topic Re: Multiple temperature schedules in Nest Thermostats

Multiple temperature schedules

Snoozen — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:36:44 GMT

Is it possible to set more than one schedule? This is for a vacation home that is unoccupied for weeks at a time.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

johnCNA — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 03:45:17 GMT

Well, sort of....

The Nest does have a Home/Away mode that can be auto-sensed by the presence of your phone or you can set Home or Away manually. When it's in Away mode, it will trigger Eco settings to lower the temps, etc.

Or if you want more manual control of this, each Mode can have it's own schedule. So you can set the mode to Heat and make a schedule for when you are there. Then switch to the Heat+Cool mode and make a schedule for when you are away.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

MelbaDT — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 06:48:20 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for answering to this, johnCNA.

@Snoozen, yes, you can have multiple schedules on your Nest thermostat. Take a look at this link for more information and for the step by step guide: https://bit.ly/3briTs2

Hope this answers your question.

Best,

Melba

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Tue, 17 May 2022 19:14:17 GMT

The above link from Melba just shows how to change your schedule. Is there a link for how to make two different schedules to toggle between? My wife and I each work from home at different times and our schedules are not consistent. Since we each have different climate control preferences when we're home alone it would be great to have the option to switch from schedule A to schedule B without having to reprogram the whole day. Most other basic thermostats have this option, so I'm confident it is an easy feature to add in.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

Jogwad — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:01:10 GMT

Yes please, this would be great as we also would like a ‘light use’ schedule and a ‘normal use’ depending upon who is at home.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

EdwardT — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:13:58 GMT

Hi Jogwad,

We hear you. Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback. Keep your eye on the Google Nest Community page https://goo.gle/2JvnMRy for any updates. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Check out this link on how to file feedback.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:25:30 GMT

Why are you shutting this down without answering the question. Please address why you will not allow for multiple schedules for users to toggle between? This is neither a new request or a novel one. Every other thermostat I've ever had includes this option.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

EdwardT — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:20:24 GMT

Hi davidbutts77,

We don't have any news to share about the feature to have multiple schedules. We appreciate users who are keen on sharing their thoughts with us. We're always looking to improve — we'll take this as feedback.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:09:13 GMT

"Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback." is a canned response that I simply do not believe to be true. Can you please provide a response to help me change my mind on this?

Which of the following is correct:
1) Google is not able to figure out how to provide more than one programmed schedule that users can toggle between, but they wish to provide this service.

2) Google is not able to figure out how to provide more than one programmed schedule that users can toggle between and they do not care to provide this service.

3) Google is capable of adding this feature, but is not interested in doing so.

4) Google is capable of adding this feature and is interested in doing so.

Only one of these options can be true. Logic dictates that it is #3 because this feature has been desired (by myself and others) for several years and the canned response I received in 2018 is still being used in 2022. Instead of offering solutions, the thread asking for such solutions is being locked without any resolution.

Please refrain from saying you will "take this as feedback" as I have no faith that that means anything. All we want is the option for multiple pre-programmed schedules (a simple request). Barring that, I would greatly appreciate a reason why this is not of interest to Google.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

Jogwad — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 05:57:35 GMT

it seems that Google are able to, but not interested (#3).

it may be that they are going to incorporate this feature in the next generation of the device and get us to buy new ones (just the cynic in me !)

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

EdwardT — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:46:47 GMT

Hi folks,

We appreciate your thoughts about making our products better and more user-friendly. We’re working on adding more features and improvements. Stay tuned for updates.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:42:27 GMT

Please elaborate on what updates we can expect to see.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

EdwardT — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 23:34:29 GMT

Hi davidbutts77,

We're happy to hear about your excitement for this feature, but we don't have any news to share about this right now.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:22:58 GMT

What?!

Then what exactly did you mean by "We’re working on adding more features and improvements. Stay tuned for updates."? What features and improvements were you referring to? Or was that just an empty reply?

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

Markjosephp — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:56:48 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for your assistance, @EdwardT.

@davidbutts77, hearing suggestions like yours helps us make our products even better. We update products and features often, but right now, we don’t have an answer to that. We'll make sure to pass this along to the right team.

So I'm going to be locking this thread in 24 hours. If you have any other concerns or questions, please feel free to create a new thread.

Thanks,

Mark

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 23:12:12 GMT

Before shutting down this thread, could you please address a few questions:

1) what exactly is a "community specialist"? It seems like they are bots that shut down inquiries without offering any solutions. If I'm wrong, please explain what you do.

2) Can you please offer me some assurance that this concern is being looked into. This concern is very basic and has been ignored for over 4 years now (at the least). For example, what team is the "right team" to pass this along to?

3) You say you update your products and features often, but the requested update is so simple that it should have been addressed by now. Why has google ignored it for so long? Why don't they want to make this feature available.

Eagerly awaiting an honest answer, but not actually expecting one.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

mdubca — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:26:02 GMT

There is a need for multiple schedules, such as:

Early shift
Late shift
Holiday/staycation

Programmable thermostats usually have at least a holiday schedule along with the weekday and weekend schedules. I can set alarms in Google Clock for an early shift and a late shift, so it's possible to do. Having to manually change the schedule times just to switch shifts is silly.

Please add multiple schedules to all Nest thermostats in the next software update. The programmers who worked on the Clock app can surely help here.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

Jogwad — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:54:00 GMT

It would be good to also have the Boost function on the heating, like we have on the hot water.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

davidbutts77 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 14:32:59 GMT

Markjosephp it's been about 6 weeks since you've asked if I have any other concerns/questions. I promptly shared them. Do you need more time to think about it? Are you even a real person? That is an honest question.

Still eagerly awaiting your reply.

Re: Multiple temperature schedules

CringeyCoyote — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:39:23 GMT

What features and functionality are on "The Roadmap" is what needs to be answered for this product. I also need this feature but if it is not on the roadmap, it will never happen.