Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs

Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs

Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs
Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs
2025-01-15 17:51:57 - last edited Thursday
Model: Tapo L630  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.1.2

Hi,

I want to be able to set up my bulbs so that when I turn them on, they'll turn on to a predetermined color temperature or color based on the time of day. If I could also set the brightness it would be great.

 

For example, if I turn on my lights at 11 pm, I want them to turn on at 2700K, but if I turn them on at 3 pm, I want them to turn on at 6000K. And if I turn them on 3 am, I'd want them to still turn on at 2700K, but at 50% brightness.

 

I would also like to set up a time at which the temperature/color/brightness changes, for example, starting at 8 pm, the lights would transition from 6000K to 2700K over 30 minutes, without the light having to be on. This way, if I turn on the light at 8:15 pm, they would turn on at 4350K (halfway through the temperature change). 

 

Currently this is all "possible" in two ways. The first is by scheduling this change, but doing so will turn the lights on and do it. Even worse, if the lights are turned off at the switch, this event won't happen at all.

 

The second is by using the circadian mode, this will work even if the light is off at the switch, and I would use it despite not lining up with how I'd want to set up my schedule, except for the brightness portion of it... 5% brightness by 9 pm is too dark for the living or dining rooms.

 

Thanks for your time, and I'm sure a lot of people would be happy if/when this feature is added.

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Re:Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs-Solution
2025-01-17 08:57:59 - last edited Thursday

  @ondras 

 

To achieve complex lighting changes, you need to set up schedules or automation. However, this requires the bulbs to always be online. If you turn off the bulbs at the switch, cutting their power supply, the smart controls also stop.

 

You can check here for more information about Tapo smart action. How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app

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Re:Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs-Solution
2025-01-17 08:57:59 - last edited Thursday

  @ondras 

 

To achieve complex lighting changes, you need to set up schedules or automation. However, this requires the bulbs to always be online. If you turn off the bulbs at the switch, cutting their power supply, the smart controls also stop.

 

You can check here for more information about Tapo smart action. How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app

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Re:Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs
a week ago

  @Wayne-TP 

 

Sorry, but this is not "smart." I'm experiencing the same issue. If you turn off the switch, no matter what settings you have scheduled for different times of the day, when you switch the lights back on (i.e., when the bulb receives power), the scheduled settings are completely ignored, and the default lighting is applied.

 

Are you saying this is not a bug? How is this "smart"?

 

Are you planning to fix this in a firmware update? If not, I'm returning all the bulbs because this is a joke.

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Re:Control color/color temperature of bulbs based on time of day without having to turn on bulbs
a week ago

  @dqind 

 

When the light bulb regains power but hasn't connected to the internet to resync the device's time, it doesn't know the current time, so the schedule settings won't run. The same applies to automation, which is primarily a cloud-based feature, the smart device needs to be connected to the internet in order to execute the automation settings.

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