Google’s outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doors or use the AC

Re:Google’s outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doo... by SquareWheel on Monday June 03, 2019 @08:11AM (#20082304)

Nest thermostats don't have physical buttons or touch screens?

edit: Alright, I'm convinced. Bad journalism. Flagging this post.

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Re:Google’s outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doo... by avidal on Monday June 03, 2019 @08:15AM (#20082328)

They do. You can turn them. Turns out this individual decided to mount his TV over his Nest[0]. So changing the temperature without the app requires removing the TV.

[0] https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135313567346036741

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Re:Google’s outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doo... by furgooswft13 on Monday June 03, 2019 @08:16AM (#20082334)

My thought as well....and I'd assume the door locks still have keys? Power outages are a thing.

Regardless, I'm sure such physical access points will soon be removed in new versions and it will be hailed as "brave".

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Re:Google’s outage meant some Nest users couldn’t unlock doo... by d0ugal on Monday June 03, 2019 @08:16AM (#20082336)

Yeah, they can be controlled at the thermostat. I was able to adjust mine locally but not via the app (or API in home assistant)

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