Your Nest Thermostat just got the one feature it was missing in the Google Home app

When Google announced it was winding down support for its older thermostats, it softened the blow in April with news that the Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd gen) and Nest Thermostat E would finally get scheduling controls in the Google Home app sometime in late 2025. The company didn’t say when it would happen, but the update is now starting to roll out, bringing full temperature scheduling to both models.

Plenty of users only keep the old Nest app around to handle scheduling. Now, Mishaal Rahman over at Android Authority has noticed that his Gen 3 Nest Thermostat can finally access a new scheduling page directly in the Home app.

If you’ve been using a 3rd Gen Nest Learning Thermostat or a Nest Thermostat E, this update fixes what’s probably been the most annoying gap in Google’s smart home setup. Newer models have had scheduling baked into the Home app for a while, but these two long-time favorite thermostats still forced you to hang onto the old Nest app just to manage schedules.

Having to juggle two apps just to manage Nest devices was needlessly messy. Now that scheduling lives in Google Home, it’s a long-overdue cleanup. Rahman’s screenshots show you can set temperatures for different times, pick which sensors handle readings during the day, and set a minimum fan runtime per hour, all with a main page that gives you a clear look at your daily schedule.

Early rollout comes with a few glitches

One thing to keep in mind is that your old Nest app schedule won’t carry over automatically. You’ll have to set it up again in Google Home from scratch. And right now, things are a bit buggy. Rahman found that after adding a new temperature and backing out, his old Nest schedule flashed on screen, then vanished, taking the new setting with it.

Once this update rolls out to everyone, you can probably say goodbye to the old Nest app and finally run all your compatible devices through Google Home. It took Google long enough, but it’s a solid step toward the streamlined smart home setup Mountain View has been promising for years.