Most of the automations are aimed at reducing energy use by dimming things.
Android app to turn on lights at home.
A new google assistant trick rolling out now to android phones can automatically turn on your bedroom lights read out the weather and news and even start brewing your morning coffee without you.
This app requires a lutron total home control.
With smartthings all it takes is a tap of your smartphone to turn on a single lamp all the lights in one area of your home or your home s entire lighting system.
Control your home s lights shades temperature keypads and more with your android handset and tablet.
You can even do this when you re face down in the sand.
To sync that up with your nest compatible smart lights open up the nest app and turn on nest s home away assist feature.
You can also adjust the light s strobe or.
The flashlight app s setup mimics an actual hardware flashlight with an on and off switch you can toggle to turn on and off your digital torch light.
Developing mobile apps is a crucial part of an iot or diy engineers arsenal.
Better yet you can also automate your lights to automatically turn on or off at different times such as sunset or sunrise.