*update*
After uninstalling the app, wiping the cache from my phone, rebooting said phone, reinstalling the app fresh, rebooting The nest hub, starting the app logging into the proper home, making sure all the connections were functioning, I was finally able to get back into the automation settings.
Why have I listed all these seemingly useless steps? Because not only have we not heard from anyone on the Google side of things (at least I haven't), and that so many of us are having this issue, and I have absolutely no idea how it started working because everything I had done I had done previously to no avail.
So all of you that are having the same issue perhaps try these seemingly useless steps and maybe it'll come back for you as well? Otherwise if anybody else comes across it and finds the actual cure it would be great if you could post it
Good luck all and hope you get the capability back yourself
