After you grant permission in the Nest app, Home/Away Assist uses your phone’s location to help tell when you’ve left home and when you’ve returned. Instead of constantly tracking your location, the Nest app only receives basic notifications from your phone that say you’re home or away.
Home/Away Assist uses your Nest products’ activity sensors to tell when you’ve left home and when you’ve returned. But since you probably keep your phone (or tablet) with you throughout the day, Nest can also use its location to help Home/Away Assist more precisely tell when you’ve actually left home and when you’ve come back.
With Home/Away Assist you don’t have to manually switch all your Nest products on or off, or rely on a set schedule. For instance, when you leave your home, Home/Away Assist can turn down your heating to save energy and turn on your Nest camera streaming to keep an eye on things.
Learn more about Home/Away Assist
How to use your phone's location and get the best experience from Home/Away Assist
How Home/Away Assist uses GPS data
How other people's phones are used
How Home/Away Assist respects your privacy