The Home app’s automation feature is very useful for scheduling an accessory to do certain actions when it is scheduled. You can create or use automation based on your time, location, activation of a sensor, or the action of an accessory. if you don’t know how to create automation, Then in this article, we will tell you how to create automation in Home on iPhone.
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What is the Home app?
The Home app helps you to securely control and automate HomeKit-enabled accessories, such as lights, smart TVs, and thermostats.
When you set up supported security cameras, you can capture video, and receive a notification when a camera recognizes someone at your door or when a package is left at the door. You can also open a compatible lock with a home key, group multiple speakers to play the same audio, and send and receive Intercom messages on supported devices. With Home, you can control any Works with Apple HomeKit accessory using iPhone.
How to create automation:
Step1: Tap the Add button in the Home, Rooms, or Automation tab.
Step2: Tap Add Automation, then choose one of the following automation triggers:
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- 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 they’re 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 you’ve 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.
How to disable automation:
To disable automation, tap the Automation tab, tap the automation, then turn off Enable This Automation.
You can also touch and hold an accessory in the Home or Rooms tab, tap the Settings button, then add, enable, or disable automation.
