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Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google recently ended its support for early Nest Learning Thermostat models, highly limiting their functionality.
- Last week we learned of a project to extend online support for these models, through alternate firmware.
- Those downloads are now available for anyone interested in trying them.
Nothing lasts forever, and that’s especially true when we’re talking about smart electronics whose “brains” require them to be talking to some distant cloud server….
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