# Are there scenes? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 13, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/are-there-scenes/4967 "2014-09-13T04:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![NickW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/nickw/32/82947_2.png) [@NickW](https://community.smartthings.com/u/NickW)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/are-there-scenes/4967/2 "2014-09-13T07:14:53Z")
SmartThings uses what they call “Hello Actions” or phrases as scenes. The actions can be used to turn on/off stuff and also change the Mode. Mode is essentially the state of your home and can be triggered by the actions or other SmartApps. The actions can be found by hitting the bubble icon in the top right corner of the mobile app (for Android at least) and you can add new ones by hitting the gear icon next to “Change mode and more”. The Modes can be edited/added by Dashboard → gear icon → Modes. See this topic for reference: > [@Demystifying Modes & Hello Home Actions](http://community.smartthings.com/t/demystifying-modes-hello-home-actions/3397): > > Okay, so think I’ve finally figured out how to properly use Modes & Hello Home Actions. Please correct me if I’m on the wrong track. Modes are states that your home is in. It is used as an if statements for SmartApps and such. E.g. if Mode = Away, turn off internal lights and turn on porch light. Hello Home Actions are used to perform actions during certain conditions AND set the Mode. This took me forever to figure out. An example is the I’m Away Hello Home Action. This can be used to set the Away mode when all presence sensors are not present. Actions can also be used with the Hello Home Actions. BTW, in the Android app 1.6.3, the Mode status can be checked by hitting the “hamburger menu” in the upper left. It should read "Currently, mod is set to ". Modes can be changed, added, or… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/are-there-scenes/4967)._