
With a feature called Home/Away Assist, the Nest Thermostat can use its built-in sensor, as well as the GPS location from your phone, to automatically determine whether you’re home or away. From there, it can turn down the temperature if you’re away and turn it back up when it detects that you’re coming home.Click to see full answer. Regarding this, how does Nest know when you are away?Auto-away is a mode that the Nest thermostat enters when it detects that your home has become empty. Nest Sense relies on a motion sensor on the front of the thermostat. If the sensor doesn’t detect motion after a period of time, Nest Sense considers the house to be empty and will enable Auto-Away.Also, how do I set my nest to away? With the Nest app Open the Nest app with your phone or tablet, or go to home.nest.com on a computer. Select your Nest thermostat on the app home screen. Tap the Settings. Select Home/Away Assist. Tap on Eco Temperatures to set the temperature range. To adjust the range, drag the slider. Correspondingly, why does my Nest thermostat say away? Based on the information you provided, the Nest App shows the right status if you are home or away, it is the thermostat that is unable to sync to your phone’s location for it to be able to change the mode.Why does Nest say in 2+ hours? Time-to-Temperature for your home to reach the temperature you’ve chosen. two hours, Nest will read “IN 2+ HR.” Once the target temperature is reached, the Time-to-Temperature will disappear, and the screen background will turn from orange (heating) or blue (cooling) to black.
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