Google Home Adds Scheduling For Older Nest Thermostats

Older Nest thermostat users tin yet uninstall nan older dedicated Nest app. | Image: Google

Google has announced that users of nan US and UK versions of nan 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and nan Nest Thermostat E can now schedule somesthesia adjustments utilizing nan Google Home app. Newer versions of nan Nest thermostats already let you to manually group schedules successful nan Home app, but those older models required users to support nan dedicated Nest app installed for scheduling.

Google says nan characteristic “began rolling retired starting past week” truthful it whitethorn not yet beryllium disposable to each Nest thermostat users yet. The institution primitively announced nan expanded Google Home support for nan older Nest models past April aft revealing that it would also extremity package updates for nan first-generation Nest Learning thermostat that launched successful 2011, and nan 2nd procreation exemplary that was released a twelvemonth later.

Existing somesthesia schedules successful nan Nest app are transferred complete to nan Home app, which besides allows sensor and instrumentality schedules to beryllium set. Today Google besides announced different improvements to its Home app for each Nest thermostats including much vibrant colors and updated descriptions making it easier to spot nan device’s heating and cooling state, and a refreshed power dashboard pinch much specifications and a play comparison of year-over-year power usage.