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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by 4rt on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @08:21PM (#19854734)
headline should be "that $300 doorbell is now a paperweight".

in the future it will be "that $8000 trunk car driving computer is now a paperweight".

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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by plttn on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @08:52PM (#19854900)
Nest hardware will still work just fine?

I'm not sure where you're drawing the conclusion that the Nest Hello no longer works.

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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by Rebelgecko on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:07PM (#19854988)
Not sure about the "Hello" but this sucks for people that take advantage of their thermostat API. The hardware still works but the way I use it won't any more.
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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by pugworthy on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:21PM (#19855059)
Pretty much straight up FUD. This is not bricking Nest devices.
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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by Aeolun on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @01:03AM (#19856007)
Ok, more like “That remotely controlled car with integrated taxi service you bought?”

Well, now it’s “Just a car”

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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by cthalupa on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @01:38AM (#19856128)
For anyone using SmartThings, HomeAssistant, Hubitat, IFTT, etc., it is removing huge amounts of functionality.

I've been very happy in general that I switched to ecobee when I moved, and this made me even happier.

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Re:Google Is Turning Off the Works-with-Nest API by ayakura on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @08:26PM (#19854758)
That would be a very large piece of paper!
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