Set up automations

smart home automations allow connected devices to perform actions automatically based on predefined rules, reducing the need for manual control and making everyday tasks more convenient once your busy bar is connected to your smart home, you can add it to automations busy bar can trigger actions in other devices when its status changes, update its displayed status in response to events in your home, or serve as a condition that determines whether an automation runs on this page, you'll learn more about automations with busy bar how automations work docid 1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5 busy bar in automations docid 1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5 create an automation with busy bar docid 1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5 how automations work every automation usually has three parts trigger — an event that starts an automation examples motion is detected, door opens, busy bar shows the busy status condition (optional) — decides whether the automation should run examples only on weekdays, only if someone is home, only if busy bar shows busy action — the task the smart home performs examples turn on lights, lock doors, play music, busy bar changes status to busy busy bar in automations busy bar is shown in a smart home as a smart light with only two possible states on — when the busy or another custom status is running off — when the busy or another custom status is not running for example, when the rest phase starter is active, the timer is paused, or there is no status or timer this makes busy bar a simple switch like device that can be used in automations as trigger — w hen the busy status starts, the automation starts condition — a utomation runs only if busy bar is in a specific state (busy shown or not shown) action — busy status starts or stops/pauses as a result of the automation \<font color="#2b7eff"> amazon alexa \</font> busy bar cannot act as a trigger for alexa routines that's because alexa routines can't be triggered by changes in the state of a smart light or switch busy bar as a trigger by default, busy bar triggers automations from both and modes if you want an automation to be triggered only by one of the modes or to disable triggering from both modes, change triggering settings using busy bar switch your busy bar to the mode you want to configure or go to setup > smart home set trigger smart home to on to enable smart home automations, or off to disable them using mobile busy app open busy app , swipe to the timer you want to set up, and t ap settings set smart home automation to on to enable smart home automations, or off to disable them busy bar as an action when busy bar is added to an automation as an action, it only starts the mode — can't be started by an automation create an automation with busy bar before creating automations with busy bar, make sure busy bar is connected to your smart home docid\ o o1v6n63 pisllcqjbjn all other devices for the automation are added to your smart home open your smart home app create a new automation the steps may vary depending on your platform apple home → add automation google home → automation smartthings home name → create routine amazon alexa more > routines > > add an event set up your automation by selecting triggers — events that start the automation conditions (optional) — requirements that must be met for it to run actions — tasks performed when triggers occur and conditions are met save the automation when setting busy bar as a trigger or action, create automations for both of busy bar's states on and off for detailed guides on setting up automations, read the guide for your smart home system google home https //support google com/googlehome/answer/16214649?hl=en gb\&ref topic=16062118\&sjid=4547908301008657670 eu#zippy=%2ccreate an automation apple home https //support apple com/en gb/102313 smartthings https //www samsung com/us/support/answer/ans10002640/ amazon alexa https //www amazon co uk/gp/help/customer/display html?nodeid=g2pylkjn3xvz55eq home assistant https //www home assistant io/docs/automation/basics/