Smart home platform Homey adds a new way to control smart lighting. With so-called Moods, the color of the lighting can be adjusted to the current situation or mood.
Users can create new Moods via the app themselves, which are in fact preset settings. Users can select which colors to use and which lamps the settings apply to. There are also pre-configured options for users to choose from.
Moods can be started via the app or voice assistants such as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but also from a Flow. Users can choose to activate a certain Mood automatically from a certain time, when someone comes home, when a button is pressed or based on a sensor. In addition, it is possible to start a Flow when a Mood is activated. For example, if a Mood called Movie Night is started, a Flow can ensure that the curtains are closed and the TV is turned on.
The new feature is available on the free and paid version of the Homey service and on the Homey Pro (Early 2023) from Homey Pro v11.0 and the Homey app v8.2. Anyone who purchased Homey Pro between 2016 and 2019 can obtain Moods later this year via a one-off payment of 10 euros.
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