Lights and sounds - Readout

With the home agent running, the app switches the lights and plugs at home, and flashes them when something needs someone’s attention, in every room, not only the TV’s. It all stays on your home network.

Add your lights

Open Menu → Lights. Many lights show up by themselves; others need a step under Add lights.

Lights	How they’re added
Philips Hue	Through the Hue Bridge: tap Connect, then press the button on the bridge.
IKEA	Through a DIRIGERA hub: tap Connect, then press the button underneath it.
LIFX, WiZ, Shelly, TP-Link Kasa, Belkin Wemo, WLED, Elgato	They show up by themselves.
Govee, Yeelight	Turn on LAN Control for each in its own app, then they show up.
Nanoleaf	Tap Connect, then hold the controller’s power button for 5 to 7 seconds.
Matter, any brand	Turn on pairing mode for it in the app it’s in, and type the code under Add lights.
Home Assistant	Its address and an access token, under Add lights. Everything it has is listed.

Each light has its switch, a brightness slider if it dims, Flashes (whether it flashes for alerts) and Flash it, to see which one it is. Tap a name to rename it. A new Kasa or Wemo plug, a Chromecast or a Google Home can be put on the Wi-Fi from the app, without the maker’s app.

What they flash for

Menu → Sounds and flashing chooses what each light flashes for:

someone tapping the bell in the app, or on a phone used as a microphone
the doorbell, knocking, a smoke or fire alarm, a phone, a baby or a dog, heard by Readout’s screen
a video call to the TV, or a landline call
a reminder from the TV schedule
an email to your account’s own address, if you’ve set a rule for it

Presence sensors

A presence sensor can say when someone comes into a room, and wake the camera on Readout’s screen for a video call. Sensors are under Sensors in Menu → Lights.