The night mode feature is useful in achieving the ideals of reducing energy usage and prolonging the life of the device. To further the pursuit of these ideals, providing operating modes the user can customize would be nice, possibly combined with a motion based sensor similar to how Nest Thermostat…

I suggested the ability to turn off and on the Tidbyt based on API requests that could be made by home automation systems. But it hasn’t received any attention or consideration unfortunately though it seems something that should be quite simple to implement. [image] Toggle sleep/on…

Another operating mode could be proximity. The Tidbyt could go to sleep whenever the user (or more precisely the phone) leaves the network. That way it would turn off when leaving for work, and turn back on again when you walk through the door.

Tidbyt

Operating Modes

Feature Requests

show post in topic

Home
Categories
Guidelines
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy

Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled