How to create a Scene in your Apple Home app

In Apple® Home, Scenes allow you to control multiple accessories at the same time.  Using a Scene, it is possible to have multiple functions happen at once depending upon the devices in the Scene.  For example, you can create a night-time Scene which dims the lights in your rooms and turns ON your porch lights.  You can also create a movie time Scene which dims the lights, turns ON your home theater equipment and your television.
 
Step 1:  Open the Apple Home app and navigate to your Home or to a Room.

NOTE:  Creating a Scene on the Home screen will prompt you to choose accessories in your home to be part of the Scene.  Creating a Scene from a Room screen will include the devices in that room by default as part of the Scene.


Step 2:  Tap on the plus sign in the top-right corner.

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Step 3:  Choose Add Scene.

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Step 4:  Choose the settings for your Scene.

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  • Name - Set the name of your Scene.
  • Devices - Choose the devices you want to control and the action you want them to perform when this Scene is activated.
  • Options:
  • Test This Scene - This activates the Scene to see if it is performing as expected.  This does not save the Scene.
  • Add Accessories - This allows you to add more accessories to the Scene.
  • Include in Favorites - This allows you to toggle favorite status ON and OFF for this Scene.  Your favorite Scenes are listed on the Home screen of the Home app.

Step 5:  Tap Done to save.
 
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