Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats

Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats

The second-gen Nest Thermostat launched in 2012. Google officially turned off remote control functionality for early Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but it hasn’t stopped collecting a stream of data from these downgraded devices. After digging into the backend, security researcher Cody Kociemba found that the first- and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats are still sending Google information about manual temperature changes, wheth…

Google Is Collecting Troves of Data From Downgraded Nest Thermostats

Even after disabling remote control and officially ending support for early Nest Learning Thermostats, Google is still receiving detailed sensor and activity data from these devices, including temperature changes, motion, and ambient light. The Verge reports: After digging into the backend, security researcher Cody Kociemba found that the first- and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats are still sending Google information about manual tem…

Google pulled the plug on old Nest thermostats, but not the data mine (Update: Statement)

TL;DR Google shut off remote control functionality in first- and second-generation Nest thermostats in October. After the downgrade, security researcher Cody Kociemba created a solution to bring these old Nest devices back online. Through the project, Kociemba learned that these thermostats are still sending Google data, despite the company ending support. Update: November 17, 2025 (6:55 PM ET): Google has reached out to Android Authority and p…

Thermostats Constant losing internet connection

I own five (5) NEST thermostats .. Three in one home, see,y models which suffer constant internet disconnects…. I go away for months and rely on NEST to maintain my schedule, especially with regards to heat in Eastern winters…. So upsetmthst NEST is discontinuing support for LOYAL OWNERS who can not afford to buy multiple new models

Google Still Mining Data From Discontinued Nest Thermostats

Google recently pulled the plug on smart functionality for its early Nest Learning Thermostats. This cut off remote control and customer support for the first- and second-generation devices. While users lost key features they paid for, a recent discovery reveals that Google did not cut ties completely: the nerfed Nest Learning Thermostats continue to stream extensive, detailed data back to Google’s servers, raising privacy questions. Google coll…

Google is still collecting data from obsolete thermostats

Google is still gathering data from early Nest Learning Thermostats, despite disabling their remote control functionality last month.