Ultimate Smart Automation Tuya / Smart Life Tips + Tricks

[@GeekStreet]

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[@DanielHebell]

Is there a way to dim lights over time using smart life? Let's say 'go from 1%to 100% over 10 seconds?

[@GeekStreet]

@@DanielHebell dont think you do a gradual dim but you could set value pause set again etc. Till you get to 100%

[@1990atys]

Hi, do you get automations not triggering consistently? I find I need to constantly disable it and enable it again for it to work? Thanks in advance

[@guidai100]

Which Smart Motion Sensor do you use to interact with the Lights ? I bough one at Amazon but it was a total diaspointment, it just detected intruders and sent notifications with no possibility to control the lights. Thanks!

[@GeekStreet]

@@guidai100 i use the ones from Zemismart

[@PaulEmmanuelXUEREF]

Thank you! I was looking for the group function. I've tested 3/4 systems but the Tuya / Smart Life seems to be the best.

[@MrRobbeA]

you can actually reorder you room devices under 'room management' -> 'your room' and then drag and drop to the correct position. Thanks for the great explanation

[@StefanOrtmann]

What version of the app are to using? The current one doesn't allow me to select specific scenes or colours, super irritating

[@jackywoo4975]

Hi Geek, great ideas. I have been trying to set a automation in Tuya App which will send me notification when my garage opener been opened for over X min. I used > automation A> door open> delay X min> notification. But I have an issue that even I have the door closed after opening for less then X min, automation A still running and still send me notification. I tried add another automation B to disable the automation A when the garage door is closed, but I still get the message from Automation A. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Jacky

[@rrakke8857]

I have the same problem. No clu how to solve🤔

[@labaland]

What app should i use and why? Tuya or smartlife?

[@ibrahimssa7132]

I use both Smart Life and Magic Home(China version) all my lights are connected to Magic home, would I be able to add the lights to the Smart Life. Im unable to accomplish many tricks especially with a motion sensor. Smart life supports my motion sensor but even Alexa won't help combining them both. Any trick to help in that would mean alot!

[@JosephMorganVerne]

Have you tried IFTTT?

[@lowrider692000]

thank you so much just done my 27 lights plugs and things and everything working again thanks to you... if nothing else in this world be kind & helpful like you are :) Al

[@Sharpshooter99100]

what a great video! I've already programmed some buttons now to carry out tasks like you demonstrated. Good job

[@federicobacher]

Great video! Do you know if you can set up a full year schedule of light timing (on/off) Thanks!

[@Pauljames80]

Fantastic Video and thank you for putting on KZbin. I'm just starting out in the world of smart life please just one small question, on the video you show the light options as: Switch, Mode and Bright….. I only get Switch, Bright and Colour Temp…. just wondering if thats down the the type of lamp? in my case I'm using GU10 BK-Licht

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks, yes different bulbs and even different manufacturers have various options.

[@MartinPG911]

Thanks so much. I think i had fallen into the ‘not using the app to any of its potential’ brigade. The so is amazingly simple, but there’s lots of tricks here I just had no idea were even there, but once you know they are, or how they would help for an everyday scenario, it’s a game changer. Time to shift my skill set up a gear. :-)

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment good to hear the video helped!

[@diaryofafounder]

Great video! For the PIR, is it possible to add a condition for it to trigger only after a certain time? For example, let's say I set one up near my living room door. Ideally if it's during the day, I want it to switch on some lights at certain brightness levels. At night I'd like that to be a completely different configuration.

[@JosephMorganVerne]

Best video for smart life EVER!!!

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks!

[@goomStar]

nice video to show the capabilities of the app. I personally struggle with the huge delay of my tap-to-run widget, when I use it after a period of no action. I usually run around 10 seconds in darkness, before my lights will turn on, if the widget wasn't touched for a certain amount of time. Every consecutive instruction performs immediately but the first one always keeps me waiting xD

[@nagarajanag8079]

Thank you for the content. I have a Finery 30A Wifi switch used for Water Motor that always shows Low wifi signal and often goes offline, however I have another Wifi Switch in the same vicinity that never goes offline. Any suggestions please?

[@911thevoice]

Wow A BIG thank you for this EXCELLENT made video, so so well explained. I have a question that maybe you have the answer . I work in a music band and have 4 led lights. I play in different locations weekly and obviously I don’t want to enter a new wifi network connection for each lamp everytime.. What would be the best solution?? Very grateful for any feedback

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks, you could create a hotspot on your phone and get the bulbs to join that.

[@911thevoice]

@@GeekStreet Thanks for you incredibly fast reply. This sound like the solution but how would I assign the lamps using the hotspot ( I can have hotspot on the iphone) because when I go to add any light it directly leads me to follow the local wifi network at home for set up without the option for the hotspot??

[@GeekStreet]

@@911thevoice thinking about it maybe you initially need 2 phones on phone1 provides hotspot. Phone2 joins phone1 wifi and has app to set up bulbs.

[@911thevoice]

@@GeekStreet yes think you are right .. I did try send the hotspot to an iPad and of course the iPad then works using the cellular signal from the phone but then I downloaded the SL app on the iPad and can select the hotspot host and I get to the stage of the smart leds flashing and the app looking for the lights but they are not found maybe it is it is not a wifi 2.4 ghz signal??

[@911thevoice]

I think I have found it. Set everything up on the iPhone using the local home network. Then download the same app on the iPad and log in ( same username & password ) the switch to hotspot on phone and select the hotspot on iPad .. After that one has the iPad working the Smart Life as if it was on the phone ?? This then should work in any location? He hopes

[@nixpatrona3431]

thank you for sharing this great video

[@WombleUK]

Hi great videos & very informative. Your ceiling spotlights, have you just used standard "non smart" spot lights & put smart bulbs in them? Or are they WiFi smart spotlights combined with smart bulbs? Thank you.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated. I've used wifi smart gu10 bulbs so I can dim and change colour.

[@thetrainrev5483]

I just bought RGB LED strip lighting for a project which will require setting customized RGB combo color-scenes - sunrise, mid-day, sunset, cloudy (grey-ish), etc. Right now, that's the only use I have for SmartLife app on my iPhone (I'm sure I add more devices, later). How can I do that, please?

[@swedishkev]

Hi Mate, just a question, if l buy 10 GU10 spotlight bulbs for my lounge, do l need to buy a hubb/gateway. ?? I am thinking of going with Tuya instead of phillips hue and even cheaper ikea, because TUya bulbs are so much cheaper.

[@jerryleong3555]

Wow, great video! Thanks for all those recommendations!

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated!

[@videos1967]

hello, it was a very usefull video. But in the case of the PIR and lights example... what about if you want that the PIR signal turns on a light for i.e. 1 minute and then off.. until when? until another same PIR sensor signal is detected. I have been trying to program this loop but can´t get it. If you can help me I will be very pleased. Thx!

[@davidhromadko2282]

Really great video. I'd like to ask when bulb is on and I change brightness at some time it is changed. When bulb is off I expect it should stay off and change after the bulb is turned on but the bulb get turn on immediately.

[@GeekStreet]

Most bulbs should remember the last setting, I've not come across any that don't.

[@jlwtrading]

Question: In your video, you give an example of "Parents" and the access to their devices. How many of those systems can be strung together? Can that be used for automated activities at multiple locations? How many multiple locations can be strung together?

[@GeekStreet]

You can have in as many locations as you want, I'm not aware of any limits in Smart Life. It's pretty clever what you can do another idea you could have a smart light switch that could turn on the lights in multiple homes.

[@tonyharion9816]

Hey mate, great video!! Do you happen to know what is the brand os that RGB build? It seems to have quite a few options that my bulbs don't have. Thanks!!

[@chevota400]

When you click Next at 13:44 I do not get the screen you get. It simply takes me back to the devices at 13:06. From there every screen is no different than if I had not selected a device or function at all. If I return to the device I just selected, which I set to On, it is not selected or On at all. Previous pagesIt's as if hitting next just wipes my selection. I updated the app, no change... So I loaded the TuyaSmart app and the results were identical. Any thoughts?

[@patxibaztarrica4239]

Hi Mr. Geek Street. Thanks for your video, I'm new to "Tuya Smart" app and got some valuable hints. However I'm strugling to connect my heating panel to the application... I was trying EZ mode without any success and found here the AP way; after selecting the device hotspot and step back, as you describe, the application keeps trying to connect to the device but finally throws to me a "wrong Wifi password" regarding hotspot. It never asks me for any password though. Do you have any idea what could be behind this epic fail? Ahh and btw, thanks also for that clean british accent, helps a lot ;)

[@burrfree]

I'm trying to run a automated routine using the Smart Life App and some Teckin SP27 Smart Plugs. Is it possible to run an "Away Mode" using the App so my switches will automatically and randomly turn on and off, like you can with the TP-Link "Kasa App"?

[@TheDiabeticWay]

Great helpful video again thank you! Which camera work best for working in Smartlife best qualities and best functions? indoor and out that you found to be teh best

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks, I used this one for about a year. It's an indoor camera which I used to keep in the porch area. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnWXd2CMasmrjq8 This is an outdoor one kzbin.info/www/bejne/goS2eZmllNCDaJI The smart life camera are a little limited in functional for example they wouldn't have like lile AI human decection and area masking fixed area motion detection..but they cam intergrate with smart tech. Hope that helps to some extent.

[@salimpauline]

Great video. I still have hard time with automation. I have a 4G alarm host that is Tuya compatible that works well with 433Mhz door sensors. I recently purchased WiFi door sensors that are also Tuya compatible but have no clue how to get them to trigger the alarm host when the contact is open. Please help.

[@NitsudoFPV]

Thanks for the video! Im trying to change the colors and brightness through Google assistant when I say "goodnight" so all 4 lights will change to a different color and brightness. Is this possible?

[@Stevensterni]

Thanks for the video. Which motion sensor was that in the video?

[@GeekStreet]

Check out the description of the video its the zigbee hub, it comes with sensors.

[@bearwolfable]

Why does it not let me edit the scene colours even though there's an option to do so? Any workarounds to have custom scenes?

[@elmosdrugdealer]

Did you figure this out? I'm trying to do this now and haven't figured it out...

[@bearwolfable]

@@elmosdrugdealer Nope...

[@elmosdrugdealer]

@@bearwolfable damn that sucks. Might replace my lights if there's different tuya products that let you

[@tuurrr2581]

Bit late but here is a great tip from someone who give tech support for such devices. Adding your tap-to-runs to Google Home Create tap-to-runs for all your desired settings (all on, all off, certain color modes or any specific combinations) and give the tap-to-runs a name you would tell Google assistant to activate it. If the Smart Life service is added to Google Home, you can use these as scenes in a custom Routine. "Hey google normal light" as a speech command will activate your tap-to-run "normal light" from the Smart Life app. Do this for all your tap-to-runs It can be a lot of work if you have a lot of lights and plugs etc but it is worth it. Love the video!

[@aroramanish]

Hi! Need a help, Can you please show/ share the options that you see in smartlife app when you go to > Smart>Automation>When device status changes>Smart Camera... Appreciate your response

[@GeekStreet]

Options on all cameras vary, on the one I have by ENER-J it say motion switch on/off then some Chinese options.

Great and comprehensive video! But I'm a bit confused now. I bought my first smart socket and I'm playing with automations. And automation like "if socket turned off then wait 10s and turn it on" works even with phone (and tuya app) off, but automation like "if power is less than 10W then turn it off" works only if the phone is on and tuya app is on the screen (can't be even in background). Is that normal? I couldn't find any information about that. What is point of automation when you have to manually start app so the automation can proceed :-)?

same issue here! did you find a solution?

[@Gledii]

Hi. the scene function for the bulbs is not showing anymore after adding several bulbs as a group. I read that some people still can see the scene function for groups, mine just show the white and color mode...do you know how to make it work? cheers

[@cyberilui]

Really appreciate the video (especially the suggestion to "really make it count" if one didn't like the video to hit the thumbs down twice; brilliant. I needed to set a set of actions to happen on dusk on only specific days and couldn't figure it out; your video showed me how. Thanks!!!! can you put a link for the lights you show in the "groups" section?

[@GeekStreet]

Lol...thanks for the comment...can you believe in some videos certain people got quite upset about me saying thumbs down twice! The GU10 bulbs I use are in the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIO5mWWHh9aLes0

[@cyberilui]

@@GeekStreet do you have a video that explains hubs, why you would use one, etc. My question is that my system is only as good as my phone being on (I'm guessing) and the wi-fi network being up - would a hub address this? Also, Tuya is exactly one hour early (so it's clock is ahead) how can I check/update this?

[@GeekStreet]

Hubs are good as they take a load off your WiFi network as only the hub is then on your network and most use the Zigbee protocol which has a longer range so 2 big benefits. As you've asked the question I may do a video on that in future thanks.

[@cyberilui]

@@GeekStreet Do you know how to check and or update the date and time in Tuya

[@GeekStreet]

If you have a scheduled timer disable and then enable.

[@David-bl1bt]

a great video, I learned a lot from this, thanks for your time compiling & for sharing. it would be good if you provided links to the individual smart devices that you demonstrate in the video.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated, check out the description details in there, let me know if I've missed anything.

[@TravelAsia]

Great video, picked up a couple of new things. Especially the andriod widgets. Thank you

[@raflyabdurrasyid1124]

13:15 How do you choose mode scene 1 or 2 or 3 etc? I only can select "mode: scene" and it only run last scene selected

[@albertsanecodony6035]

anyone knows how to solve this?

[@iid3ceiver]

@@albertsanecodony6035 plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@TheSandLAD]

BUUUUUUMMMPPPPPP!! Any solutions to this???

[@TheSandLAD]

I spoke to TUYA and they said that it is most likely an issue with the hardware! I was using an ENSHINE GU10 RGB

[@raymondbailey2142]

I have 4 Tuya wireless 4 gang switches and I need to know if I get the Tuya hub do I need to move all my smart tech over to it or will it communicate with the Phillips hue lights through Alexa gen 4 with zigbee hub

[@denisdb725]

Looking for a way so i can make shorter running times in Smartlife. Any idea?

[@MF-sy7zq]

I've got a question. I want to set it my group to begin a sequence of looping colors which is possible with the "scene" titled rainbow or gorgeous.... But how can I add that to an automation

[@elmosdrugdealer]

did you figure this out?... I'm trying to do the same

[@MF-sy7zq]

@@elmosdrugdealer not yet but I just got an idea on how to do it when I watched this kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnmWdZeCrppqaq8 video by network chuck. I think I can make it happen and I think this @networkchuck clip is the key. But the trouble is my lights got a firmware update and now they don't have the same options so first I have to figure out how to put custom firmware in each device

[@andreasjsn]

Thanks for the video. So I have the flowing scenario, and need help to try and overcome my issue. I live in South Africa, and we have a thing called loadshedding, where the government is not able to produce enough electricity, so we run on a schedule where you get 2 hour power cuts on a schedule throughout the day 1-8 times depending on the stage of loadshedding. Now my issue, I have a very simple task where my smart plug turns on at 1pm to run my aquarium light and turns of at 9pm. Now let's say we have loadshedding from 12pm to 2pm, the trigger fails, and the plug does not turn on... And vice versa for turning off, resulting in the plug staying on after the power comes back on. What I need is a way for the divice to be on if it is between these time periods. Can this be done? Any other ideas?

[@vinsonphua2687]

Does the global IR remote connect to the smart life hub? Or only specific devices connect to the hub?

[@abhisheksarkar311]

Hi can you please suggeat a motion sensor that works with smart life .I have searched everywhere .Would really appreciate it .Thanks

[@JerrysTechCorner]

Thanks for the detailed video!

[@GeekStreet]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jd5787]

Hi! I have a temp/humidity sensor and a smart power switch. How can I turn on the power switch when humidity is above 50% and off when it is below 40%? (basically I want to turn on a dehumidifier to keep a box within humidity range 40-50%. Thanks!

[@craigsamuels7895]

It seems to be a excellent app to have if running a smart home I will be giving it a try. If you don't mind me asking what sort of smart window blinds are you using ?

[@GeekStreet]

I was using this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGKWpH6lnLJqhLM

[@craigsamuels7895]

@@GeekStreet excellent stuff thank you very much for that I will be having a look at it.

[@GeekStreet]

You're welcome!

[@jonathanneethling]

Hey ! Cool vid. Informative and to the point. I’ve set these bulbs (gu10) in my lounge and created a group. Basically did everything you say above. But how can I set all the bulbs (Downlights) to music scene? I can only do 1 bulb at a time? Would I need a zig bee hub? A smart life hub? Any help would be greatly appreciated ✌🏻

[@rosiehawtrey]

Group the bulbs - then set the scene of the group of bulbs using the group itself - that should work. The only issue you might have is group doesn't support bulb scenes. Other option is set up a automation or TTR that does them all separately and another to change out of music scene - then call that from Alexa or Google etc.

[@TheDbcdino]

Great video and awesome instructions . Just need to get rid of the silly Rap sound between subjects it’s loud and Irritating.

[@maxh2755]

For the switches, can you make them either cut the power to the lamp or only switching it off using WiFi?

[@GeekStreet]

if you had a smart plug it could cut the power but obviously the plug would still have power going to it.

[@pup4926]

Great video, answer most of the things I'm looking for! Wondering if we can set shortcut of tap-to-run for Android? I'm using widget but found that the sequence of tap to run shortcut in the widget follows the sequence set in the app and can't be personalized. With many ppl in the same home, having many shortcuts in widget is somehow not helping, so I want to create shortcut so that I can have it arranged by sequence to my liking but can't find way to do it.

[@ronman8942]

Great video, wonder if you can help? Recently got 3 bulbs, set them up okay, trying to do the mode where it goes with the music mode, with all 3 of them working as one, how would I be able to do it? As they seem to only work individually.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks. Try creating a group.

[@ronman8942]

@@GeekStreet Set them all up in the same task with switch on and mode music, for the tap to run action, still no joy with them going with the music

[@djprotoj]

Hi. So I am not getting those multiple scene options on my lights in the tap to run drop down menu... On my smart recessed lights I can actually change the color within the tap to run settings, but on my strip lights I cannot. The options are only the modes, which is limited to white, color, or scene, and it’s not showing me the multiple scenes I have set up within each devices configuration. It only defaults to the last scene I had chosen in the device’s menu, or the last color I had selected when I choose the color mode, etc. This REALLY stops me from creating different lighting scenes. Can you offer any help or advice?

[@pjotrpottervogel1990]

have the exact same problem, no scenes in the automation panel

[@88NA]

thanks for the valuable information

[@wawandeha]

A very useful tutorial... can you explain to us where the smart life app gets the weather data? I'd like to know whether it is accurate enough to control my room temperature and humidity. thank you

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment. In Smart Life you can can select a location and then it will pull the weather info from the internet not sure about the source but from what I have previously seen it seems ok in terms of accuracy.

[@robertbutrus2887]

thanks for this great explanation. i am asking to explain how automation for tuya smart door lock works because it is unclear inside tuya what the values for unlock process means , like it has >

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks, maybe try either 0 and 1 or 0 and 999 ...let me know how you get on.

[@Hovisbap]

Hi, Great video, but I have a question. I have 6 smart ceiling led lights that have to be re-connected to the Smartlife app due to a change of modem. I initially connected them one at a time using a separate light fitting, but is there any way to reconnect them in situ? (they are all controlled by one wall switch). Keep up the good work

[@BradLambie]

I have done this a few times. But with different methods 1. Simply setup your model with identical credentials and everything remains working as is. 2. (Only works if old model still functions) setup your new modem however you want. In the tuya app individually remove a device, it will then begin to fast blink. You can now pair to your new modem.

[@John-fj3qw]

An excellent review of these apps. I much appreciate your reviews and find them to be very helpful and have gone on to purchase quite a few of your recommendations. By the way the BG smart 13amp socket functions perfectly after the last software update. Enjoy your channel and your presentation is first class 👍

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment and support really appreciate it. Good to hear the videos are helping. I'll have to check out the BG plug again will be interesting to see how its improved.

[@ijlal]

Hi mate. I have 2 smart wall switch with no neutral, after a day or 2 they are keep coming off from the Tuya home management and upon checking it says the device has been reset and removed. Also I have tried with multiple switches and different Wifi routers. can you please advise.

[@MrBobWareham]

I purchased a Tuya smart life Wi-Fi Smart light sensor, but don't know how to set it up with all my lights to make them come on at dusk? Help please.

[@andr3wfl3x]

Good day hope all is well with you can you tell me which smart hub I can use to start off my smart home.

[@JosephMorganVerne]

You don't need a smart hub for smart life devices, they connect directly to the app, just make sure the devices you buy are compatible with tuya or smart life

[@gavinlim3143]

Excellent video. Would you recommend smart live over smart things platform?

[@GeekStreet]

Thank You, I've been using Smart Life for a couple of years now and its evolved really well and lots available for it.

[@gavinlim3143]

@@GeekStreet im thinking of using smart life for everything except for cams and doorbell. Do you think i will lose a lot of automation use case opportunities by not going smart life all the way?

[@GeekStreet]

@@gavinlim3143 no you're doing the right thing, smart life cameras generally lack functionality. Cctv systems don't link to it.

[@gavinlim3143]

You sound like pierce morgan. Maybe you are him and that you're secretly a nerd? Haha

[@GeekStreet]

@@gavinlim3143 shh...catch you on Good Morning Britain tomorrow 😉 lol

[@khaledmm5535]

I have a question please How to program the tuya motion sensor to turn on and off the lighting within a specific time in minutes and add a scene

[@Anna-tk1vl]

thank you

[@AllenCracknell]

hi could you please tell me how to set up a 3 button smart switch to run other things as im new to this tech it does look complicated many thanks allen

[@jonathansmoore]

I’ve got a zillion devices paired to an old Wink, Hue, and Alexa. Can I connect any of those apps to this app somehow? That would fast track me having to add each bulb, switch, and accessory individually which vary in pairing method quite a bit.

[@webenabledservices6941]

Great video, subbed your channel. the thing with 5:55 is that if you use google assistant or amazon alexa, the devices from the other home will be recognized by the assistant. The net effect is that you will always be turning on and off lights at your parents house by accident. I've had to remove my parent's house from the smart life app for this reason

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the support, try organising the your devices by room so create a room for your parents house, see if that helps.

[@harinurmaulana]

Do you make any video about door or window wifi sensor automation? Quite struggling to make my room light on when i close the door with me inside the room and make that off when i close the door when im outside

[@dian2n]

I have a consumer that works with varying power. The socket has power monitoring. I want to implement a scheme to monitor if in a period of 10 minutes, the power is below a certain limit, to send me a message. I tried several options, and although my logic is correct, smartlife does not comply with it. I set an automation to start at reduced power and wait 10 minutes, then send a message. And another automation that monitors whether there is a return of this power to normal levels. In which case the first automation is disabled. The logic is correct, but still, the first automation manages to send its message. How to make it work.

[@RiyanHeryanto]

Like119 great video my friend

[@MrSquize]

Great video :) Can this be done with the app: I want a light to turn on when door A opens, but only if door B and C are closed?

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks yes thats possible.

[@hidetofan]

I have a Nature Remo IR for my aircon. How can I like a motion sensor from Tuya app and the Nature Remo for this another brand ? Is it possible actually ?

[@GeekStreet]

You possibly can using ifttt

[@davetpixel]

hi, i have a new product line of BLE landscape lights, which which with tuya smart home app. there are RGBW, and can be grouped, controlled individually, etc.. which is great for landscape lighting, i am looking to see if this could be used on say and large bridge, with lights on the top and bottom. all doing potentially different things, color mixing, static colors etc. currently this kind of system would be dmx. with the advent of BLE it would be great if could kind of integrate the two. it would mean righting scenes and animations, but easily..

[@lishonda1]

Thank you, great video. Hello, I have an IoT life wifi LED strip. I cannot link this in the tuya app or the Smart life app. Is IoT life a different protocol? I would like to be able to control everything in the same app. Preferably the Tuya app.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks, I've not used the iot life app so not sure.

[@lishonda1]

@@GeekStreet so there is a difference between Tuya and IoT life ?? I am now also trying to find out.

[@cyberilui]

I am trying to create a randomized schedule for a device so that it turns on three or four times an hour for 25 seconds randomly. Do you have any idea how I can accomplish this?

[@omarboza7954]

the tuya zigbee devices are compatible con zigbee hub amazon echo? I must buy tuya hub??

[@silverhawk911]

What are the different brands of smart home devices that are supported on this app?

[@ahmetsafakc84]

I have a problem with smart life app. Smart life app widget not working. 'no scenario available' How to fix it ?

[@GeekStreet]

Swipe across then you have the devices or the smart scenes.

[@ahmetsafakc84]

@@GeekStreet widget works fine but all scenes disappear when i click on any scenes. the application shows no scenes error

[@pompiliuaranyos29]

Hello. Do you have any automation for when there's a power outage, to have the lights go to the state they were before the outage or at least to stay off. Because I have a situation in which in 3 rooms of the house where I have a two way switch and a 3 way switch, whenever there's a power outage, the lights come on after the power comes back.

[@yringler]

Hi! I noticed that many motion sensors (except for Wyze) don't work with Alexa; likewise, temperature sensors (I have the Sonoff) don't do anything at all with Alexa (it is recognized but no use for it). Is there a particular set of gadgets- door sensors, motion sensors, etc etc ( & ideally compatible with Tuya/Smart Life) that can work with Alexa? Thanks and best regards.

[@GeekStreet]

Take a look at these kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6m7oKWuhdeFq6s

[@willdwyer6782]

Been trying to figure out for the longest time how to make a light change colors automatically based on weather conditions. Red for hot, blue for cold, etc. All the app lets me automate is on/off and brightness. No access to color mode through automation.

[@williammartin6098]

I don’t know if this is an iOS issue or a Smart Life update. On tap to run, when choosing a light, I can’t select a specific scene like you can. I can choose mode then I have “Switch, Mode, Bright, Colour Temp”. In Mode, I have “White, Colour, Scene, Music”. When I select Scene, it uses the last scene I was on, so I can’t do, for example, a campfire colour scene with glowing orange. Do you know how to get the specific scenes?

[@PAULME_CH]

Can i create a shortcut In Launcher to toggle 0n/off ? I don't want to use widget. Can I do it just by pressing a icon? I need it to use tasker to run the shortcut and toggle on/off. I can't do it with widget.. Thanks,

[@choby1234]

do you have any idea how to set automation if some device go offline? for example my smart bulb switch go offline and i want to other device to turn off?

[@beach40]

How did you get your group to show up in a room? I selected a light in a room and created a group and that group only shows up in the ALL Devices section and not in the room that the device is in. Thanks

[@geremifrias6243]

Can a smart switch be used as master switch for say atleast 4lights with individual switches?

[@GeekStreet]

Yes using smart scenes

[@geremifrias6243]

@@GeekStreet Thanks sir

[@khai0001]

My 1st tuya device can't even power up when I bought right out of the box. No exchange policy also. Bad impression!

[@yocki]

Hi! Thanks for this great video. I have smart socket with power measuring. I set automation to turn socket off (or even send notification) when for example power drops below 10W or ampere is below 200mA (that's the condition when my PC is turned off). But nothing is happening. Can you run some tests with power measuring sockets and make automation work based on it? Thanks!

[@GeekStreet]

Hi, I've had a look at one of the plugs I and it doesn't seem to have the capability of seeing the power consumption, which one you you own? I don't see why what your doing won't work. Try doing on a lamp as a test.

[@yocki]

@@GeekStreet Thanks for reply. I have 'gosund sp111'. It seems to not fire events based on power or amper changes.

[@GeekStreet]

@@yocki try the lamp idea one with an on off switch. Let me know have it goes.

[@yocki]

@@GeekStreet kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-ZmGNmatGLd6c no notification fired when power went over and then below 10W, current went over and then below 50mA

[@robinrose743]

@@yocki any luck yet? I'm also trying to set events based on power consumption but they aren't triggering right. I have topgreener plugs but no luck at all. Is there a plug with no hub (or home assistant) that can correctly triggers scenes based on that?

[@gregjaro]

Your videos have answered a lot of my questions! Thanks! However, are smart life automations stored on the cloud or locally? Will they work without your phone at home? Without access to the cloud (ie if LAN is on but internet goes down)? Your wall switch hack is great - just want to make sure it will work as long as there is power in the house for the lights and router. Thanks!

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment, all automations are cloud based. So internet will be required.

[@rosiehawtrey]

You can get HUBITAT or Home Assistant to do local processing with tuya gear but it's hit and miss at the moment.

[@carlosguerra550]

Hi! I would like to know how to set the alarm in a way that DOES NOT STOP when the door is closed,

[@ovidiu0505]

hello mate!can u tell plz ,what are my options in order to switch off my AC unit, unit in this moment is "smarter" thanks to sensibo sky .My ecosistem is google and i would like to stick with this if is possible.Cheers and i really like your videos!

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment, i'm guessing your AC unit is not smart. Get a smart plug this will enable you to turn it on and off keep in mind that you have to leave the AC in the on position. Also you could get a temperature sensor so if it reaches a certain range it turns on and off. Hope that helps.

[@ovidiu0505]

@@GeekStreet guessing you dunno what's Sensibo Sky2..anyway ,this device makes a dumb AC into a smart one.What I'm try to say mate,if there is an option ,when I'm open my windows to turn off my AC.Thanks for answering soooo quickly.Cheers buddy!

[@GeekStreet]

Ah ok I get you now, you would use IFTTT, but unfortunately, that's been removed from smart life you could get a Sonoff zigbee bridge, that has sensors and could integrate via IFTTT.

[@ovidiu0505]

@@GeekStreet cheers mate!God bless you!

[@GeekStreet]

You're welcome buddy!

[@Colapso]

I like smart life the only thing i dislike about the app is the RGB control. Per example if you tell your google assistant or alexa to change a light to purple, the color its not going to be purple its going to be pink like neon pink, this could easly be fixed if we could create scenes and change their names, you would just create a scene choose a mode called "Static" and you could handpick the color, brightness level and saturation. Then you could say change the light to "Static purple" and it would go for the color you have chosen.

[@radiomaganeen]

i noticed when you go for a single bulb sitting you find a scene mode but you dont find it when you make a group bulb sitting? there is a way to make a group bulb scene mode????

[@capt.amitsharma6795]

Hi...I am using smart life relay (2gang) which sits behind switch board.After installation I noticed that external switch behaves reversely when operated fron App?? Means if app switch "off" , and external switch is put to "off" position..it makes load "on" again. Is there any settings in app so that external switch always behaves way they are (off=off , on=on). Please advise. In e we link I found "device settings" , "external trigger mode" , set "following mode" on....that's way relay status follow status of external switch. But nothing like this is found in smart life app.please help if you know any settings for smart life.

[@greenie95125]

Is there no way for an Android user to back up the settings on the app? I changed phones and had to rebuild every device on the app. It seems implied that it does since you have an account.

[@KekkoLancer]

Nice video! Do you know how can I add a shortcut to a Tap to Run scene in the main screen ? It doesn't seem to work like you showed in the video