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No Longer Evil Thermostat (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by duffer@lemmy.world to c/hardwarehacking@lemmy.world
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Just moments after installing a new thermostat, because Google shut down the service, someone releases a firmware hack for my redundant Gen 2 Nest thermostat.

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[–] duffer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for putting the links from my, half arsed post.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m so happy you posted—half arsed or not. Thank you. I didn’t know about it yet, and it brightened my day.

When the Google (and then the Belkin/Wemo) announcement started being posted, I commented more than once:

When these companies want to cease updates and shutdown their servers, they should be required to:

  1. Provide a path to install open source or third party firmware
  2. Fully document the communication with the the device requires to function
  3. Allow pointing the device at an open source or third party server

I’m glad someone figured out how to do what these fucked up greedy companies chose not to do.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I do wish they had a self host option, reading their page it just redirects all info to their servers and they're spoofing the api.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It’s a fine first step though.

[–] duffer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree a self host would be ideal.

Maybe ask if they can change the redirects to a local host and share the source for the website?

Probably after they take their bounty.