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by cptskippy 3797 days ago
> No, they are left with a normal programmable thermostat with a nicer interface than most.

Ehh... I don't think the Nest Thermostat is completely programmable from the hardware itself. You can definitely set temperatures and toggle between heat/cool, heat, and cool; but I don't think you can edit the schedule. Even if you could, I don't think I'd want to. The hardware's UI is beautiful but UX leaves much to be desired.
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mikestew 3797 days ago
but I don't think you can edit the schedule.

Second time I've seen this in this thread, so I walked over and checked our V1 Nest: yup, you can edit it on the device. And I rescind my earlier comment on usability: it's actually not that bad. Certainly easier than the programmable thermostat it replaced.

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cptskippy 3796 days ago
I just checked my v1 and I was able to edit the schedule but I have no way of knowing if I was editing my weekly schedule or making a 1-off correction. I'm guess it's the later and not the former because the change isn't reflected in the App.

From my perspective it is pretty bad. While I could edit an entry in the schedule (e.g. move it, change temp range), I had no way to add or remove an entry in the schedule, had no idea what the original values were, how to cancel/undo, or know what I was editing without making a change. It was frustrating at best.

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supergeek133 3797 days ago
You can edit the schedule from the thermostat (at least v3 I think).

But scheduling interfaces are hard.

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