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submitted 1 year ago by finn_der_mensch@discuss.tchncs.de to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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Arguably, I find automations make a smart home truly smart rather than perks like voice control do. What are your favourite automations running at home?

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[โ€“] finn_der_mensch@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me, my favourites are definetely some light automations, namingly

  • motion detectors and window sensors (where there aren't insect nets) turning on and off the lights
  • adaptive lighting automations setting brightness and shade based on the time

more than that

  • turning down the (usually somewhat loud) music in the bathroom when I open the window to the street
  • running the vaccuum when I'm not at home
  • heating automations adapting to the weather report, presence, time and user preset

my future idea is to copy a nuki opener with an esp-32.

[โ€“] boothin@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The adaptive lighting is also my favorite, I do a daylight color temp at high brightness during the day and a warm 20% brightness during the night, with it changing from bright to the night color over the course of several minutes if the light is already on when the sun sets