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Don't rely on Alexa to wake you up... (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have home assistant(no internet needed) turn in the light from off to dim to bright over 5 mins. Such a nicer way to wake up than an alarm.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Me too, it's so much more.natural way to wake up... but it's still tied to the alarm time of my phone (which also fades in slowly)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    How do you do that?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Install the HA Companion app on your phone (I use the "minimal" one.from FDroid), and enable the Alarm Sensor - that provides the next alarm time (so, be careful if you have different alarms throughout the day!)

    Then, I use that time to trigger the lights to start ramping up about 30mins beforehand.

    Also... be careful to check if you're at home... took me a while to realise the lights were coming on whilst we were away.

    Oh, and I use Simple Alarm Clock - also from FDroid - because it fades in the alarm sound.

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