User's Guide

UseautomationsinHomeoniPad
IntheHomeapp ,youcanrunautomationsbasedonthetimeofday,yourlocation,theactivationof
asensor,ortheactionofanaccessory.Youcanusepreconfiguredautomationsincludedwiththe
Homeapp,orcreateautomationsofyourown.
Useapreconfiguredautomation
1. Touchandholdanaccessory,thenswipeuportap .
2. Turnonanautomation.
Todisableanautomation,returntotheaccessoryʼssettingscreen,thenturnitoff.
Createanautomation
1. Tap intheHome,Rooms,orAutomationtab.
2. TapAddAutomation,thenchooseoneofthefollowingautomationtriggers:
Whenarrivingatorleavingalocation:TapPeopleArriveorPeopleLeave.Choosewhenthe
automationisactivatedbypeoplearrivingorleaving,thelocation,andthetimetheautomation
works.
Atatimeofday:TapATimeofDayOccurs,thenchoosewhenyouwantthisautomationto
run.
IfyouchooseSunsetorSunrise,timesvaryastheseasonchanges.
Youcanalsosetanautomationtoonlyoccuraftersunset,whichisusefulforturningonlights
justwhentheyʼreneeded.
Whenanaccessorychanges:TapAnAccessoryisControlled,selectanaccessory,tapNext,
thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
Youmightusethis,forexample,torunascenewhenyouunlockthefrontdoor.
Asensordetectssomething:IfyouʼveaddedasensortoHome,tapASensorDetects
Something,selectanaccessory,tapNext,thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
Youmightusethis,forexample,toturnonlightsinastairwaywhenmotionisdetectednearby.
Todisableanautomation,taptheAutomationtab,taptheautomation,thenturnoffEnableThis
Automation.
Youcanalsotouchandholdanaccessory,tap ,thenadd,enable,ordisableautomations.
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