Day & Dusk Scheduling

With the release of the LIFX Mini Day & Dusk, we have added Day & Dusk scheduling to the LIFX app. To access the Day & Dusk settings, choose a light, or a group, and tap the Day & Dusk icon in the lower right of the control screen for the light or group.

Once in the Day & Dusk screen, it looks like this:

There is a lot to customize here, but once you know what is possible, it's quick and easy to create some powerful scheduling. Lets take a look at what you can do.

Days of the Week

Let's start with an easy to change setting. Change your Day & Dusk schedules to occur on specific days of the week. By default, the schedules run every day, but tap on the > next to "Every Day" and you can change what days your schedules will run. Simply tap a day to remove the checkmark, and skip that day. Or later, return to this screen and tap to add a day back in. Once you have chosen your days, tap < to return to the main screen for Day & Dusk.

Editing Schedules

Now that we have set days of the week, lets look at what we can set for the lights.

By tapping on the time of one of the Day & Dusk sections, we can access the editing screen:

Notice all the options we have for the "Wake Up" section. These options are available for each of the 4 sections.

As you can see there are options for editing TIME, TEMPERATURE, and BRIGHTNESS.

Editing Start Time

Tap the time, and you can edit the start time for the current section of the Day & Dusk schedule.

You can start any section, at any time of the day, as long as it does not overlap the next section. So, for example, if the "DAY" section is set for 8AM, the "WAKE UP" section would have to be set to 7:30AM or earlier. Plan ahead to change the sections start times, so you can set the earliest time last, to be able to move it to the time you want.

Changing White Kelvin Temperature

Next, we will look at how to change White light Kelvin temperature for the schedule section.

Note below the OFF and ON options, you can see the Kelvin temperature, and brightness settings. This will change temperature settings, as you tap and drag the circle on the line. The Kelvin temperatures are the same that are available in the Whites Wheel for controlling your lights. Choose the one that fits your need for waking up, midday light, or sunset as you arrive home in the evenings.

Changing Brightness

Brightness works very similar to White Temperature. A slider appears that allows you to choose a brightness from 1%-100%.

Using Schedules for ON and OFF for your LIFX

It is also possible to turn any section of the Day & Dusk schedules to OFF. This allows for the time between two other sections, to have the lights be off. Make sure you set the desired time, and then tap OFF. You can do this from the editing screen shown below, or from the main Day & Dusk screen. 

To turn on or off any of the 4 Day & Dusk schedules, tap on the icon, like you would to turn your light on or off. Notice in the example below, with two sections turned off, the 'Office Group' lights turn on at 7AM, turn off at 10AM, turn back on at 6PM, and then turn off at 11PM. This works great for having lights come on in the morning when you are getting ready, and then come on again in the evening, when you arrive home. And you do not have to worry about turning them off when you go to bed, they will just do it automatically.