It’s impossible to know everything about the tech that powers your life. I write about them for a living, yet I still seek out community forums, Reddit threads, and YouTube videos to learn more about my favorite gadgets. Smart home products can be particularly confusing. There’s a lot to keep track of, which is why I rely on sites like the Google Nest Community to make sure my Google Home setup stays up and running.
That is, at least for now. Years of crowdsourced knowledge will soon disappear as the old Nest Community forums are sunset in favor of the new Google Home and Nest Community. The replacement forum is better organized, but lacks the rich post history of the old forum that will be erased and shut down on June 30.