Sunrise Sunset
under review
Kenny Lam
Merged in a post:
Dusk to dawn
Jason Stucker
A baked in dusk to dawn schedule through the app that adjusted throughout the year for exterior lights.
Antonin Carre
Hi Jason, thanks for the feedback :) Yes, sunrise/sunset sync is something we intend to bring to our scheduling in future releases! Still working on the exact timeline, but likely towards the end of the year. More info on this later, thanks!
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David Brooker
Antonin Carre: Agree would love this feature to automatically adjust as the sunrise/sunset changes everyday and I don’t need to track it for my outdoor lights especially.
Neil Sawers
Antonin Carre: me too! We use your amazing bulbs in our external lights and this would be so useful
Kenny Lam
under review
Dan Silverstein
Mischa Hess informed me that v2 would support astronomical clock functionality, such as dusk-dawn programming. I am dissapointed to find that it will not be in initial release.
Kenny Lam
Merged in a post:
Automation using sunset/sunrise
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NM
I was really hoping this new version of the app would allow me to turn on and turn off lights based on the sunrise and sunset. I have kasa bulbs and switches that allow for this and it's a must have. Setting lights to turn on by time is marginally useful
Antonin Carre
Hi! Thank you for testing the beta and thanks for the feedback!
We actually do have plans to drastically improve the automations, but that will be coming in a later release (likely closer to the end of this year). As part of the automation revamp, we definitely want to offer sunset/sunrise automatic synchronization, likely with some customizable offsets as well.
Your comment have been heard, but we will have to ask for a bit of patience before you can see those changes in the app, since we already have a rather full plate at the moment :)
Thanks!
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NM
Antonin Carre: Thank you for the prompt response. I am looking forward to seeing the sunset/sunrise sync with offset later in the year. The new app looks great and I'm looking forward to testing it some more and providing feedback
Antonin Carre
Hi! Thank you for testing the beta and thanks for the feedback!
We actually do have plans to drastically improve the automations, but that will be coming in a later release (likely closer to the end of this year). As part of the automation revamp, we definitely want to offer sunset/sunrise automatic synchronization, as well as device-level scheduling.
Rest assured that your comments have been heard, but we will have to ask for a bit of patience before you can see those changes in the app :)
Thanks!
Nosdoom
Antonin Carre: that's awesome! Glad to hear it.
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John wardigo
Antonin Carre: anxiously waiting for this feature! I have Kasa switches that not only have sunrise and sunset, but a before and after each with up to 1 hour in either direction!! Keep that in mind when you set this up.
Antonin Carre
John wardigo: Yes that's definitely how we envision it - it's not all that useful without offsets.
I actually think there's also a piece of regulation in California which makes mandatory to have at least 1h of offset anyway :)