RIP Nest app: Scheduling for old Nest thermostats is coming soon to Google Home

You might finally be able to stop using the Nest app.

Apr 25, 2025 - 18:24

RIP Nest app: Scheduling for old Nest thermostats is coming soon to Google Home

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Google has confirmed that scheduling functions for older Nest thermostats are finally coming to the Google Home app this year.
This will apply to the Google Nest Learning Thermostat (Gen 3) and Nest Thermostat E.
For many, this means they will no longer need to use the Nest app.

It’s been over 10 years since Google bought the smart home company Nest. One would think that, over those 10 years, Google would have fully absorbed Nest. However, that’s not the case. There are still a few devices out there that require the old Nest app for specific functions. Notably, this includes older Nest thermostats, which rely on the Nest app for a core feature: scheduling.

Today, Google made sweeping changes to the Nest ecosystem, including the “dumbification” of older thermostats. While this might have come as a shock to folks who invested in Nest in its early days, it also came with some good news: older Nest thermostats will see scheduling functions move to the Google Home app at some point in 2025.