{"id":299359,"date":"2025-03-30T08:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=299359"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:01:26","slug":"google-has-announced-it-is-dropping-several-devices-this-is-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-has-announced-it-is-dropping-several-devices-this-is-the-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has announced it is dropping several devices: this is the list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is&nbsp;<strong>shaking up its smart home strategy<\/strong>&nbsp;with a surprising move that has left many users frustrated. The company has confirmed it will stop producing certain popular devices from its Nest line, a decision that has sparked debate about its long-term commitment to home hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Devices being phased out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has announced the end of the road for the&nbsp;<strong>Nest Protect smoke detector (2013\u20132015)<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Nest x Yale Lock (2018)<\/strong>. While these devices will continue to function and receive&nbsp;<strong>security updates for up to 10 years<\/strong>, they will no longer be produced. Users can still find them in stores while supplies last, likely with&nbsp;<strong>deep discounts aimed at clearing inventory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No direct successors in sight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike past transitions, Google will&nbsp;<strong>not develop new versions of these discontinued products<\/strong>. Instead, the company recommends alternatives from third-party brands that are compatible with Google Home. However, this decision has caused concern among users who trusted the&nbsp;<strong>design quality and support of Google-made devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mixed signals from Google<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To calm the backlash, Google insists it is not stepping away from smart home tech altogether. The company highlights recent launches like the&nbsp;<strong>Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen)<\/strong>&nbsp;and a new&nbsp;<strong>Google TV Streamer<\/strong>. However, these announcements haven\u2019t fully reassured the community, especially amid ongoing issues with Google Assistant\u2019s integration with Gemini AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift reflects a&nbsp;<strong>broader strategy to streamline the product lineup<\/strong>, but it risks alienating long-time users who prefer native Google devices over third-party options. For now, smart home fans will have to rely on other brands to fill the gaps left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is&nbsp;shaking up its smart home strategy&nbsp;with a surprising move that has left many users frustrated. The company has confirmed it will stop producing certain popular devices from its Nest line, a decision that has sparked debate about its long-term commitment to home hardware. Devices being phased out Google has announced the end of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-has-announced-it-is-dropping-several-devices-this-is-the-list\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google has announced it is dropping several devices: this is the list&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":299360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-299359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308344,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299359\/revisions\/308344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299359"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=299359"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=299359"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=299359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}