Google won't let users control OnHub routers at the end of 2022

Source: Google

Google doesn't want to give OnHub router owners a way to control their devices past December 19, 2022. The company won't let users change settings on the device past that date. It can still offer a Wi-Fi signal, but there won't be any troubleshooting beyond that. 

The OnHub routers were built by Google (with help from brands like TP-Link and ASUS) to look like stylish little devices you can easily place in your home. It allowed you to improve the Wi-Fi connection without the gadget sticking out like a sore thumb. But now, Google wants you to migrate to its Nest Wifi system. It's even offering a 40 percent discount off the total price to OnHub owners who wish to make the switch.

Source: The Verge

Review: Google OnHub Wi-Fi Router

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A useful feature is the ability to choose and prioritize one device in your network for up to four hours. If I am uploading video (or downloading files from a cloud backup), I can prioritize the machine I am using over the other devices on the network. 

Wi-Fi routers are the least sexy devices consumers have to deal with. They’re usually designed to be well out of view (ugly), have arcane set-up and maintenance requirements, and are rarely brought out (unless something goes wrong and they need to be reset).

Google’s OnHub purposely defies all the aspects of a router. It is designed to be kept in the open and even shown off as a piece of functional furniture. It requires very little set-up and almost no maintenance. Inherently easy to use with an iOS or Android enabled smartphone that runs through the setup in a number of minutes

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