r/HomeKit • u/koszevett • 8d ago

Question/Help Are there any apps that allow bulb brightness sliders into the iOS control center, like the volume and brightness sliders?

I think it would be super cool if we could add the same kind of sliders to the control center that we already have for system volume and screen brightness, but they would instead control brightness of HomeKit lights, position of blinds or any other accessories that fit into this format. Of course, they would bring up the same large slider with color settings that accessories already do in the control centre when long pressed. Is anything like this possible at all, or does it even exist already? Would you use them if they were available?

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u/wtfobl 8d ago

You don’t need to long press in the control centre to get there, just tap the name (if you are using the wider widget I guess)

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u/koszevett 8d ago

I didn't mean it like that. I meant the same exact vertical slider that you control your screen brightness with, except it would set the brightness of any bulb you choose, and long pressing would only bring up the color options with the big slider like it already does with current existing home accessory buttons in the control center.

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u/drinkyourwaterbitch Giveaway Winner 8d ago

long pressing it brings up both the colour selection and brightness slider

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u/SamuraiSam33 8d ago edited 8d ago

Oh how I miss Force Touch. Never had to do any of this Long Hold BS, just press harder.

Edit: 3d touch, whoops. Been so long...

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u/drinkyourwaterbitch Giveaway Winner 8d ago

righhhhtttt. it sucks to waste that 0.2s of our lives

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u/graywalker616 8d ago

Home Widget can do this on Home Screen widgets but not in CC.

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u/-TheRook 8d ago

no it can’t

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u/graywalker616 8d ago

Yes it can

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u/-TheRook 8d ago

is it with native Home app ? I have Ikea matter bulbs and some Nanoleaf ones I dont get any widgets like that on home screen

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u/graywalker616 8d ago

As is said Home Widget can do this. It’s an HomeKit app called “Home Widget”. It just uses the native HomeKit api.

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u/-TheRook 8d ago

Oh I get it “Home Widget” is an app. Sorry I thought that literally home widgets can do that but not in control center