Hey ! Been geeking out with my Aqara setup over the past few months and thought it’d be cool to swap ideas on the craziest or most creative automations you’ve come up with.
One of my favs so far: I’ve got a motion sensor in the hallway that turns on dim lights at 3% if it’s between 2am–5am, just enough to not blind me when I go grab a drink. But that’s not the fun part—if it detects two motion triggers within a minute (meaning I probably forgot something), it flashes the bedroom light to remind me to lock the door. Saved me a couple times already.
Another one: I use a vibration sensor on my mailbox. When mail is dropped in, my HomePod announces “Mail’s here!” and the porch light blinks once. Small thing, big smile.
How about you all? Got anything that makes guests go “Whoa, how’d you do that?” Drop your setups below—always looking for inspiration.
Let’s get nerdy.
