topic Re: Wake up sunrise lamp in Home Automation

Wake up sunrise lamp

Danielowy00 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:12:43 GMT

Hi everyone, I need help with a Google Home automation issue.

I have a WiFi dimmer switch that works through the Tuya app. It’s linked to Google Home and when I control it manually in the Google Home app it works perfectly (on/off and dimming).

However, when I set up an automation like in the screenshot (turning the light on in the morning at a specific time), it usually doesn’t run. It worked once, but failed 5 times after that — the light didn’t turn on at the scheduled time.

Does anyone know what could be causing this? Any suggestions on how to fix it?
Thanks in advance!

Re: Wake up sunrise lamp

SmartHomeH-TAGS — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:02:41 GMT

Different brands work in different ways when slowly increasing th brightness of bulbs.

My Tuya needs to have an 'ON' action before the special effects can begin and that's what I would suggest adding to your automation.
Also try reconnecting the brand's app to Google Home.

My LIFX bulb can wake-up slowly when I ask "Hey Google, Wake up the light at 6am". The bulb will turn on at 1% and slowly brighten to 100%.

Re: Wake up sunrise lamp

humbertogarcia — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:01:50 GMT

Hi Danielowy00,

Thank you for posting in the community! I understand that your third-party dimmer is only working manually and isn’t responding to Google Home automations, despite working once via a voice command. I’d be happy to offer some suggestions to get this resolved.

@SmartHomeH-TAGS, Thank you for participating and providing helpful solutions to this issue!

After reviewing your routine, the suggestions made by our community members are correct. To troubleshoot further, please try the following steps:

You can delete your current routine and create a new one with a different name. Refer to this paragraph for instructions: Manage Routines.
Check that the dimmer call to action has an appropriate syntax. It must include a starter, a condition, and then the action in order to work.
Try unlinking and relinking the dimmer in the Google Home app. You can find instructions in this article: Connect third-party smart home devices in the Google Home app.
Reconnect the brand’s app to Google Home.

I hope the suggested steps do work, for further assistance or clarifications, just let me know.

Regards,

Humberto

Re: Wake up sunrise lamp

Tinker-tech — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:33:12 GMT

I’m new but here, but this is obviously an AI generated response. Does the Google nest community allow AI bots that are basically just repeating humans’ answers? There doesn’t even seem to be an incentive of some kind of ad revenue here. It’s bizarre.