Revolv (Google/Nest)
Revolv Hub: service closed 2016, textbook cloud dependency case
Revolv became a 2016 textbook case of cloud dependency: Nest remotely triggered a kill switch that made all Revolv hubs completely unusable. The hardware was functional but the software was deactivated.
- Risk level
- Critical risk
- Category
- Smart home
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
- Confidence
- high
Support status
Service remotely deactivated by Google/Nest in May 2016. Physically present but functionally dead.
Typical symptoms
- Hub completely unusable since May 2016
- No commands possible
- Hardware intact but functionally dead
Fixes to try
- None: the service is permanently dead
- Recycle the hardware
- Migrate to solutions without critical cloud dependency