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Yes, I can go on about my automations in the same way, it does feel like a magical home sometimes :) But when I have guests and we need more light for a board
by alin23 4y ago
Yes, I can go on about my automations in the same way, it does feel like a magical home sometimes :)
But when I have guests and we need more light for a board game, or when the automation didn’t work as expected and lights are still off at sunset or the blinds got stuck at midpoint, or the heat is still too high and I’m already in bed etc. there’s a real need for fast and effortless manual control.
I’m now investing in Zigbee switches and knobs to have more physical means for controlling the home, but in my engineer mind, an app made more sense at the time.
I spend most of my time on my keyboard laptop anyway, why not use it for dimming the lights, or adjusting the speaker volume.
- ghostpepper 4y agoI realized that I don't turn my lights on/off at the same time consistently enough for automation to be worthwhile.
- some-human 4y ago> there’s a real need for fast and effortless manual control. On iOS i just pull down the control centre from the clock and it shows my most 6 most used home assistant things (a few lights, temp and door lock). HomeKit Bridge, I think is the integration that provides that. It provides essentially the same UI as your app, without any app needed, and allows for "hey siri, turn on the hallway light" too.
- alin23 4y agoYep, I have the same HomeKit integration, but I mostly needed macOS keyboard shortcuts which are not provided by the Home app. I also needed to control non-HA devices like standalone ESPHome lights/remotes, which Volum can do.