Essential information
- Google discontinued support for the first and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats last month.
- Currently, a free and open-source initiative aimed at restoring remote access and additional features is undergoing testing.
- This initiative consists of installing a custom bootloader on unsupported thermostats and redirecting cloud interactions to a new, fully-supported remote control server.
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