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flash lights when mobile phone is ringing
johan_kreeft
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Hello,
I'm deaf and I really miss an option that when the mobile phone rings some lights would turn on.
I don't know if the homey supports this, but this would be great if it does. Could this be an option in the Homey (for example with hue ligths or click aan uit?
I'm deaf and I really miss an option that when the mobile phone rings some lights would turn on.
I don't know if the homey supports this, but this would be great if it does. Could this be an option in the Homey (for example with hue ligths or click aan uit?
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Not sure if the homey app on a phone could detect an incomming call, otherwise that would be another possibility.
can also open an url (set a variable on Homey, on variable-set flash lights) when the phone rings...
With all respect, a 'houtje touwtje' solution is fun for geeks, but not for the general public.
For the dutch people:
http://www.philips.nl/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/about/news/press/2016/20160531-philips-lanceert-oplossing-voor-thuiszorg-met-slimme-sensoren-in-huis-om-kwetsbare-ouderen-langer-thuis-te-laten-wonen.html
Watched the video? Recognized the sensors?
So you expect it to remain beta? Think ahead, think big, think outside the box.
I guess I am not getting it.
It would be great if Athom could implement these kinds of features not "houtje touwtje" when Homey hits retail. It would really make Homey a great choice for people with disabilities. So perhaps not high on the list like z-wave, bluetooth and IR stuff but definitely something to keep in mind?
iOS is only capable of "noticing" incoming calls when the used app is in the foreground (in this case the homey app).
The only (partial) solution i can come up with is creating a bluetooth app (bluetooth should be able to detect incoming calls) that triggers, but does not "support" a microphone or speaker. So when you pick up, everything still goes trough your phone. (Seen some bluetooth earbuds that worked this way)
So, in my case if someone presses the doorbel, lights in 4 different rooms start flashing.
I'd much rather have all this stuff integrated in my domotica system; make my Hue lights flash if the doorbell is pressed...but this is not possible with the Bellman stuff. I am not sure if Homey hardware is capable of dealing with the Bellman frequency
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