topic Away from home in Home Automation

Away from home

Dmonse — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:20:36 GMT

Away uses my cell number and when I leave home and my wife is there I get msg how do I add her cellphone and only if both are away it is truly. AWAY?????

Re: Away from home

Ashepherdson — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:15:00 GMT

To use two phones for Nest Thermostat's "Home/Away Assist," invite the second person to your Google Home/Nest app household, ensure both phones have location permissions enabled, and set "What decides if you're home" to "Use phone location". The system only switches to "Away" when both phones have left.

Re: Away from home

TechWithBrett — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:59:07 GMT

On her phone, I would also recommend going into the Google Home app profile, Home Settings, then under Presence Sensing make sure that her phone has been allowed to use the location for Home/Away status.