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Home Assistant 2025.2: Iterating on backups (www.home-assistant.io)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's the answer commonly given but I don't understand how automation can handle the ad hoc nature of life. Here's some examples, maybe you could explain how this works for you?

Watching TV and I'd like the lights dimmed or turned off.
Finished putting laundry away and laid down to go to bed.
Someone left the kitchen and the light is still on. I want it turned off without having to get up from the couch and I don't want to wait for the motion timer to expire.
Someone is coming over, say Pizza delivery, and I want the exterior lights to go back to full bright before they arrive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

The easiest is probably a motion/presence sensor. When there is no movement, turn off the lights. When there is movement, turn the lights on, if it's dark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Watching TV and I'd like the lights dimmed or turned off.

Easily automated with a power monitoring smart plug.

Finished putting laundry away and laid down to go to bed.

I'm not sure I understand...

Someone left the kitchen and the light is still on. I want it turned off without having to get up from the couch and I don't want to wait for the motion timer to expire.

Better motion sensing (mmWave)

Someone is coming over, say Pizza delivery, and I want the exterior lights to go back to full bright before they arrive.

Sure you got me there, I pull out my phone and turn on the porch light, takes 5 seconds instead of 2 🤷 realistically when that happens, I was already on my phone... I was just ordering pizza...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fair enough. Though you can automatically set a lighting scene once the Neflix app launches on the TV. And with the motion sensors and the light in the kitchen, you'd need to be patient and just let them time out. You either want it to be automated, or do it manually. Everything in between is just more complicated. But I see where you're going. Automations need to be fine tuned, factor in edge cases. And it's a chore to get them right. Plus I can also imagine lots of scenarios where life is just more dynamic and automations aren't really the correct tool.