Automations in New App June 2021: New features and experiences

[Mariano_Colmenarejo]

@all4dom

I’m still trying to figure put how to.mobe my front door open/close… light on/off based on door sensor. I cant do that as 1 automation. I would have to do 2, which is not smart.

It is true, if you want to do it as in smart lighting, which starts counting the time to light turns off when the door is closed, it must be done with 2 automations.
@Brad_ST made a list of smart lighting functions that were not in automations. Write only for motion, but for open/Close is the same.
If they are implemented all will be happy.

Local executions new indicator (BETA Firmware)

I cannot make any promises about them getting addressed but does this look like a consolidated list of features available in Smart Lighting that users would like to see in the automation rule builder? Turn off device X amount of time after device event happens example: Turn off backyard light 5 minutes after motion stops on backyard motion sensor. Greater than 60 minute offset for sunrise/sunset events example: Turn on backyard light 120 minutes after sunset. Mirror behavior example: Pool light mirrors the behavior of backyard light. Additional preconditions example: Turn on pool light at 8 pm only if backyard light is on. Ability to mix sunrise/sunset and specific time as period of time filter example: Turn on backyard light if motion is detected on backyard motion sen…

Now you can use, turn off after x minutes.
That clock starts when the door is opened and there is no way to stop it and it can turn off the light in unexpected cases.

I put in the example as a precondition that the light to be turned on was off. In this way if you have manually turned on the light to do something and someone opens the door, the automation does not trigger and the light will not turn off.