learning Thermostats (2025)

Google is rolling back support for yet another Nest smart home product.

Starting on Oct. 25, 2025, the Nest Learning Thermostat (1st gen, 2011), Nest Learning Thermostat (2nd gen, 2012), and the Europe version of the Nest Learning Thermostat (2nd gen, 2014) will no longer receive software updates.

This means users will no longer be able to control these models remotely from their phone or via Google Assistant, but they’ll still be able to adjust the temperature and modify schedules directly on the thermostat itself. All other devices will continue to receive updates and app support.

However, Google will no longer sell newer Nest Thermostat models in Europe, including the Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd gen, 2015) and Nest Thermostat E (2018), citing how “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 will continue to sell these models in Europe while supplies last and told consumers to expect "even more helpful home devices in Europe in the coming months and years."

Google said it will reach out to users impacted by the move with discounts on newer smart thermostats, with users in Europe getting up to 50% off the Tado Smart Thermostat X.

As of late, Google has made some big changes to its smart home offerings, discontinuing its Nest Protect smart smoke and CO alarm and its Nest x Yale smart lock earlier this year. Google also dropped support for its Nest Secure and Dropcam home security systems in April 2024.

Instead, Google seems to be pursuing a strategy where it partners with third-party manufacturers, outsourcing access to its Google Home smart home hub, rather than building and branding all smart home products in-house. Google announced at I/O 2024 that it was reimagining its smart home platform as a platform for all developers.

For example, Google announced a partnership with home safety firm First Alert to launch the First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm later this year in the US and Canada, which users will be able to control through the Google Home app.